About business suit

The man's business suit of clothes is a set of garments which are crafted from the same cloth. The English word suit derives from the French suivre, "to follow", Example - trousers and waistcoat follow the coat's cloth and color. There have been various styles of formal attire, the most common of which is the lounge suit, sometimes called a business suit, which originated in England as beachwear.

The other type of business suit still worn today is the morning suit. This article discusses the other type of suit, which is classified as "informal" in the hierarchy of dress codes. A business suit is a lounge suit suitable for wearing conducting business.

Its variants, such as 2 and 3 piece, or single- and double- breasted, are garments the design, cut, and cloth of which determine their social and work suitability. Generally, the man's business suit is worn with a collared shirt, and necktie. Until around the 1960s, as with all men's clothes, a hat would have been also worn.