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The National’s July-August Sale 1917, issued by National Cloak & Suit Co.

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The frock Coat

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The Frock Coat is generally a long coat that is mostly suitable for cold winters.

The early variations of frock coats were simply known as just “Frocks”.

Frocks were worn by both men and women, mostly as overcoats. Around the 16th century, frocks were associated mostly with women’s dresses (usually gowns). For men, frocks somewhat derived from banyans and were used as overcoats to contrast or blend in with the fancy frilly suits they were wearing. The buttons made it so that the coats stayed fastened like it should if it was necessary.

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