The Sharp Dressed Victorian Man – Men’s Fashion in 1844 – Part II

Related Posts

The Sharp Dressed Victorian Man – Men’s Fashion in 1844 – Part I
Today I was researching fashion for my upcoming December release Wicked Little Secrets which is set in London in the 1840s.  I thought that over the next two days, I would share some lovely, er… I mean, handsome fashion images from the French journal L’Élégant : Journal Des Tailleurs  found in...

Gallery of Victorian Men’s Fashion from 1837 – 1843
The following is a sampling of men’s fashion images in the years 1837 – 1843 from the  French journal L’Élégant : Journal Des Tailleurs  found in the  Bibliothèque Nationale de France. If you’re interested in seeing more images, please follow the journal link. Click on an image to enlarge it.       ...

Fashion from Journal Des Dames et Des Modes 1818 — Part II
I’m having great fun restoring fashion images from the 1818 editions of Journal Des Dames et Des Mode that I found in the library of France. I should have more pictures ready to post tomorrow or the next day. Click on a thumbnail below to the view the entire image.  Enjoy!  ...

Fashion from Journal Des Dames et Des Modes 1818 — Part I
This afternoon I was glancing through a publication from the Kyoto Costume Institute when I found a reference to “Journal Des Dames.” I hurried back to my computer and found the journal in the library of France! While I was working on my latest WIP, I kept Photoshop running and...

Fashion from Journal Des Dames et Des Modes 1818 — Part III
Here is my final posting of fashions from the 1818 editions of Journal Des Dames et Des Mode that I found in the library of France. I think these images are my favorite of the three gallery posts. Click an image to enlarge and see in its entirety....

1870s Hodgepodge: His and Hers Dressing Rooms, Bathing, a Bride’s Trousseau, Rules of Victorian Mourning, and Many Fashion Illustrations.
Today, I’m going to be a bit global. I will excerpt from an American book and use ladies’ fashions from France and men’s fashions from England.  That’s the beauty of being a lazy researcher with a blog. Enjoy! From The Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Etiquette:  A Complete Manual of the Manners...

Late Victorian Fashion
From Cassell’s Family Magazine, 1893. Click on an image to enlarge it. ...

Basking in Beautiful French Fashion from 1908
I was a good girl for nine full days and wrote blog posts chocked full of information. As a reward to myself and because Thursday is my favorite day of the week, I’m posting historic fashion eye candy from “Les Modes” in 1908.   And I’m not including any pesky historical...

Happenings and Fashion of the Regency Haut Ton in January 1807
The following text comes from the first chapter of The Follies and Fashions of our Grandfathers (1807),  a compilation of news and fashion from periodicals in the year 1807 as edited by Andrew W. Tuer and published in 1886. Five hundred cards of invitation are issued for Mrs. Shallowhead’s masquerade on Tuesday —...