Single Vent Jacket

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Single vent jacket.

The single vent is common in american designed jackets and was originally created for men who rode horses so the two sides of the jacket would fall across the horses back and prevent the jacket. A double vented jacked consists of two slits near the sides of the jacket. Double vents have two slits on each side. It is a great overall style that is pleasing aesthetically and has the highest functionality out of the 3 vent styles.

Single vents also called centre vents are when the centre back seam of the jacket is opened at the bottom. The first vent supposedly that came around was whenever a man started wearing a jacket on a horse. A single jacket vent sits directly in the center back of the jacket hem. Single vents are most associated with american clothing but like most origins in tailoring they come from england.

Choosing the right jacket vent style suit jacket vents allow you to move and come in 3 styles. Single vents were developed for riding and the single vent splits the jacket s skirt evenly on either side of the horse. And so it has an equestrian background and they actually put the single vent right it was a slit right down the back and you see this on jackets still. Since gaining popularity with ivy league types in the mid 20th century the single jacket vent is often considered the american style and is very common among the american workplace particularly among baby boomers and older gents.

Single vents are typically what you ll see in most off the rack ready to wear suits due to its ease in manufacturing compared to the double vent.