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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.
These coats were made of ornate fabrics like silk and brocade, and decorated with elaborate embroidery and lace. [ 3 ] The justacorps should be distinguished as different from the frock coat , which was less ornate, differed in cut and silhouette, and not worn popularly until the late 18th century.
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The skirts of the coat were turned back to form tails; this was initially a mark of the dragoon cavalry, but was soon adopted by the infantry too. [1] By the start of the nineteenth century, this had evolved into a jacket that was cut to waist level at the front and had a short tail behind; in the British Army , this was called a " coatee ". [ 2 ]
Pink frock coat with thorn print from Jack the Ripper at Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty (Victoria and Albert Museum, 2011). Jack the Ripper Stalks His Victims is the first collection by British designer Alexander McQueen, produced as the thesis collection for his master's degree in fashion at Central Saint Martins (CSM) art school.
According to the June 1861 regulations, and later the 1862 and 1863 regulations, enlisted men were to wear a frock coat with the same button pattern as the Company and Field Grade officers. Each coat had 2 columns of buttons with 7 buttons in each column. [5]
While there's no reason to disbelieve reports of Obama wearing a frock coat, every picture I can find of the ceremony has his clothing covered by a closed overcoat. Are there any images of the modern frock coats? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.60.166.192 03:13, 26 June 2010 (UTC) Frock coats are not uncommon on wedding.
An over-frock coat is a formal overcoat designed to be worn over a frock coat if needed in cold weather. A top-frock coat may also be worn over a frock coat in milder weather. Shaped like the body coats popular in the Victorian and Edwardian periods, the over-frock coat was cut in essentially the same way as the frock coat that was worn under it