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A Norfolk jacket is a loose, belted, single-breasted tweed jacket with box pleats on the back and front, with a belt or half-belt. It was originally designed as a shooting coat that did not bind when the elbow was raised to fire. Its origin is uncertain but it may have been named after Coke of Norfolk, the Duke of Norfolk, or after the county ...
The Strike, 1910; Raceway workers wear tall boots, breeches, and cloth caps. The second man from the left is wearing a Norfolk jacket, Long Island, New York, 1910. Aviator Calbraith Perry Rodgers, 1911, in a casual wool cap. Irish immigrant in Detroit, Michigan, wearing a jacket, woollen sweater, and cap, 1912.
It was made of sturdy tweed or similar fabric and featured paired box pleats over the chest and back, with a fabric belt. Worn with matching breeches or (U.S. knickerbockers), it became the Norfolk suit, suitable for bicycling or golf with knee-length stockings and low shoes, or for hunting with sturdy boots or shoes with leather gaiters.
The Beatle suit, inspired by Pierre Cardin's collarless jackets, derived from Edwardian suits and the Indian Nehru jacket. The Mod suit, a fashion of the 1960s, and again in the early 2010s. Characteristics include a very slim cut, narrow lapels, three or four buttons and a strongly tapered waist. Usually single-breasted and grey.
Bathing suit, 1890-1895, nautical fashion : navy color and sailor collar and sleeves; Day dresses of 1892 have low waists and high necklines. Sleeves have a high, gathered sleeve-head and are fitted to the lower arm. Skirts are fuller in back than front. Gowns of 1892–3 feature short or elbow-length full, puffed sleeves and floral trimmings.
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Leisure Suit Convention in 1993 A man wearing a "Hawaiian" leisure suit in 2007. Leisure suits originated on the west coast of the US in the late 1930s as summer casual-wear for the wealthy, [3] possibly derived from the heavy tweed Norfolk jacket or khaki safari jacket worn by English sportsmen. [4]
A Buster Brown suit was a very popular style of clothing for young boys in the United States during the early 20th century. It was named after the comic strip character Buster Brown , created in 1902 by Richard Felton Outcault .