Opera Coat

An opera coat is an ankle- or floor-length loose-fitting coat of luxurious fabric such as velvet, brocade or satin, to be worn over an evening gown or a man's tuxedo. It may be described as a fitted cloak with sleeves and is generally not as tailored as a coat. Men's opera coats are frequently worn with a cane and top hat.

Like cloaks and capes, the opera coat is usually lined in a coloured expensive fabric such as silk or a weave like satin, for a more opulent look. An opera coat often has an elegant or dramatic collar and may have padded sleeves. It may or may not be trimmed in fur. It often has an elaborate braided rope instead of buttons at the neck

Clothing
Materials
  • Cotton
  • Fur
  • Leather
  • Linen
  • Nylon
  • Polyester
  • Rayon
  • Silk
  • Spandex
  • Wool
Tops
  • Blouse
  • Crop top
  • Dress shirt
  • Halterneck
  • Henley shirt
  • Hoodie
  • Jersey
  • Guernsey
  • Poet shirt
  • Polo shirt
  • Shirt
  • Sleeveless shirt
  • Sweater
  • Sweater vest
  • T-shirt
  • Tube top
  • Turtleneck
  • Twinset
Trousers or pants
  • Bell-bottoms
  • Bermuda shorts
  • Bondage pants
  • Capri pants
  • Cargo pants
  • Culottes
  • Cycling shorts
  • Dress pants
  • Jeans
  • Jodhpurs
  • Overall
  • Parachute pants
  • Phat pants
  • Shorts
  • Sweatpants
  • Windpants
  • Yoga pants
Skirts
  • A-line skirt
  • Ballerina skirt
  • Denim skirt
  • Fustanella
  • Hobble skirt
  • Job skirt
  • Leather skirt
  • Kilt
  • Men's skirts
  • Microskirt
  • Miniskirt
  • Pencil skirt
  • Poodle skirt
  • Prairie skirt
  • Rah-rah skirt
  • Sarong
  • Skort
  • Slip
  • Train
  • Wrap
Dresses
  • Ball gown
  • Cocktail dress
  • Débutante dress
  • Evening gown
  • Gown
  • Jumper dress
  • Little black dress
  • Petticoat
  • Sari
  • Shirtdress
  • Sundress
  • Tea gown
  • Wedding dress
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Suits and uniforms
  • Academic dress
  • Black tie
  • Boubou
  • Clerical clothing
  • Court dress
  • Dashiki suit
  • Gymslip
  • Jumpsuit
  • Kasaya
  • Lab coat
  • Lounge suit
  • Mao suit
  • Morning dress
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  • Red Sea rig
  • Romper suit
  • Scrubs
  • Stroller
  • Tangzhuang
  • Tuxedo
  • White tie
Outerwear
  • Abaya
  • Academic gown
  • Anorak
  • Apron
  • Blazer
  • Cagoule
  • Cloak
  • Coat
  • Duffle coat
  • Duster
  • Frock coat
  • Goggle jacket
  • Greatcoat
  • Hoodie
  • Jacket
  • Leather jacket
  • Mess jacket
  • Opera coat
  • Overcoat
  • Pea coat
  • Poncho
  • Raincoat
  • Redingote
  • Robe
  • Shawl
  • Shrug
  • Ski suit
  • Sleeved blanket
  • Sport coat
  • Top coat
  • Trench coat
  • Vest
  • Waistcoat
  • Windbreaker
Underwear
  • Boxer briefs (tight)
  • Boxer shorts (loose)
  • Brassiere
  • Briefs
  • Bustle
  • Camisole
  • Compression sportswear
  • Corselet
  • Corset
  • Diaper
  • Dickey
  • Lingerie
  • Loincloth
  • Long underwear
  • Open drawers
  • Panties
  • Teddy
  • Temple garment
  • Trunks
  • Undershirt
  • Izaar
Accessories
  • Ascot tie
  • Belly chain
  • Belt
  • Bolo tie
  • Bow tie
  • Chaps
  • Coin purse
  • Cufflink
  • Cummerbund
  • Pocket watch
  • Earring
  • Gaiters
  • Gloves
  • Hairpin
  • Handbag
  • Leg warmer
  • Leggings
  • Muff (handwarmer)
  • Necklace
  • Necktie
  • Scarf
  • Shoe buckle
  • Stocking
