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tailcoat

or tail coat

[ teyl-koht ]

noun

  1. a fitted coat, typically worn by a man, cut away over the hips and descending in a pair of tapering skirts behind, usually black and worn as part of full evening dress.


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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of tailcoat1

First recorded in 1840–50
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I love how Siriano is all in low-key black — he’s the background! — but nonetheless looks very chic in what I think is a sleeves-pushed-up tailcoat.

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Models strode down the pavement runway parading short, billowing capes, gold jacquard suits, colourful floral prints, tailcoats and cummerbunds, with mirrored brooches by Andrew Logan adding extra shine.

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Based on this photo, we can assume that young Willy appreciated a velvet tailcoat, and wasn’t afraid to mix prints.

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He pulls a saw out of his long tailcoat.

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At Eton College — the boarding school in the British countryside that has educated princes and 20 prime ministers — students wear tailcoats and white ties to classes.

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