Victorian men

Patent for a Ladies’ Toilet Cabinet, November 1869 The Toilette of Yesterday Madame Rowley’s “Toilet Mask,” or “Face Glove” Propriety requires that we should always be clothed in a cleanly and becoming manner, even in private, in leaving our bed, or in the presence of no one. It requires that our clothing be in keeping with our sex, fortune, profession, age, and form, as well as with the season, the different hours of the day and our different occupations. Let us now descend to the…

Nem vagyok divatdiktátor, örök megfigyelőként mégis ragadt rám némi divattörténet; sokszor kapom ...

This picture from the Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection is titled "English man wearing a cape," but that doesn't really seem to do the image justice. Just look at his mustache!.. such mustache mastery...

I keep hoping that Trystan will get around to watching the 2017 My Cousin Rachel, the new adaptation of the Daphne du Maurier gothic novel first adapted in 1952 with Olivia de Havilland, since this…

The American actress cuts a ghostly figure in her latest role as the tormented Miss Havisham in the BBC's upcoming costume drama.

(1890 - 1910) Full Line of Men's Edwardian Style Clothing. Everything a gentleman needs, from head to toe. Hats, coats, shirts, ties, shoes, trousers and beautiful vests.

The longest post in the history of the world, and no, I am not proud of that. I am apologizing in advance for when it breaks everyone’s tumblrs. ^^^This is our object of study: the well-dressed male of 1825-1835. The silhouette of the ca. 1830 gentleman bears an interesting resemblance to that of his female counterpart: an hourglass figure, exaggerated by having extra puff in the sleeves, extra width and height in the collar, extra body in the skirt of the coat, and a tightly cinched waist…

+~+~ Vintage Photograph ~+~+ Cabinet photo of a young violinist from New York and a very handsome one at that!

“This late 19th century gentleman is the definition of #swagger. Take notes. #fashionhistory”

Felix Nadar (1820–1910) , Man with tophat, Paris c. 1890. 11.9 x 7.1 inches, mounted on photographer's »Nadar Paris« ... on Nov 12, 2011