The type of jacket in the dream also has shades of meaning.
A dress blazer relates to prosperity and responsibility, whereas a parka connects to protection against life’s harsher elements. Once you figure out the meaning associated with the type of jacket in the dream, you must add the context of the dream itself to your meaning.
A jacket that is ripped or in disrepair indicates feeling vulnerable and unprotected. One that doesn’t fit means you aren’t quite aligned with your intentions.
A lost jacket is to be temporarily removed from the needs the jacket represents. [1]
If it is new it announces intellectual creativity; if torn, the loss of a good friend; someone else’s jacket, the call for help to a friend in order to solve a problem. Wearing a military jacket denounces the tendency of the dreamer to be authoritarian and even intransigent; and if it is a physician’s jacket, the need to rely more on yourself. Finally, losing them announces economic losses: business were left to chance. [2]
Depth Psychology: The jacket indicates the kind of affection you can give and receive.
The state of the jacket is a metaphor for your feelings.
See also: Shirt, Pants, Clothes.
A jacket that is old, worn-out, or has holes means you have been emotionally harmed, but it also suggests that you are finally letting go of old, negative responses (throw the jacket away)! [3]
A shabby or dirty jacket warns against mixing friends and money.
A tight or uncomfortable jacket suggests that you need to protect your reputation by cooling down your romantic activities. [4]
Folklore: Hard work and little reward. [5]
2. Feelings of protection from emotional storms. [6]
2. Position or role; 2Kings 2:13-15. [8]
dark-colored, wearing a: infirmity if you do not keep danger at bay.
evening: wil be invited to an elegant party with expensive favors.
house: infidelity in a happy home with dissident friends.
sport: financial gain through the congeniality of fel ow athletes.
waiter’s: a serious suggestion is being made; accept it.
tailcoat, wearing a: need to upgrade your image with a touch of class.
taking off a: are exposing yourself to darted eyes.
worn out: are too emotional y spent for the next party.
wrong sleeve, arm in: the information baffles you because it is incorrect. [14]