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  2. History of clothing and textiles - Wikipedia

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    The Great Male Renunciation (French: Grande Renonciation masculine) is the historical phenomenon at the end of the 18th century in which wealthy Western men stopped using bright colors, elaborate shapes and variety in their dress, which were left to women's clothing. Instead, men concentrated on minute differences of cut, and the quality of the ...

  3. Coat - Wikipedia

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    Man wearing a coat, painting by Julian Fałat, 1900. A coat is typically an outer garment for the upper body, worn by any gender for warmth or fashion. [1] Coats typically have long sleeves and are open down the front, and closing by means of buttons, zippers, hook-and-loop fasteners (AKA velcro), toggles, a belt, or a combination of some of these.

  4. History of suits - Wikipedia

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    Before 1935 (and again in the 1970s) men preferred snugly tailored coats and waistcoats. In 1935, a complete change in style occurred. Loose fitting coats were introduced, trousers began to be tapered at the bottom and suit coats began to have tapered arms. These new trends were only reluctantly accepted by men at first.

  5. Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890) - Wikipedia

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    [132] to take azimuths, altitude, time and declination while making observations [failed verification] Also known as an altitude Instrument, the equatorial sextant was first invented and made by William Austin Burt. He patented it in November 1856, in the United States as U.S. patent #16,002. [133] 1857 Toilet paper (mass-produced and rolled)

  6. Tailcoat - Wikipedia

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    The collar and cuffs were in the regimental colors and the coats had white braid on the front. [2] Elite light infantry units like the 95th Rifles were issued short green coats to provide camouflage and ease of movement. The Americans issued a similar uniform in dark blue to enlisted men during the War of 1812.

  7. Jacket - Wikipedia

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    Chore jacket or chore coat, a jacket made of denim or other robust cloth, with large front pockets, originally a piece of workwear; Dinner jacket, part of the black-tie dress code of evening formal wear. Also known as a Dinner suit and a Tuxedo. Donkey jacket; Doublet (clothing) Down jacket, a quilted jacket filled with down feathers

  8. Capote (garment) - Wikipedia

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    The River Road by Cornelius Krieghoff, 1855 (Three habitants wearing capotes). A capote (French:) or capot (French:) is a long wrap-style wool coat with a hood.. From the early days of the North American fur trade, both indigenous peoples and European Canadian settlers fashioned wool blankets into "capotes" as a means of coping with harsh winters. [1]

  9. Frock coat - Wikipedia

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    A frock coat is a formal men's coat characterised by a knee-length skirt cut all around the base just above the knee, popular during the Victorian and Edwardian periods (1830s–1910s). It is a fitted, long-sleeved coat with a centre vent at the back and some features unusual in post-Victorian dress.