Surtout
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Surtout was a kind of overcoat. A "surtout" was a 17th-century term used to describe a coat worn over another coat, like a waistcoat. Surtout was a new name for it; prior to 1684, it was known as "Suravit" on account of Surhabit (overcoat).[1]
Surtout is also a French term that translates as "above all."[2]
Newmarket surtout
Newmarket was a frock-styled overcoat. Newmarket Surtout was called after the city known for its horse races. The coat was worn while riding. It was styled with long skirted, double breasted and redingote cloak. The coat's collar was made of velvet.[3]
New York surtout
New York surtout was a fashionable version for men. It was a short overcoat that had a wide collar that extends to the waistline and is hemmed with a wide black silk braid.[3]
In popular culture
Charles Dickens refers to the character Mr. Micawber, who is wearing a surtout with black tights.[4] Dickens also mentioned a surtout worn by a “sharp nosed, light haired man in a brown surtout reaching nearly to his heels” in “The Parlour Orator” from “Sketches by Boz”.
Herman Melville establishes a mysterious setting through repeated reference to clothing in his novella, "Benito Cereno." For example, Melville writes, "The sky seemed a gray surtout" to suggest that nature is wearing a disguise.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Gousse, Suzanne (1997). Costume in New France from 1740 to 1760 : a visual dictionary. Internet Archive. Chambly, Quebec : La Fleur de Lyse. p. 33. ISBN 978-2-9804591-1-5.
- ↑ Eugène-Fasnacht, G. (George) (1891). Macmillan's French readings for children. Robarts - University of Toronto. London, Macmillan. p. 63.
- 1 2 Wilcox, R. Turner (Ruth Turner) (1969). The dictionary of costume. Internet Archive. New York, Scribner. pp. 337, 224.
- ↑ Dickens, Charles; Fontaine, Felix Gregory De (1872). A Cyclopedia of the Best Thoughts of Charles Dickens. E.J. Hale. p. 70.
- ↑ Melville, Herman; Kelley, Wyn (2008). Benito cereno. Bedford college editions (Nachdr. ed.). Boston: Bedford/St. Martins. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-312-45242-1.
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