Tailcoat

Clothes for Men

Inventory number
2025.6.23.2.CM.CT.C1972.US
Author:
After Six (American, founded in 1903)
Attribution:
Valente's (American, founded in 1954)
Description
Ink violet crushed velvet tuxedo with black silk satin collar and wide peak lapels, closed with single button and has two more on each sleeve, also has  two classic flapped pockets and one chest welt pocket, the foreparts are rounded at front.

Accompanied by black cummerbund with a fuchsia pattern “Seide Viskose / Stange Berlin” (Germany); dark blue tuxedo trousers with black satin stripes “Trevira” (Germany); fuchsia silk shirt “HvE Herr von Eden” (Germany); inky violet velvet bow tie.
Materials
Crushed velvet
Silk satin
Origin
circa 1972 USA
Related objects
Tuxedo trousers
Cummerbund
Men's shirt