Tag Archives: Menswear
The National’s July-August Sale 1917, issued by National Cloak & Suit Co.
Should Knickerbockers be Brought Back?
“Knickerbockers are a form of men’s or boys’ baggy knee-length trousers that were popular in the early 20th-century United States. Golfers’ plus-twos and plus-fours are the breeches that were also fastened below the knees but weren’t baggy. Before World War II, skiers often wore knickerbockers too, usually ankle-length.” [1] These types of trousers were often common in the early periods of the 20th century among golfers and youngsters (mostly newsies), especially in Europe. Around the 1980s, although it was amongst the “preppy” fashions, it started to die down. The question remains though is, should we bring back knickerbockers?
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Button Suspenders
Button Suspenders are a type of strap that are generally used for holding up men’s trousers before they eventually started using belts more often. The most well-known type of the old days happen to be the button type suspenders with the curved or pointed things with holes that connect the suspenders with the buttons sewn into the pants.
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The frock Coat
The Frock Coat is generally a long coat that is mostly suitable for cold winters.
The early variations of frock coats were simply known as just “Frocks”.
Frocks were worn by both men and women, mostly as overcoats. Around the 16th century, frocks were associated mostly with women’s dresses (usually gowns). For men, frocks somewhat derived from banyans and were used as overcoats to contrast or blend in with the fancy frilly suits they were wearing. The buttons made it so that the coats stayed fastened like it should if it was necessary.
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The Cravat
The cravat, a neckband, is the predecessor to both the bow tie and the neckband we know the best today, the necktie. The cravat derives from a type of neckwear style that was worn by the members of the Croats, a 17th-century military unit based in the Habsburg Monarchy, which is now broken into Austria, Hungary, and the Czech Republic.
To make things perfectly clear, the cravat is NOT EVER to be confused with the Jabot, a similar piece of neck-wear that was worn by men in the 17th and 18th centuries. Some cravats look like Jabots, but they certainly are not jabots.
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The jabot and cuffs were generally attached to the white dress shirt that was worn by men. The Jabot was tied around the neck or a ruffly part that was part of the shirt.
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Victorian Smoking Jacket
This is the Smoking Jacket. A Victorian men’s coat that mostly men wore when they were said to be smoking tobacco most commonly in their pass-times.
Corliss, Coon & Co. Helmet Brand “Richmond” starched linen wing collar for men
1871 patented Narraganset Collar Company “Elmwood” paper fold collar for men, with original box.
I purchased this early 1870s man’s card stock weight paper collar for study and sharing in 2018. It came in an exceptionally nifty full color box, such is often found in 1870s -1880s collars. I’m guessing originally the box would have contained more than one, as these collars are rather fragile. The box has both a color lithographed top picture and a side indicator of size, both pasted on the yellow top of the box.
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