<Li> The Mod suit, a fashion of the 1960s, and again in the early 2010s . Characteristics include a very slim cut, narrow lapels, three or four buttons and a strongly tapered waist . Usually single - breasted and grey . The cloth generally consists in part of mohair, tonic, houndstooth, or two - tone fabric . </Li> <Li> The Safari suit, a fashion of the 1970s . Patterned after military dress uniforms worn in hot climates, it consisted of (long, but sometimes short) trousers and short - sleeved jacket with patch pockets of a light suiting fabric, typically of beige or pastel shades of blue and green . It was worn with a short - sleeved shirt, mostly of open neck design, but occasionally with a tie . Another style associated with this was the leisure suit, which had a long - sleeved shirt - like jacket . </Li> <Li> The Disco suit, a fashion of the 1970s with exaggerated lapels and flared trousers and usually necktie omitting, often in white or brightly coloured polyester fabric, the jacket was based on the jackets popular in the 1930s . </Li> <Li> The Power suit of the mid-1980s and early 1990s: a double - breasted suit characterized by sharp cuts, wide shoulder pads and a rigid build . </Li>

When did the suit and tie became popular