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SUMMARY:Another take on frac(king): the triumph of the frock coat and the 
 lounge suit - Tim Milner\, Darwin Deputy Praelector and University Ceremon
 ial Officer
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CONTACT:Dr Duncan Needham
DESCRIPTION:The UK has a good wardrobe of ceremonial robes\; not only for 
 royalty\, the peerage and various chivalric orders\, but also in legal\, c
 ivic and academical use. The variety of the latter has increased with the 
 expansion in the number of universities.\n\nBeyond the Nineteenth and earl
 y Twentieth Centuries\, however\, the wearing of ceremonial uniform or for
 mal clothes (as opposed to robes) has tended to decline and it has reduced
  even in the armed and other 'uniformed' services. In civil life\, 'le fra
 c'\, i.e. a dark dress coat\, the morning coat and latterly the lounge sui
 t\, have triumphed for most occasions and (non-legal) court dress and civi
 l uniform are rarely seen.\ntailcoats\, then finally the lounge suit\, hav
 e succeeded it.
LOCATION:The Richard King Room\, Darwin College
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