10 Facts About Three-piece suit

The lounge Three-piece suit originated in 19th-century Britain as a more casual alternative for sportswear and British country clothing, with roots in early modern Western Europe.

Brooks Brothers is generally credited with first offering the "ready-to-wear" suit, a suit that was sold already manufactured and sized, ready to be tailored, while Haggar Clothing first introduced the concept of suit separates in the U S, which are widely found in the marketplace today.

Tradition calls for a gentleman's Three-piece suit to be of decidedly plain colour, with splashes of bright colour reserved for shirts, neckties or kerchiefs.

Inside the jacket of a Three-piece suit, between the outer fabric and the inner lining, there is a layer of sturdy interfacing fabric to prevent the wool from stretching out of shape; this layer of cloth is called the canvas after the fabric from which it was traditionally made.

The ability to properly cut peaked lapels on a single-breasted Three-piece suit is one of the most challenging tailoring tasks, even for very experienced tailors.

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However, with the modern advent of sports jackets, Three-piece suit jackets are always worn with matching trousers, and the trousers are worn with no jacket or the appropriate jacket.

In some styles where the buttons are placed high, the tailor would have intended the Three-piece suit to be buttoned differently from the more common lower stance.

An interview Three-piece suit is usually a conservative style, and often made of blue or grey fabric.

The style of an interview Three-piece suit will depend on the organizational culture of the industry in which a person seeks employment.

At any occasion where a Three-piece suit is worn, it would be acceptable to wear a long-sleeved or a short-sleeved barong tagalog, the national dress of the Philippines.