1700's - Historical Menswear
WEBA typical outfit consisted of a full-skirted knee-length coat, knee breeches, a vest or long waistcoat (which could be sleeved), a linen shirt with frills and linen underdrawers. Lower legs showed and were an important part of the silhouette.
1750–1775 in Western fashion - Wikipedia
WEBMen's fashion. John Hancock of Boston wears a coat with a collar, waistcoat, and breeches of deep blue trimmed in gold braid, 1764. George Romney 's Young Man with a Flute wears a gold figured waistcoat under his coat. His breeches have buttons and buckles at …
Breeches | British | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBThe fashion for English leather breeches spread to the Continent during the anglomania of the 1770s and 1780s. European dandies appreciated the tight fit of these breeches while finding them supple enough to wear while riding.
Breeches - Wikipedia
WEBThe terms breeches or knee-breeches specifically designate the knee-length garments worn by men from the later 16th century to the early 19th century.
Mens Fashion Note | The Joseph Bucklin Society
WEBAbout 1760 most men begin wearing breeches, a tight garment worn from the waist to the knee with stockings covering the rest of the leg, “Britches” was an informal word for breeches. Trousers were worn by some men.
1770-1779 - Fashion History Timeline
WEBJul 29, 2021 · Beginning in the 1770s, the frock “was worn on all occasions [in England] except at Court” (Cunnington/Men 193). In this decade, both the formal coat and frock were generally single breasted with the double-breasted frock becoming more usual in the 1780s (Cunnington/ Men 197).
Men’s fashion in 1750-1775 – HiSoUR – Hi So You Are
WEBJun 5, 2018 · As in the previous period, a loose, T-shaped silk, cotton or linen gown called a banyan was worn at home as a sort of dressing gown over the shirt, waistcoat, and breeches. Men of an intellectual or philosophical bent were painted wearing banyans, with their own hair or a soft cap rather than a wig.
Men's Clothing from the 1770s - Mass
WEBThroughout the 18th century, fashionable men wore knee breeches. By the end of the century, some men switched to longer, more utilitarian trousers that came down to about the ankles. These trousers are made of linen and have been patched many times over the years to extend their use.
Breeches – Works – The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
WEBMan's knee breeches of yellow-white tabby cotton (Nankeen). Wide waistband with suspender buttons, a welted watch pocket and three-button front opening. Fall front, bu …
Breeches | American or European - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBOverview. Title: Breeches. Date: 1785–1800. Culture: American or European. Medium: cotton. Credit Line: Purchase, Irene Lewisohn and Alice L. Crowley Bequests, 1976. Accession Number: 1976.149.2. Learn more about …
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