Short jacket called object Russian winter female clothes of XIX century. This outfit is a spacious and very long warm jacket (knee-length or even shorter). This jacket has a long loose sleeves with pleats at the top of the armhole, turn-down collar and rounded floors. Sometimes the rear laid charges.
"Autumn" and "spring" short jacket sewed on the thin lining, while warmer, "winter" option - padded or fur. Typically, this jacket sewn from velvet. Since the end of the XIX century short jacket worn only commoner, the article of clothing is completely out of use in the early 20s.
Sometimes the word "short jacket" in Russia oboznalsya German coat.