Tailcoats, frock coats and morning coats ... But, Combs said she has always been fascinated by history, and the 19th century in particular. She even has a history degree.

At the beginning of the 19th century, men’s style in England was ... the menswear game forever by rejecting the popular frock coats and powdered wigs of the time in favor of simple jackets ...

Hence the DNA of both becoming the dominant genes of 19th Century men's fashion ... By the early 20 th Century, that combination of frock coat, waistcoat, and trouser became the matching jacket ...

Lot 712, for example, is a rare 1782 Club uniform frock coat; despite the date in its name, this club was actually founded in the 19th century by Daniel O'Connell. In green brushed velvet ...