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2. Suit - Wikipedia

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   U.S. Ambassador to the U.N Samantha Power and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin wearing business wear suits as per their gender, 2016. The word suit derives from the French suite, [3] meaning "following," from some Late Latin derivative form of the Latin verb sequor = "I follow," because the component garments (jacket and trousers and waistcoat) follow each other and have the same cloth and ...

3. Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball under Adolph Rupp

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   Rupp gained the nicknames, "Baron of the Bluegrass", and "The Man in the Brown Suit". Rupp, who was an early innovator of the fast break and set offense, quickly gained a reputation as an intense competitor, a strict motivator, and a fine strategist, often driving his teams to great levels of success.

4. History of suits - Wikipedia

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   Leading European men began wearing well-cut, tailored suits recognizable today. The simplicity of the new clothes and their somber colors contrasted strongly with the extravagant, foppish styles just before. Brummell's influence introduced the modern era of men's clothing which now includes the modern suit jacket, full-length pants, and necktie ...

5. Ivy League (clothes) - Wikipedia

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   The trousers for suits cut in this style typically had a lower (but not low by modern standards) rise, were held up by a belt rather than suspenders, and were often not pleated or cuffed. Brooks Brothers and J. Press were major purveyors of Ivy League suits. In 1957 and 1958, about 70% of all suits sold were in the "Ivy League" style. [2] [3] [4]

6. Suit jacket - Wikipedia

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   The 1870s saw the birth of the suit, which at first was met with great skepticism and viewed primarily as leisure wear. [4] In particular, which came into fashion in the late 1870s, a suit in a large plaid with rolled to the knee pants. [5] Since 1860, all the components of the suit began to be sewn from a uniform fabric.

7. 1970s in fashion - Wikipedia

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   Men began to wear three-piece suits (which became available in a variety of colours including powder blue, beige, white as worn by John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever, brown polyester, and shiny silver sharkskin) which were characterized by wide lapels, wide-legged or flared trousers, and high-rise waistcoats (US vests). [375]