Casual men's clothing during the 1910s was hardly what we think of as casual today. Men wore suits at all hours of the day for all occasions, even the poor. Most sports included wearing some form of suit or suit separates paired with knitwear in cool weather, or in white for summer activities. Most upper-class
A new book, Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950s, includes over 300 previously unpublished images. Authors Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell started collecting 20 years ago.
A new book, Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950s, includes over 300 previously unpublished images. Authors Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell started collecting 20 years ago.
During the early 1900s, Edwardian men’s clothing was relatively formal, with specific outfits worn at different times of the day. Interestingly, it was during the 1900-1919 years that for the first time, clothing started to be mass-produced. This reduced the need to have something tailor-made and ready made clothing more accessible for all, regardless of
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The whole art of dress! or, The road to elegance and fashion, at the enormous saving of thirty per cent!!! By a cavalry officer (1830) This book is a gem, an
Casual men's clothing during the 1910s was hardly what we think of as casual today. Men wore suits at all hours of the day for all occasions, even the poor. Most sports included wearing some form of suit or suit separates paired with knitwear in cool weather, or in white for summer activities. Most upper-class
Unabashed bromance in the Victorian Era.
Vintage photographs of gay and lesbian couples and their stories.
A poet’s or pirate’s shirt will work well for a Regency man’s shirt, they say. I remember sewing a similar shirt for a boyfriend in the 70’s: long sleeved, loose body, placket at the front. Surely …
Like the 1920s era itself, men’s fashion history of the Jazz Age was driven by youth. Young men returned from the Great War and left the strict dress codes and customs of the Victorian Era. They took advantage of the newly implemented work-free weekend to relax on the golf course, at the riding stables, or
Vintage photographs of gay and lesbian couples and their stories.
Men's Afternoon Fashion, ca. 1910-1919.
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The thirst intensifies.
If you want to know what men really thought of fashion in the roaring twenties, all you have to do is look at the history of men's 1920s suits. It is the one item of clothing every man wore on a daily basis. The rich had closets full of suits of every style, color, and material,
Casual men's clothing during the 1910s was hardly what we think of as casual today. Men wore suits at all hours of the day for all occasions, even the poor. Most sports included wearing some form of suit or suit separates paired with knitwear in cool weather, or in white for summer activities. Most upper-class
Men's 1930s fashion is often considered the finest men's fashion in the past century - and for good reason. The 1930s were a turbulent decade where the free-spirited, reckless, youthful "me" class of the roaring twenties was replaced by serious, masculine, working-class men who had responsibilities to their home and country. The stock market crash
1920s men's fashion was the start of menswear as we know it today. It was a time of classic sophistication with a level of fun that had gone by the wayside in favor of more and more casual modern clothing. Colors in 1920s men's clothes were mostly neutral with patterns, but the accessories popped with
1940s men's fashion for day, sport, or evening was styled to make a man feel "larger than life." During 1941-1945, WWII fabric rations limited cloth to make suits but not style. Middle class men chose basic business suits that haven’t changed dramatically since the beginning of the century. The notorious Zoot Suit with its bright
We recently wrote an article about the unique beauty of people that lived many years ago, and we showed their portraits as examples. Almost all of them were women. We think that that was probably a little bit unfair and decided to make a separate compilation with men.
Meet the Cast: Unmistakably Yours by Author Kristin Holt. Visual (Victorian photos) and descriptive introductions of each main and secondary characters.
We have all been in a situation that required some fancier fashion choices, right? A nicely tailored suit or little black dress would do the trick for most of us mortals but this guy from Brighton, UK, took it to a completely next level.
1920s men's style, exploring not only the iconic fashion but also the memorable hairstyles that characterized the Jazz Age.
A new book, Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950s, includes over 300 previously unpublished images. Authors Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell started collecting 20 years ago.
Pictures hold something truly special—a speck of time that once was and shall never be again. They’re the closest thing we have to a time machine, allowing us to glimpse through a window of film and into the past.
Joyride Vintage, owned by married couple Robert and Kristine Houston, contains enough artifacts from American fashion history to pass for a museum. “More like a gift shop,” Robert says,…
