Glossary · Jacket
Quarters
The front edges of a jacket below the buttoning point. Open quarters curve away from each other; closed quarters fall nearly straight. Open is Neapolitan and Italian; closed is English and more formal.
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Glossary · Jacket
The front edges of a jacket below the buttoning point. Open quarters curve away from each other; closed quarters fall nearly straight. Open is Neapolitan and Italian; closed is English and more formal.