Shoes and stockings became very important for men in the 1700′s, when the tailored coat and breeches came into fashion and the focus shifted to the lower body.

对于18世纪的男士们来说，当考究的外套和膝下束紧的短裤成为时尚以后，焦点转移到身体的下半部分，鞋和长筒袜就成为十分重要的着装。

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He was a big man with a cigar and a camel 's-hair coat.

那是一个抽着雪茄，穿着驼毛大衣，体形硕大的男人。

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"The wearable and usable coat aims to depict Australia" s unique culture and environment, "APEC organisers said."

APEC峰会的组织者说：“这款耐穿、实用的服饰旨在体现澳大利亚独特的文化和环境特色。”

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BBC's poor cousin is now hanging on to Bill Gates's coat-tails.

ECONOMIST: The BBC

It was easily carried about, especially in the capacious pockets of a gentleman's long-skirted coat of the era, and it sold well.

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But the race may also show a trace of Mr Gore's coat-tails.

ECONOMIST: America��s focus group