Combination Shirt and Jacket

Abstract

A combination shirt and jacket includes a shirt front portion having a collar formed at an upper end of the shirt front portion and first attachment mechanisms formed along sides of the shirt front portion, a jacket element. The jacket element includes second attachment mechanisms attached to an interior of the jacket element for engaging the first attachment mechanisms of the shirt front portion and a liner-less back portion formed along a back of the jack and adjacent to a wearer's back, the liner-less back portion shaped to fit with the back panel portion of the shirt element.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A combination shirt and jacket comprising:
 a shirt front portion having a collar formed at an upper end of the shirt front portion and first attachment mechanisms formed along sides of the shirt front portion,   a jacket element having
 partial liner elements formed on interior sides of the jacket, 
 second attachment mechanisms attached to an interior of the jacket element for engaging the first attachment mechanisms of the shirt front portion, and 
 a liner-less back portion formed along a back of the jack and adjacent to a wearer's back, the liner-less back portion shaped to fit with the back panel portion of the shirt element. 
   
     
     
         2 . The combination shirt and jacket of  claim 1  further comprising a back panel portion attached at an upper end to the collar of the shirt front portion, the back panel portion extending along a length of the wearer's back. 
     
     
         3 . The combination shirt and jacket of  claim 2 , wherein the first attachment mechanisms are formed along sides of both the shirt front portion and the back panel portion. 
     
     
         4 . The combination shirt and jacket of  claim 1 , the jacket element further comprising a pair of removable cuffs attached to ends of sleeves of the jacket. 
     
     
         5 . The combination shirt and jacket of  claim 4 , further comprising an attachment mechanism formed around an edge of each of the removable cuffs for attaching the cuffs to the sleeves of the jacket. 
     
     
         6 . The combination shirt and jacket of  claim 5 , wherein the attachment mechanism is a zipper. 
     
     
         7 . The combination shirt and jacket of  claim 2 , wherein the shirt front portion and jacket element are formed from a material selected from the group consisting of cotton, cashmere, and wool, and wherein the back panel portion is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of polyester, nylon, and spandex. 
     
     
         8 . A combination shirt and jacket comprising:
 a shirt front portion having a collar formed at an upper end of the shirt front portion and first attachment mechanisms formed along sides of the shirt front portion,   a jacket element having
 partial liner elements formed on interior sides of the jacket, 
 second attachment mechanisms attached to an interior of the jacket element for engaging the first attachment mechanisms of the shirt front portion, and 
 a liner-less back portion formed along a back of the jack and adjacent to a wearer's back, the liner-less back portion shaped to fit with the back panel portion of the shirt element; and 
   a back panel portion attached at an upper end to the collar of the shirt front portion, the back panel portion extending along a length of the wearer's back.   
     
     
         9 . The combination shirt and jacket of  claim 8 , wherein the shirt front portion and jacket element are formed from a material selected from the group consisting of cotton, cashmere, and wool, and wherein the back panel portion is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of polyester, nylon, and spandex. 
     
     
         10 . A combination shirt and jacket comprising:
 a shirt front portion having a collar formed at an upper end of the shirt front portion and first attachment mechanisms formed along sides of the shirt front portion,   a jacket element having
 partial liner elements formed on interior sides of the jacket, 
 second attachment mechanisms attached to an interior of the jacket element for engaging the first attachment mechanisms of the shirt front portion, and 
 a liner-less back portion formed along a back of the jack and adjacent to a wearer's back, the liner-less back portion shaped to fit with the back panel portion of the shirt element; and 
   a back panel portion attached at an upper end to the collar of the shirt front portion, the back panel portion extending along a length of the wearer's back;   wherein the shirt front portion and jacket element are formed from a material selected from the group consisting of cotton, cashmere, and wool, and wherein the back panel portion is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of polyester, nylon, and spandex.