In clothing, a
suit is a set of garments made from the same cloth, usually consisting of at least a jacket and trousers.
Lounge suits (also known as
business suits when sober in colour and style), which originated in Britain as country wear, are the most common style of Western suit. Other types of suit still worn today are the
dinner suit, part of
black tie, which arose as a lounging alternative to
dress coats in much the same way as the day lounge suit came to replace
frock coats and
morning coats; and, rarely worn today, the morning suit. This article discusses the lounge suit (including business suits), elements of
informal dress code.