▁cu ff s , ▁a ▁contrast ing ▁( pro bably ▁vel vet ) ▁col lar , ▁and ▁bra id ▁trim ▁over ▁a ▁fro ck ▁coat , ▁wa ist co at , ▁and ▁tr ous ers ▁which ▁appear ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁of ▁matching ▁fabric . ▁The ▁ends ▁of ▁his ▁large ▁neck t ie ▁are ▁lo os ely ▁loop ed ▁and ▁secured ▁with ▁a ▁stick pin , ▁and ▁then ▁t uck ed ▁into ▁his ▁wa ist co at . ▁ 1 8 5 5 – 6 5 . ▁John ▁Ty ler ▁we ars ▁a ▁c rav at ▁tied ▁in ▁a ▁flo ppy ▁bow . ▁His ▁coat ▁has ▁wide ▁lap els ▁and ▁contrast ing ▁wa ist co at ▁have ▁wide ▁lap els , ▁ 1 8 6 0 – 6 5 . ▁Wilhelm ▁Ta ub ert ▁we ars ▁a ▁dark ▁neck t ie ▁tied ▁in ▁a ▁bow ▁and ▁slightly ▁wing ed ▁col lar . ▁German , ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁Thomas ▁D ' Ar cy ▁McG ee ▁we ars ▁a ▁dark ▁double - bre asted ▁fro ck ▁coat ▁over ▁a ▁high - button ed ▁single - bre asted ▁wa ist co at ▁and ▁tr ous ers ., ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁Note : ▁Phot ograph s ▁from ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ' s ▁Br ady - Hand y ▁collection ▁are ▁collect ively ▁dated ▁ 1 8 5 5 – 1 8 6 5 . ▁Where ▁possible , ▁t ighter ▁dates ▁have ▁been ▁applied ▁based ▁on ▁known ▁facts ▁about ▁the ▁sit ters .