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We have notced many front-buttoning tunics at mid-century. Suits seen less common than we see by the 1860s, nstead we see many bots wearuing these front-buttoning tunics. This seems to have been common (1840s-50). We are not sure about the 1830s as photograpjy has not yet been invented, but we do not note them in the limited number of pinted portrits. Not do we see many in the 1860s. These front buttoning tunics aise an issue as they are comparable in some ways to collar-buttoning jackets. The tinics we see in he 1840s and 50s primarily differ in four ways, First, the material is different. Tunic material tends to be lighter than suiting material. Many of the tunics we see seem to use material more like blouses and sgirts. Second, tunics tend to be longer than jackets. Some are substantially longer others seem closer in klength. Third, we note bold patterns, often plaid. Fourth, a few front-buttoning tunics were done with short sleeves. uits were always done with long sleeves. We suspect economics was a factor. A front buttoning tunic was less expansive than a suit jacket.
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