In the Victorian era, casual clothing was much more severe than they are today. Men's clothing of the Victorian era had strict parameters. Any gentleman if he was not a worker or an artisan, had to wear a jacket, vest and hat. The appearance without a jacket or coat was equivalent to today take to the streets in their underwear. It is indecent, and not a gentleman.

When you first decided to dress in Victorian style, keep in mind that first of all you need a vest, a coat and a hat, perhaps with one or two accessories. Modern shoes with square toes, black pants and a white shirt for a modern tuxedo can complete Victorian image, giving it flavor.

Victorian waistcoats

Forming a distinguished Victorian wardrobe, primarily obzavedites vest. Victorian vest was a central element of any outfit. Like the modern tie, vest helps to create a kind of fashionable image, bold or conservative, and a gentleman had several jackets to wear it with the same black suit.

Victorian gentlemen wore a lot of different vests virtually all colors, styles and fabrics. With the opening of China's 1840 silk became ubiquitous and relatively inexpensive material, so that men often wore a very intricate silk jackets, even in the daytime. Many men even buttoned coat or jacket only on the top button to vest more visible.

By the end of the century for casual wear became more typical vests of wool and cotton more conservative color and suit of the three items is gaining popularity. But in the evening fashion is still dominated by silk vests, as well as today.

Men's hats of the Victorian era

As well as jackets, hats were different styles.

Cylinders throughout the century were familiar hats Headgear: the variety of fashion accessories   at festivals and official events, but the wealthy gentlemen wore them in the daytime.

Throughout the Victorian period there were other styles of hats, including wide-brimmed fedoras and hats - "cakes" with a flat top.

Bowler hats with narrow brims and round crown, becoming more and more popular, and by mid-1890 pushed almost all other styles.

Victorian jackets

In the second half of the 19th century was dominated by coats - men's double-breasted jackets, form-fitting front and back, which reached almost to the knee. In 1880 coats worn both day and night. The coat was the most practical items Victorian wardrobe.

Thrace - jackets, the length of which reaches back to the knee, black What colors combined with black: less darkness and pathos , Have been popular for nearly a century. They are often worn on holidays and official events. Like today, single-breasted coats are double-breasted and with straight or tapered front floors.

With Fracy straight cut gentlemen often wore a long jackets, the edges of which were visible from under his coat.

In the 1870s and later gaining popularity men's suit Men's Suits: tradition and modernity   with a large jacket. Initially, it was cut like a large square-shaped jacket without a central seam, allowing the suit to freely sit on the figure.

By 1880 more than a common steel jackets cut adjacent to the central seam just above the pockets.

Victorian trousers

The biggest difference from the modern trousers pants mid-1800 is the waist line. Men wore Victorian trousers with a high waist, which was at the height of the navel or just below it.

Men wore striped trousers, and sometimes in a cage, and often combine them with different patterns, strip and the cell. Modern people this may seem strange, but the gentlemen of the Victorian era, it seemed fashionable.

Also note that the men wore trousers with no pleats zautyuzhennymi and smooth. The length of the trousers changed a bit over the decades. Trousers were very short, due to which leg was perfectly straight, it is very long, in which the leg is completely covered heel.

Then they do not wear belts, pants and belt loops did not even have a belt. Were common suspenders or braces made of leather or canvas.

Men's Shirts Victorian

Although in many ways resembled the modern Victorian shirts, they were cut much more freely, because the technology of sewing and cutting was limited.

Moreover, since there was no washing machine, a shirt washed much less than today. As a result, men wore shirts with stand-up collar, and for special occasions put some collars and cuffs. Some shirts also have a bib, which could turn to hide the stain appeared. This allowed us to maintain a neat appearance, without erasing the entire shirt.

Ties and male accessories Victorian

In addition to clothing, the most basic accessory for any Victorian gentleman was a tie. Ties different widths and styles, from the usual thin strips of cloth to the fancy shawl with decorative motifs and a wide black tie.

Also, almost all wearing a pocket watch with a chain, that were visible, hanging out of the front pocket of his waistcoat.

Most men also wore different styles of walking sticks, and often wore gloves if needed to dress smartly. Some books on etiquette pointed out that men's skin is not proper for women, so that the gloves were a necessity.

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