19th century men

This image shoes what dandy men wore in the 19th century when dandyism was evolving into something greater than it used to be in the 18th century. (2012)

Edward Douglas-Pennant, Eddis 1841-42 - Category:19th-century oil portraits of standing men at full length - Wikimedia Commons

Thomas Lawrence was the greatest English portraitist of the 19th century and an artist whose work forms a connecting link between 18th-century trends, wh...

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…

1834 shawl collar vest

Gentleman's daywear

Some more fine looking gentlemen from the French journal L’Élégant : Journal Des Tailleurs found in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. If you can’t get enough of this historic hotness, be sure to check out Men’s Fashion in 1844 Part I Related posts: The Sharp Dressed Victorian Man – Men’s Fashion in 1844 – Part I … Continue reading "The Sharp Dressed Victorian Man – Men’s Fashion in 1844 – Part II"

How are Victorian men's formal wear different than today's tuxedo? This is a topic I had to research for my husband's Victorian wedding suit (above). Protocol in formalwear changed over the seven Victorian era decades, but the general look and feel is similar throughout and not entirely far off from today's white-tie evening wear. The