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What's this lapel thing?

cptjeff

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A throat latch. Connects to a button under the other lapel to close the top of the jacket in inclement weather, seen mostly on nice tweed jackets. Utterly nonsensical on a summer jacket.
 

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A throat latch ... seen mostly on nice tweed jackets


:cheers:

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professorclee

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Makes sense. Thanks for the replies. The placement low on the lapel in the original photo made it less apparent, and I was thrown by the second button there, which, I imagine, is intended to hold the latch when not in use.

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