only ▁known ▁in ▁American ▁English ▁as ▁kn ick ers ). ▁For ▁formal ▁occasions ▁in ▁the ▁day time , ▁a ▁morning ▁suit ▁was ▁usually ▁worn . ▁For ▁evening ▁wear ▁men ▁preferred ▁the ▁short ▁t ux edo ▁to ▁the ▁tail ▁coat , ▁which ▁was ▁now ▁seen ▁as ▁rather ▁old - f ashion ed ▁and ▁sn ob by . ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁fashion ▁also ▁became ▁less ▁regiment ed ▁and ▁formal . ▁Men ▁fav ored ▁short ▁jack ets ▁with ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁buttons ▁rather ▁than ▁jack ets ▁with ▁long ▁tail co ats ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁p inst rip ed ▁su its . ▁Cas ual - we ar ▁for ▁men ▁often ▁included ▁kn ick ers , ▁short ▁p ants ▁that ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁kne e . ▁The ▁most ▁formal ▁men ' s ▁suit ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁black ▁or ▁mid night - blue ▁wor sted ▁sw allow - ta iled ▁coat ▁trim med ▁with ▁sat in , ▁and ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁matching ▁tr ous ers , ▁trim med ▁down ▁the ▁sides ▁with ▁wide ▁bra id ▁or ▁sat in ▁rib bon . ▁A ▁white ▁bow ▁tie , ▁black ▁sil k ▁top ▁hat , ▁white ▁glo ves , ▁pat ent ▁le ather ▁Oxford ▁sho es , ▁a ▁white ▁sil k ▁hand ker ch ief , ▁and ▁a ▁white ▁flower ▁bout on ni ère ▁completed ▁the ▁out fit . ▁ ▁The ▁t ux edo ▁vest ▁could ▁be ▁black ▁or ▁white , ▁but , ▁unlike ▁the ▁oblig atory ▁full - d ress ▁white ▁tie , ▁t ux ed os ▁t ies ▁were