coats were made of ornate fabrics like silk and brocade, and decorated with elaborate embroidery and lace. The justacorps should be distinguished as different from the frock coat, which was less ornate, differed in cut and silhouette, and not worn popularly until the late 18th century. See also 1650–1700 in fashion 1700–1750 in fashion References Citations Sources Condra, Jillian: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing Throughout World History: 1501 - 1800, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2008, Payne, Blanche: History of Costume from the Ancient Egyptians to the Twentieth Century, Harper & Row, 1965. Picken, Mary Brooks: The Fashion Dictionary, Funk and Wagnalls, 1957. (1973 edition ) Ribeiro, Aileen: Fashion and Fiction: Dress in Art and Literature in Stuart England, Yale University Press, 2005, Tortora, Phyllis G. & Eubank, Keith: Survey of Historic Costume; 5th edition, Fairchild Books, 2010, External links 17th-century fashion 18th-century fashion Coats (clothing)