# Why do none of my sport coats have tags? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 16, 2010, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-none-of-my-sport-coats-have-tags/553942 "2010-09-16T05:33:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-none-of-my-sport-coats-have-tags/553942/1 "2010-09-16T05:33:26Z")
Pants, yes. Shoes, shirts, everything else, yes. No size tags on my sportcoats or the jacket half of my suit. Why? And is there an easy way to eyeball what my jacket size is? ---
**Author:** ![UDS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecae2f/32.png) [@UDS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UDS)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-none-of-my-sport-coats-have-tags/553942/2 "2010-09-16T06:06:27Z")
Your tailor will have put this on the _inside_ of one of the interior pockets, usually the pocket over your right breast. Because your suit is made for you, you don’t have to find it on a rack in the store from among many similar suits, so the size and other information doesn’t need to be so easily accessible. Of course some people - I’ve heard - do buy off-the-peg suits, and these too have the size tag inside a pocket. This is because the clothiers who sell them don’t - or originally didn’t - want to mark them out as off-the-peg by putting the size tag in a different and more accessible place. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-none-of-my-sport-coats-have-tags/553942/3 "2010-09-16T12:11:59Z")
They should have when you bought it, on a tag typically at the end of the sleeve. It is removed after purchase. Most sport coats and suit jackets are ultimately altered to fit appropriately. Next time you are in a department store go try on sport coat’s and find out which one fits you best, and that’s your size. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-none-of-my-sport-coats-have-tags/553942/4 "2010-09-16T13:33:58Z")
Inside a pocket? I never would have thought to look there. And yes, all of my stuff is off the peg-I got 'em at Goodwill, I’m not ashamed to admit it. Nice clothes, very nice price. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-none-of-my-sport-coats-have-tags/553942/5 "2010-09-16T13:39:10Z")
Plus you get to say, ‘You like the suit? It’s from a dead guy!’ ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-none-of-my-sport-coats-have-tags/553942/6 "2010-09-16T13:42:59Z")
What sport does one play in these jackets? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-none-of-my-sport-coats-have-tags/553942/7 "2010-09-16T13:50:40Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > What sport does one play in these jackets? According to [Wiki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sportcoat): > [@](#): > > Originally sportcoats were worn as casual attire for hunting and other outdoor sports. Today the sportcoat is used as casual wear… ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-none-of-my-sport-coats-have-tags/553942/8 "2010-09-16T14:11:06Z")
I had assumed that it was connected to the slang term “sport”. “You’re a sport!” ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-none-of-my-sport-coats-have-tags/553942/9 "2010-09-16T14:12:37Z")
That’s what I assumed. But the Wiki explanation makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-none-of-my-sport-coats-have-tags/553942/10 "2010-09-16T15:19:33Z")
I looked in the pocketses, and no tags. One did have an “XXL” tag (and the business card of an “Assistant District Executive” in the state transportation department).