During the bustle period, which spanned from the 1870s to the 1890s, men typically wore three-piece suits consisting of a sack or frock coat, waistcoat, and trousers. These suits were often worn with a shirt and a necktie tied like a bowtie or a four-in-hand tie. The style of men's clothing during this period was more conservative compared to the elaborate and voluminous women's fashion of the time. Men's fashion changed very little throughout the Victorian period, and the main outfit for men remained the suit.