Tailor

The frock coat was still the standard garment for all formal or business occasions, and a tailcoat was worn in the evenings. Towards the end of the 19th century, the modern lounge suit was born as a very informal garment meant only to be worn for sports, in the country, or at the seaside. A suit is a traditional form of men's clothing in the Western & traditional world. For more than four hundred years, suits of matching coat, trousers, and waistcoat have been in and out of fashion styles. The modern lounge suit's derivation is visible in the outline of the brightly colored, elaborately crafted royal court dress of the 17th century which was shed because of the French Revolution. This evolution is seen more recently in British tailoring use of steam and padding in molding woolen cloth, the rise and fall in popularity of the necktie, and the gradual disuse of waistcoats and hats in the last fifty years. The modern lounge suit appeared in the late 19th century, but t...