The 1890s Are SO In Again: Men's Fashion Reaches Way, Way Back

New York Times:

Not long ago, big brass-buttoned military coats looked a bit extreme. So did high-button, high-lapel vests and slim tweed trousers. And so did guys who tucked said trousers into high, old-fashioned hunting boots. Now these clothes (along with those ever-present beards and mustaches) look like downtown defaults compared with fall runway looks like cardinal-red tailcoats at Ralph Lauren, capes and bowlers at Alexander McQueen and knee breeches at Robert Geller.

Read the whole story: New York Times

Comments

[NWBrunette]

Ick! So glad I'm a women.

[StAlphonso]

Geez, too much gray!

[Zonie]

Uh huh....how appropriat­e......the great robber baron age all over again...

[Deborah Paley]

The NY Times article is great, and the fact that actually created genuine tintypes instead of using digital photography was fascinating!!! I am very interested in vintage photography and the creativity to use vintage photographic processes for the article was very impressive. Most fashion articles are not that rich with artistic and historical references. Bravo!

[willtij]

Excellent. Now if they could make it affordable for us little people...sigh.....