lapels

The folded flaps of cloth on the front of a blazer, suit jacket, or coat. Usually they are formed by folding over the front edges of the jacket or coat and sewing them to the collar, an extra piece of fabric around the back of the neck.

Examples

Notched lapels

Peaked lapels

Shawl lapels

Plaid lapels (any shape)

See also

• contrast lapels
• boutonniere
• corsage
• lapel chain
• lapel pin
• Tag Group:Attire

The following tags are aliased to this tag: lapel (learn more).

The following tags implicate this tag: contrast_lapels, notched_lapels, peaked_lapels, plaid_lapels, and shawl_lapels (learn more).