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A suit is a coordinated set of clothing pieces, typically including a jacket and trousers (and sometimes a vest), usually made from the same fabric. Suits are commonly worn for formal or professional occasions and are considered a standard part of business and dress attire.
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- Terminology
- History
- Elements
- Cut
- Fabric
- Jacket
- Front buttons
- Lapels
- Pockets
- Sleeves
- Vents
- Waistcoats
- Trousers
- Breeches
- Accessories
- Etiquette
- Buttoning the suit jacket
- Shirts with suits
- Socks with suits
- Women
- Fashion
- Western world
- United States
- Eastern European
- Latin American
- Africa
- East and South Asia
- See also
- References
- General and cited references
- External links
thumb|Actor Matt Smith wearing a tweed three-piece suit
A suit, also called a lounge suit, business suit, dress suit, or formal suit, is a set of clothes comprising a suit jacket and trousers of identical textiles generally worn with a collared dress shirt, necktie, and dress shoes. A skirt suit is similar, but with a matching pencil skirt instead of trousers. It is currently considered semi-formal wear or business wear in contemporary Western dress codes; however, when the suit was originally developed it was considered an informal or more casual option compared to the prevailing clothing standards of aristocrats and businessmen. The lounge suit originated in 19th-century Britain as sportswear and British country clothing, which is why it was seen as more casual than citywear at that time, with the roots of the suit coming from early modern Western Europe formal court or military clothes. After replacing the black frock coat in the early 20th century as regular daywear, a sober one-coloured suit became known as a lounge suit.