19th century men

A Visual Guide to 19th Century Menswear. Men’s fashion changed very little during the nineteenth century, especially when compared to women’s fashion of the same period. For this reason, I thought it better to provide a general overview of the century, looking at changes decade-by-decade as opposed to year-by-year. In this manner, you can see the slow evolution of nineteenth century menswear, from the Regency dandyism of Beau Brummell to the matched three-piece suits of the late Victorian…

19th Century, Beau Brummell was far more than a well-dressed man; he was the architect of modern menswear and the first influencer.

Robert de Montesquiou (1855-1921), probablement photographié par Nadar. / visage / personnage / pluiesnuhiriennes / nobles / moustache

“Court dress for men in the early 19th century retained many features of 18th-century dress. These included breeches, a waistcoat with short skirts, and a coat with curving back fronts. The dark, figured velvet continues a fashion in evening dress that began in the 1790s.” –Victoria & Albert Museum […]

Another update here on Then & Now: The Many Faces of Mr. Darcy , to add two new actors playing Mr. Darcy ( in the long list of a...

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For June, in honor of Father’s Day, I shall be blogging about more masculine pursuits and interests. In truth, I am fulfilling a request of my friend, badwolf101, also known as Mr. Jordan, wh…

During the Spring of Nations (a series of revolutions which swept across Europe), Poles took up arms in the Greater Poland Uprising of 1848 ...

Fancy gentleman

For Historic Fashion Wednesday you'll find images from 1872 Children Men & Women Men Woman & Boy Women

One of the benefits of gathering images for Pinterest is that one’s awareness of the minute differences in fashions from year to year improves. Daily exposure to thousands of fashion images f…

The Common-place Book of the Mercurius Aulicus, a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a Steampowered Babbage Engine and Pure Intentions, wanders the Time Streams and Aetheric Plane...

New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Costume and Character in the Age of Ingres," September 9–November 21, 1999.New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed," December 6, 2001–March 17, 2002

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Working class Edwardian men still had the misfortune of being able to afford only secondhand clothes and very cheap ready-made clothing. Men worked hard labor jobs for six-day, 52-60 hour weeks in factories, railroads, mines, and farming operations. --> Jump to buy clothing. New immigrants may have been given uniforms or clothing as part of