A jacket is a lightweight, sleeved thigh- or waist-length coat. Some jackets are fashionable, while others serve as protective clothing. A Jacket is characterised by a collar otherwise it is known as a Cardigan. It is also referred to Choli, Ravika an upper garment with Sari by women In Indian subcontinent.

Types of jackets

• Arctic jacket, Anorak or Parka
• Argyll jacket
• Blazer
• Chef's Jacket
• Donkey jacket
• Eisenhower jacket
• Eton jacket
• Flak jacket
• Fleece jacket
• Pee jacket
• Fat jacket
• Ball Jacketa.k.a condum
• Jeans Jackets
• Jerkin
• Kilt jacket
• Leather jacket
• Life jacket
• Mary Jacket
• Nehru jacket
• Rain jacket
• Rebecca jacket
• Reefing jacket (or reefer)
• Riding jacket
• rocker jacket
• Satin jacket
• Smoking jacket
• Snorkel Jacket (or Snorkel Parka)
• Spencer Jacket - a high waisted jacket the bottom hem of which ends above the waist, popular in the Victorian period and today
• Sports jacket (or sportcoat)
• Straitjacket
• Suit jacket
• Track jacket
• Varsity jacket
• Windbreaker (or windcheater)

See also

• Dust jacket
• Water jacket
• Bomber jacket