frockcoat

Knee-length formal jacket

A frockcoat is a man's formal coat with a fitted waist and skirts extending to the knees, worn in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

It was standard dress for businessmen and professionals: He arrived in a black frockcoat and top hat.

The garment has largely disappeared except in period costume and some formal ceremonies.

formal

tailcoat

Cutaway evening jacket

top hat · ceremony · diplomatic · statesmanship · Edwardian · wedding attire · ascot · livery · court dress · regalia

tailoring

bespoke

Made to individual specifications

lapels · skirted · cutaway · measurements · tailor · seamstress · alterations · stitching · fabric · lining

garment

overcoat

Long warm outer garment

menswear · jacket

historical

Victorian

Of a prim era

Dickensian · antebellum · Civil War era · Lincoln · Disraeli · heritage · period drama · daguerreotype · vintage · museum piece

Opposites
formality of dress

frockcoatoveralls

Trousers with bib front

dungarees · t-shirt · rags · work shirt · casual wear

historical vs contemporary menswear

frockcoathoodie

Topped sweatshirt

tracksuit · athleisure · streetwear · bomber jacket · puffer jacket

coat silhouette and cut

frockcoatbolero jacket

Cropped open-front topper

cropped jacket · tailcoat · cutaway coat · blazer · sport coat

Family

frock, coat, frocks, coats, frocked, coated, coating, coatings, unfrocked

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G