| Suits Article | A man's suit of clothes and its variants: the lounge suit, business suit, three-piece suit, and two-piece suit is a garment made from the same cloth comprising: A coat (also: suit jacket). Matching trousers, (skirt for women). A waistcoat (vest in U.S.), optionally. A three-piece suit has a waistcoat; a two-piece suit does not. The English word suit derives from the French word suivre, meaning "to follow", i.e. the trousers and waistcoat follow the coat in cloth and colour. A suit is generally accompanied by a shirt and tie (for men), or a blouse (for women). A hat such as the fedora and the bowler (for men), or the pill box (for women), in Western countries, used to complete the outfit, but over the course of the 20th century these largely fell out of fashion and are no longer commonly worn with suits. Men wear suits much more frequently than women. Women's suits, a later development than men's suits, are usually worn only in business settings. For other dressy occasions, women more frequently wear other styles of formal clothing. Suits are sold in a range of methods. 'Off the Rack' often refers to a suit that is pre-made and ready for sale in various sizes. Made to measure suits are where the client is measured (often by tailors or seamstress') and the suit made to those measurements. Bespoke is similar to Made to Measure except the craft of making the suit is more refined and often completely performed by hand. Some providers of Made to Measure suits have tailors who travel locally and internationally to measure clients for suits.
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