in a black lounge suit before the conventional name of it in 1896 and
conductor Daniel Barenboim at the
Musikverein in
Vienna, Austria (2008) While early prototypes of black lounge suits did occur in the late 19th century, the current form was settled around 1900. Stresemann famously wore the suit during the negotiations of the
Locarno Treaties in 1925, and in Germany it became synonymous with him.
Winston Churchill is depicted in many photographs and paintings wearing a black lounge suit and striped formal trousers while serving as
Prime Minister of the
United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom this mode of dress is now unusual, though the dress code sometimes does occur in
fraternal orders such as
Freemasonry for semi-formal daytime meetings. It is also still worn within the
legal profession, especially by
barristers. Indeed, the striped
formal trousers are in some circles referred to as "barrister trousers". The stroller's apparent decline in use, as opposed to the staying power of its evening counterpart the dinner jacket, could be attributed to several factors: daytime formality in general, and specifically the standard of changing clothes for various occasions, fell out of general use in post–
World War II Western culture; and strollers were sometimes associated with uniformed
servants, a concept which had also fallen out of favour. By the late 20th century, fictional characters in media depicted wearing strollers were often portrayed as self-important or inflexible
snobs, often in opposition to more sympathetic characters dressed casually. Traditionally, in
Continental Europe and the British
Commonwealth of Nations,
morning dress is worn to formal day events, and
white tie for formal evening events. However, when both dress codes declined in use in the
United States, this also affected the use of the stroller. Yet, notably, at his
first inauguration in 1981, former
U.S. President Ronald Reagan wore a black stroller. When his planned attire was announced it generated some controversy among D.C. lawmakers who thought they were being told to acquire such suits as well. ==In media==