Men's Fashions.

For middle- and upper-class men, as for their female counterparts, dress followed rigid rules. In 1901 such men typically changed clothes three times over the course of a day. For the office a man wore a dark frock coat or morning coat, a waistcoat in a contrasting color, and striped trousers. The lounge suit provided a more relaxed alternative for leisure activities: the lounge jacket had short, pointed lapels and was shaped at the waist; the trousers were narrower than those of the business suit and sported a crease down the center of the leg. Following the example set by King Edward VII of Britain, many younger men chose to wear the lounge suit during business hours.