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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Types
- Notched
- Peaked
- Shawl
- Width
- Fabric
- Buttonhole
- Origin
- Lapelless jackets
- Notes
- Bibliography
thumb|right|A pinstriped suit with a notched lapel
A lapel ( ) is a folded flap of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat below the collar. It is most commonly found on formal clothing and suit jackets. Usually it is formed by folding over the front edge of the jacket or coat and sewing it to the collar, an extra piece of fabric around the back of the neck.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “lapel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.