Types of Men's Suits
Types Of Men's Suits is a structured fashion & beauty dataset with 16 entries. Its fields include Suit Type, Buttons, Formality. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 16 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Suit Type, Buttons, Formality, Origin, Known For.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Formality groups
- 12 distinct values
- Across 16 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Suit Type, Buttons, and Formality across fashion & beauty entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 16 downloadable records
Suit Type↕ | Buttons↕ | Formality↕ | Origin↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Single-Breasted Two-Button | 2 front | Business | 19th century Britain | Most common modern cut, versatile, the default business suit |
Single-Breasted Three-Button | 3 front | Business | Early 20th century | Slightly taller stance, 90s revival, good for tall frames |
Double-Breasted Six-Button | 6 (2 to close) | Business / formal | 1930s Prince of Wales | Overlap front, peak lapels, power suit — Gordon Gekko Wall Street |
Three-Piece | 2-3 plus waistcoat | Formal business | Victorian era | Matching waistcoat, old-school elegance, Peaky Blinders revival |
Tuxedo / Dinner Jacket | 1 front, satin lapel | Black tie | 1886 Tuxedo Park NY | Satin or grosgrain lapel, black bow tie — James Bond formalwear |
White Dinner Jacket | 1 front | Black tie (summer) | 1930s tropics | Summer black tie alternative, Bond Dr. No Havana, cruise formal |
Morning Coat | 1 front cutaway | Morning dress | 19th century equestrian | Tapered cutaway, gray or black, worn with striped trousers at Royal weddings |
Tailcoat (White Tie) | None worn closed | White tie | Regency era | Most formal Western dress, white waistcoat and bow tie, State Dinners |
Nehru Jacket Suit | 5 front mandarin | Formal | India 1940s | Mandarin collar, no lapels, Indian wedding staple, Beatles era crossover |
Mao / Zhongshan | 4 front | Formal | China 1912 | Four pockets, turndown collar, Chinese political uniform turned fashion |
Zoot Suit | Long loose drape | Flamboyant | 1940s Harlem | Oversized shoulders, high-waisted ballooning trousers, Jazz-era statement |
Leisure Suit | 2-3 casual | Casual | 1970s | Polyester, wide lapels, matching jacket and trouser set — disco era |
Safari Suit | 4 front | Casual | Colonial era | Four bellowed pockets, belted waist, 1970s South Asian and African office wear |
Mandarin Suit | Mandarin collar | Formal | Imperial China | Stand-up collar, no lapels, East Asian formal alternative |
Linen Summer Suit | Varies | Smart casual | Mediterranean | Wrinkled charm, cream or tan, Italian summer aesthetic |
Unstructured Italian | 2 front | Business casual | Naples | No canvas, soft shoulder, Neapolitan tailoring — Kiton and Attolini signature |
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