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Recent Examples of frock coatAt Vuitton, there were frock coats paired with sneakers: part 19th century, part 1967, and somehow utterly forward-looking.—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024 The father, in a black frock coat, cracked his whip at a mangy and irritated lion who eventually agreed to jump through a hoop.—Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024 The suit itself was a more casual alternative to the frock coat.—Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 18 June 2024 His plays, however, can turn stuffy and melodramatic in modern productions: living museum dioramas in which women in long skirts and men in frock coats howl about syphilis and scandal.—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for frock coat
Inspired by the imposing outerwear worn by field commanders in the Napoleonic era, Cad & The Dandy’s aptly named greatcoat features a double-breasted front, sweeping lapels, a rear vent and a collar that properly turns up against the neck.
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Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
24 Nov. 2025
Nowhere was this more evident than at Burberry, where trenches, greatcoats, and rain capes in deep earth tones reasserted the house’s mastery of protection from the elements.
Speaking of politics, singer and forty-ish America’s Got Talent standout from good ol’ Indiana, Adam Lambert, far right below, has been rocking a full-on Byzantine Empire surcoat/suit outfit for some time now.
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Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
At the beginning of the service, King Charles wore a crimson surcoat that was worn by King George VI at his coronation in 1937.