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Jackets & Suits
The man's suit of clothes is a garment, originated in England, that is crafted from the same cloth. The English word suit derives from the French suivre, "to follow", i.e. trousers and waistcoat follow the coat's cloth and colour. more...
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A man's suit of clothes comprises:
coat;
trousers;
waistcoat (optional);
Its variants, lounge suit, business suit, three-piece suit, and two-piece suit denote garments the design, cut, and cloth of which determine its social and work suitability. Generally, the man's suit of clothes comprises the suit, itself, a collared shirt, necktie, and a hat. Yet, throughout the 20th century, the hat fell from the mainstream of men's fashion, to the purview of the dandy.
Originally, as with most all clothes, a tailor crafted the suit from his client's selected cloth, i.e. "bespoke". The said suit was custom made to the measure, taste, and style of the man. Yet, since the Industrial Revolution, most suits are produced en masse, and, as such, are sold as "off-the-peg", "off-the-rack", garments. Currently, there are two modes for a man to be suited, the original, crafted, bespoke mode, and the made to measure mode. The former is best for proper fit and function, involving, as it does, the creation of a garment from scratch entirely for the client; the latter variant features an off-the-peg design manufactured to match the individual's measurements.
History
The Man’s suit
The suit is the traditional form of men’s formal clothes in the Western world. The modern suit appeared in the early 19th century, but the coat’s origins trace to the simplified, sartorial standard of dress established by the British king Charles II in the 17th century, and redefined, adapted, and popularised in the early 19th century, by the British dandy Beau Brummell.
In 1666, the restored monarch, Charles II, per the example of King Louis XIV’s court at Versailles, decreed that in the English Court men would wear a long coat, a waistcoat (then called "petticoat"), a cravat (a precursor of the necktie), a wig, and knee breeches (trousers), and a hat.
In the early 1800s, Brummel’s style led European men to wearing understated, well-cut, tailored suits, adorned with elaborately knotted neckties. Brummel's influence introduced the fashion of the modern suit and necktie. Moreover, he popularised regular (daily) bathing as part of a man's toilet. (Johnson, Birth of the Modern)
For some four hundred years, suits of matching coat, trousers, and waistcoat have been in and out of fashion. The modern lounge suit’s derivation is visible in the outline of the brightly-coloured, elaborately-crafted royal court dress of the 17th century (suit, wig, knee breeches) shed consequent to the French Revolution, British tailoring’s use of steam and padding in moulding wool cloth, the necktie, and the gradual disuse of waistcoats and hats in the last fifty years.
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