Mess jacket
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mess-jacket-275-14046304
title:
Mess jacket
text:
The mess jacket is a type of formal jacket that ends at the waist. It features either a non-fastening double breast cut or a single-breasted version that fastens. The jackets have shawl or peak lapels. Used in military mess dress, during the 1930s it became a popular alternative to the white dinner jacket in hot and tropical weather for black tie occasions. It also was prominently used, in single-breasted form, as part of the uniform for underclassmen at Eton College, leading to the alternative
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encyclopedia
description:
Formal dress jacket of military origin
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mess_jacket
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date modified:
2023-01-20T20:18:32Z
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