Facial hair was in retreat in the late 19th century. Although most men still wore a moustache or beard or both, they were smaller, neater, and more groomed. This photograph, taken in 1891, shows a young Alexander Turnbull, whose library became the foundation of the New Zealand's national research...
Feel free to fan yourself with your powdered wig.
Avec le temps... Avec le temps, va, tout s'en va. On oublie le visage et l'on oublie la voix, le coeur, quand ça bat plus, c'est pas la peine d'aller chercher plus loin, faut laisser faire et c'est très bien. Avec le temps... (...) Avec le temps, va, tout s'en va, et l'on se sent blanchi comme un cheval fourbu et l'on se sent glacé dans un lit de hasard et l'on se sent tout seul peut-être mais peinard et l'on se sent floué par les années perdues. Alors vraiment, Avec le temps on n'aime plus.
Learn about the evolution of the full-dress & informal attire during the 19th century.
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…
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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 era. Changes were subtle, but significant, each of them moving men’s fashion one step closer to the elegant silhouettes still evidenced in fashionable menswear of today.
