I think there's a name for this jacket style?

October 17, 2024 5:14 PM

I'd like to get a new version of a jacket I had when I was younger: a heavy-ish windbreaker with a knitted collar, cuffs and waistband. Sort of like a baseball jacket but the collar came about halfway down the chest and it was buttoned.
posted by brachiopod to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (6 answers total)

I think what you're looking for is called a bomber jacket.
posted by RubyScarlet at 5:39 PM on October 17 [2 favorites]

Nah, bomber jackets zip up! This sounds like a variant cut of a varsity jacket to me. I don't know of a name for this style though.
posted by potrzebie at 6:24 PM on October 17

Response by poster: Thanks but the bomber and varsity jackets are more like what I was thinking of as a baseball jacket. The collar comes down quite low - imagine a knitted cardigan but the torso and sleeves are fabric.
posted by brachiopod at 6:33 PM on October 17

Response by poster: After googling cardigans, it might be that “shawl collar” was the term I was trying to remember. I see lots of heavy sweaters but unfortunately no jackets.
posted by brachiopod at 6:47 PM on October 17

The half-zip style is called a pullover. Searching “bomber pullover jacket” gives some results of the style of jacket you describe.
posted by scantee at 8:06 PM on October 17

Does "sailor collar varsity jacket" return promising results?
posted by latkes at 8:25 PM on October 17