It was knee length with a sloped cut-away front like a morning coat. He appeared at his publisher's in a morning coat and court shoes. Hitler appeared in a morning coat and humbly greeted Hindenburg. This was quite popular, but has actually been outlived by the morning coat. He was dressed formally in a morning coat and striped trousers. He wore a morning coat and striped formal trousers. The slightly cutaway morning coat was worn for formal day occasions. Morning suits, especially the lighter-toned ones, are considered slightly less formal than morning coat ensembles. The modern morning coat is single-breasted and usually has peaked lapels. In the U.S., the morning coat is sometimes referred to as a "cutaway" coat. Nor do the terms "tailcoat", "morning coat" or house coat denote types of overcoat.