Martingale (clothing)

For other uses, see Martingale.

Martingale (US Women's Army Corps winter overcoat, WWII era)

A martingale (also martingale belt[1]) is a strap on a dress or a half-belt on a coat or a jacket,[2][3] used to adjust the fullness of the cloth.

The martingale is typically attached to the piece of clothing by buttons.[4] In a military overcoat, a martingale is a common and practical feature, as a pleated coat can be spread out as a blanket once the strap is unfastened.[5]

  1. ^ Lewandowski 2011, p. 188.
  2. ^ Picken 2013, p. 221.
  3. ^ Mansuy 2022, pp. 8–9.
  4. ^ Yarwood 1983.
  5. ^ McNab 2012, p. 92.