#ooc

See, I am not a fan of wearing suits. I hate ties with a passion. But in addition to the hassle, men are expected to wear just three colors, Grim, Dour, and Anal Retentive.

The tie alone can have color, the suit itself? DOOM DOOM DOOM

feh!

If I were able to go funerals or weddings in stuff like THIS? Hey maybe 🙂

Ha. Zara would get to dress Earl I'm pretty sure 🙂

She introduced him to cravats

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Fucking Beau Brummel!

Yeah. Don't get me wrong. I am not craving poofy top and hosery in flamingo pink and canary yellow, but geez, being a straight white male is tough in formal fashion choices 😉 Pity me

Yeah

Beau Brummel?

YES HIM

who?

Brummell was a friend/hobnobber to Prince George in the early 1800s

before brummel we had this

brummell caused this

I like both tops!

those are boring ass pants though

give me LOONS

note the lack of embroidery on suit 2

Okay, been looking through that site, and I have decided I like the Percival. Mind you, I might get my ass kicked wearing it

Brummell couldn't afford fancy brocades or embroidery, he was a courtier but landless/poor

You had the ass-kicking coming at the name 'Percival'

but he had audacity

he basically set the Fashion Rules

so fashion was all about minimalism and precision

stark suits in a limited selection of colors (Navy, black, brown, grey)

L Hey, I also like the Normand... and this one with the half tree logo

no embroidery, but perfect tailoring & perfectly starched & folded cravats, etc

Yeah, okay props to Brummel for his rags to riches angle

but man, he killed a lot of fun

yup

the french revolution also played a role, but fucking Brummel

Bloody French peasants, with their not wanting to starve, and hatred of snazziness

yes, so

the revolutionaries were called the "san cullottes"

culottes being knee-breeches favored by the aristocracy

working folks wore long baggy trousers