Suit (clothing)

The term has different meanings in suit. In its most general, today rather unusual importance (eg, the military ) is suit " has everything you put on at the same time / on ". ( The simple everyday language, yet rather the child language used " clothes " similar. )

In a little narrower sense Suit means a garment or a designed as a unit and designed compilation that clothed the entire body (at least upper body and legs, mostly too poor, rare head, hands and feet ) (about a diving suit or space suit ); provided that the trousers have trouser shape. When we speak today of costume skirts (two-part ) or dress (one-piece ). Most of the suits are two-piece and consist of upper and lower part. Sometimes they are also one-piece ( jumpsuit ), three-part ( eg a jacket, vest, pants ) or more parts.

Even further concentrated and probably used most commonly referred to suit the classic men's suit. It consists of jacket and pants and sometimes a vest in the same upper. It is worn with a shirt and tie, bow or stand-up collar on special occasions or as a business suit. Special shapes for festive occasions, for example, Cutaway tuxedo and tails.

In Germany, you sometimes wears a suit instead of a so-called combination.

More Suits:

• Ladies suit pantsuit

Special cases:

• Gym suit track suit
• Leisure suit
• Vaulting suit
• Diving Suit
• Drysuit
• Swimsuit, swimsuit

Terms:

• Lapel
• Cuff
• Boutonnière
• Handkerchief