  • Sunglasses
  • Suspenders
  • Tights
Footwear
  • Athletic shoe
  • Balgha
  • Boot
  • Court shoe
  • Dress shoe
  • Flip-flops
  • Hosiery
  • Sandal
  • Shoe
  • Slipper
  • Sock
Headwear
  • Balaclava
  • Beret
  • Bonnet
  • Cap
  • Crown
  • Deely bobber
  • Fascinator
  • Fillet
  • Hairnet
  • Hat
  • Headband
  • Headscarf
  • Helmet
  • Hood
  • Keffiyeh
  • Kerchief
  • Mask
  • Snood
  • Tiara
  • Turban
  • Ushanka
  • Veil
  • Visor
  • Wig
Nightwear
  • Babydoll
  • Blanket sleeper
  • Negligee
  • Nightcap
  • Nightgown
  • Nightshirt
  • Peignoir
  • Pajamas
Swimwear
  • Bikini
  • Boardshorts
  • One-piece
  • Rash guard
  • Square leg suit
  • Swim briefs
  • Swim cap
  • Swim diaper
  • Swim trunks
  • Wetsuit
Clothing parts
  • Back closure
  • Belt hook
  • Buckle
  • Bustline
  • Button
  • Buttonhole
  • Collar
  • Cuff
  • Elastic
  • Fly
  • Hemline
  • Hook-and-eye
  • Lapel
  • Neckline
  • Pocket
  • Revers
  • Shoulder pad
  • Shoulder strap
  • Sleeve
  • Snap
  • Strap
  • Velcro
  • Waistline
  • Yoke
  • Zipper
National costume
  • Albanian dress
  • Abaya
  • Aboyne dress
  • Áo bà ba
  • Áo dài
  • Áo tứ thân
  • Batik
  • Baro't saya & Barong Tagalog
  • Bunad
  • Þjóðbúningurinn
  • Cheongsam (Qípáo)
  • Dashiki
  • Deel
  • Dhoti
  • Dirndl
  • Djellaba
  • Fustanella
  • Gákti
  • Gho & Kira
  • Han Chinese clothing
  • Hanbok
  • Highland dress
  • Jellabiya
  • Jilbāb
  • Kebaya
  • Kente cloth
  • Kilt
  • Kimono
  • Lederhosen
  • Sampot
  • Sarafan
  • Sari
  • Sarong
  • Shalwar kameez
  • Sherwani
  • Thawb
Historical garments
  • Banyan
  • Bedgown
  • Bodice
  • Braccae
  • Breeches
  • Breeching
  • Brunswick
  • Caraco
  • Chemise
  • Cravat
  • Chiton
  • Chlamys
  • Close-bodied gown
  • Doublet
  • Exomis
  • Farthingale
  • Frock
  • Himation
  • Hose
  • Houppelande
  • Jerkin
  • Justacorps
  • Knickerbockers
  • Palla
  • Peplos
  • Polonaise
  • Sack-back gown
  • Smock-frock
  • Stola
  • Toga
  • Tunic
History and surveys
  • Africa
  • Ancient Greece
  • Ancient Rome
  • Ancient world
  • Anglo-Saxon
  • Biblical clothing
  • Byzantine
  • Early Medieval Europe
  • Han Chinese
  • History of clothing and textiles
  • History of Western fashion series (1100s–2000s)
  • Sumptuary law
  • Timeline of clothing and textiles technology
  • Vietnam
  • Women wearing pants
See also
  • Adaptive clothing
  • Clothing terminology
  • Costume
  • Dress code
  • Fashion
  • Formal wear
  • Ironing
  • Laundry
  • Locking clothing
  • Maternity clothing
  • Reversible garment


Famous quotes containing the words opera and/or coat:

    The opera isn’t over till the fat lady sings.
    —Anonymous.

    A modern proverb along the lines of “don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.” This form of words has no precise origin, though both Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations (16th ed., 1992)

    We want some coat woven of elastic steel, stout as the first, and limber as the second. We want a ship in these billows we inhabit. An angular, dogmatic house would be rent to chips and splinters, in this storm of many elements. No, it must be tight, and fit to the form of man, to live at all; as a shell is the architecture of a house founded on the sea.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)