As buttoning styles changed, the loosely folded front of the coat correspondingly shifted shape, and the V then formed by the meeting of the fold and the
collar continues now in the traditional shape of notched and
peaked lapels, both of which originate from that period.
Below, on the left is a
peak lapel (photo by A Bryan Photo), and on the right is a notch
lapel tuxedo (photo by Adam Barnes via Southern Weddings) We were also looking for a two - button jacket and a shirt with a point
collar.