He seemed like a punk in a frock coat. Flag officers were to wear their epaulettes with the frock coat. The sherwani evolved as a fusion of the British frock coat and an achkan. He also asked to die in his black frock coat; this request was denied. The bekishe and the rekel both lack the waist seam construction of the frock coat. Regardless of the weather, he was known to wear a long, black frock coat. The name frock coat appeared out from the earlier frock. The 19th century frock coat rarely occurs except as formal alternative. From 1840, they wore a long-skirted frock coat. When the frock coat was first worn, correct daytime full dress was a dress coat. Married Chabad hasidim wear a long black kapoteh (frock coat) instead of a bekishe. In recent years many Sefardi rabbis also wear a similar frock coat. On all other ceremonial occasions, Frock Coat (with epaulettes) was prescribed.