0 an old-fashioned type of man's coat, waist-length at the front and with the lower half of the back divided into two pieces, now only worn on very formal occasions --
The cavaliers wear a black equestrian tailcoat with a red and white sash underneath.
Men also sought a similar alternative to the formal evening tailcoat (then known as a dress coat) worn every evening.
The uniforms described are nearly all of the traditional style of bicorne hat and tailcoat with braiding according to grade, from third secretaries to ambassadors.
This dress coat, one of the two main surviving tailcoats, is a dark evening coat with a squarely cut away front.
By the 1860s the formal tailcoat was used almost exclusively for formal evening wear.
He is attired in a black tailcoat, smart waistcoat, starched white shirt, bowtie and white gloves.
Men favored short jackets with two or three buttons rather than jackets with long tailcoats as well as pinstriped suits.
Bugs immediately dresses in a tailcoat and wants to have a peek at what is cooking.
