The three types of lapel styles are the Notch, the Peak, and Shawl style’s lapel’s. My personal favourite is the Peak styled lapel but below is a description of each lapel style accompanied with illustrative photos. After going through it i’m sure you’d be able to pick a favourite too!
The Notch
The notch lapel to me is the most common type, its the “typical” lapel type, you are likely to find on suit-like outerwear or a suit itself.
the
red lines illustrate the notch style lapel, you’d notice that the edges
of the top and bottom lapel are parallel to each other. This lapel
form is less dressy, it would be best for extremely formal occasions,
for example if you were to wear a suit/coat/blazer to your job
interview, it would be very appropriate to where one with a notch style
lapel, its simple and neat.
Notch style lapel on a checkered blazer
it looks something like this when worn,
The Peak
The
peak lapel is more pronounced, its usually has this unconstructed,
rugged but stylish and casual yet formal look. The yellow lines on
the picture below illustrate the shape and style 0f the peak lapel .
In
this case you’d see that the edge of the bottom lapel extends all the
way up to form a sharp end hence the name “peak lapel”. This lapel style
is unique, I particularly love this kind, its nice for people who
aren’t afraid to go outside the norm. It gives the formal look a little
casual aura because the style is a little playful, like i said rugged
yet stylish and casual yet formal.
the peak lapel on a suit
It looks something like this when worn
The Shawl
This
lapel is mostly seen on tuxedos but now a days contemporary fashion has
inculcated it into their collections, adding the shawl lapel to dressy
blazers and coats. In terms of tailoring, this is the simplest kind of
lapel, in that it doesn’t have any cuts and looks like the front of a
smoking jacket or bath robe, unlike the notch and peak lapels which
makes it easier for tailors to construct the suits.
This
lapel style is the i’m-simple-but-i’m-still-a-boss kinda style, the
oo7 stars got away with this look so perfectly. Its the classiest of
them all, its perfect for special black tie occasions, ball room events,
gambling and the likes.
Daniel craig in a tuxedo
the shawl lapel on an orange patterned blazer
It looks something like this
Now
that we have gone through the types, I know you all will have one which
you particularly prefer, you can also use this as a shopping guide
whenever you shop for suits/coats/blazers.
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