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A morning coat is cut away: http://www.knize.at/popup/p_stil/images/p_3_4.jpg A frock coat is knee-length and not cut away: http://wpcontent.answers.com/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Frock_Coat_April_1904.jpg/350px-Frock_Coat_April_1904.jpg

I would definitely recommend a wing collar if you're wearing a white waistcoat. I don't like the look of a wing collar with either a black waistcoat or a cummerbund, but it's the only one that looks right with a white waistcoat to me.

Assuming it's not too expensive, I'd definitely go with the notch DJ. The notch lapel, while worse than the peak or shawl, is still acceptable...it's things like 3 buttons, neon four in hand ties, etc, that cause the real problems.

How about ebay?

Hey guys, I bought a lot of three vintage detachable collar shirts hoping one would fit me...they were labeled as medium and small, but they're very small..one was labeled 13.5, and I measured the other two as 14.5. All of them have very stiff fronts and single cuffs. I'm looking for ~$20 each...

http://blacktieguide.com/ is a good resource as well.

"Tuxedo" was originally just the American name for the dinner suit. More recently though, kids have started refering to their prom outfits with 3 button jackets, black shirts, neon neckties and vests, etc. as "tuxedos", so many sartorialists tend to avoid that word. The term dinner jacket...

The 6x1 was big in the late 80s/early 90s, so there are a lot of them floating around thrift stores now. Depending on how it's cut you may be able to just take the top two buttons off and have a 4x1 which would look more vintage.

Paul Fredrick makes a purple/white seersucker suit, probably not exactly what you're looking for, but it might be better than nothing. It looks like they're pretty much sold out on their website, you could give them a call and check though.

I've just recently gotten into buying suits and tuxedos and what not, and I don't have a whole lot of money to devote to it, so I've been looking around on everybody's favorite auction site, and I recently bought a couple tuxedo jackets, and I've been looking for a black waistcoat to go with...