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• a  (of clothing) closing with a narrow overlap and fastened with a single row of buttons
  a single-breasted jacket

• Because the new single-breasted suits closely resemble those peddled for years to Eastern college students by Brooks Brothers, retailers refer to the new styles as the Ivy League .
• The groom wore a dark blue single-breasted suit, designed by Gordon Henderson, with a white pique vest and pale blue silk tie.
• A stout, red-faced man, dressed in a single-breasted blue jacket, white trousers and shoes, he walked about the sombre halls, holding in his hand a dead cigar butt and a tube of .

• double-breasted

News & Articles

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• Q&A: Giorgio Armani on Hiring Himself to Model
  When Giorgio Armani's latest campaign for his Made to Measure line was unveiled last month, something surprising happened: The loyal unofficial spokesman of Milan Fashion Week opted to appoint himself as the face of his own campaign, looking dapper and cheery in a single-breasted wool suit in a black and white ... More »        
  Oct. 10, 2013 - New York Magazine

Quotes

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• Chris Gardner in Chicago Sun-Times
  One night, I'll do double-breasted, and one night I'll wear single-breasted,Gardner said.