The name frock coat appeared out from the earlier frock.
Earlier terminology also used redingote (or redingotte, redingot), derived from a French See more

Formal wear
Frock coats worn with waistcoat and formal striped trousers are still very occasionally worn as daytime formal wear, especially to weddings, as an alternative to morning coats, in order to give the wedding attire a … See more

• Victorian era
• 1820s in fashion
• Frock
• Over-frock coat
• Dress coat
• Suit jacket See more

Frock coats emerged during the Napoleonic Wars, where they were worn by officers in the Austrian and various German armies during campaign. They efficiently kept the … See more

General
Although ceasing to be required by protocol as formal attire at the British royal court in 1936, at the order of the short-reigning King See more

• Doctor Who features frock coats worn by the Doctor during the second, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, eleventh, and twelfth incarnations. It also … See more

• Antongiavanni, Nicholas: The Suit, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 2006. ISBN 0-06-089186-6
• Ashelford, … See more