# What is a Sports Coat, Exactly? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 14, 2007, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-sports-coat-exactly/404054 "2007-05-14T16:10:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-sports-coat-exactly/404054/21 "2007-05-15T15:53:10Z")
[QUOTE=Krokodil] Heavy, winter-weight wool can’t be a sportcoat. [/QUOTE] My Harris Tweed Sportscoat is definately winterwieght wool. ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-sports-coat-exactly/404054/22 "2007-05-15T16:38:51Z")
Don’t get brass buttons. You want the material and cut of the jacket to attract attention - not the buttons. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-sports-coat-exactly/404054/23 "2007-05-15T16:46:26Z")
[QUOTE=plnnr] Don’t get brass buttons. You want the material and cut of the jacket to attract attention - not the buttons. [/QUOTE] You do on a blazer. They look far better on a blazer than horn or plastic. ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-sports-coat-exactly/404054/24 "2007-05-15T16:48:47Z")
[QUOTE=Quartz] You do on a blazer. They look far better on a blazer than horn or plastic. [/QUOTE] Only if you’re on a yacht with the silly little captain’s cap on. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-sports-coat-exactly/404054/25 "2007-05-15T17:23:43Z")
Brass buttons on a blue blazer aren’t just for commodore wannabes. I think it’s a good look. Ben Silver has a lot of blazer-button options, including military branches, colleges and universities, etc., but it can get pricey: [Ben Silver Blazer Buttons and Cufflinks - The Ben Silver Collection](http://www.bensilver.com/fs_storefront.asp?root=4) Seersucker, which used to be only blue-on-white but now is available in a lot of color combinations, is also a good sportcoat option in hot climates. Lands End has good-quality men’s clothes at reasonable prices. Here are five pages of sportcoats for your delectation, **Paul in Saudi** : [http://landsend.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?search=sportcoat&store=le&sort=popularity&tab=men&page=1&returncount=1&refer=/cd/frontdoor/&CM\_MERCH=SRCH&sid=8795114439912165090&bc=1](http://landsend.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?search=sportcoat&store=le&sort=popularity&tab=men&page=1&returncount=1&refer=/cd/frontdoor/&CM_MERCH=SRCH&sid=8795114439912165090&bc=1) ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-sports-coat-exactly/404054/26 "2007-05-15T17:32:28Z")
[QUOTE=Krokodil] Heavy, winter-weight wool can’t be a sportcoat. Sportcoats are light, summer-weight. [/QUOTE] I suppose this might be possible in Virginia, but I assure you that no such distinction appears in northern New York or in any other cold climate. Most sportcoats are winter-weight. Finding good summer-weight ones is harder. And cashmere sportcoats, which are the best if you can afford them, are definitely not summer-weight. ---
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2007, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-sports-coat-exactly/404054/27 "2007-05-15T19:51:46Z")
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