tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post8438071150791957679..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: For the Gentlemen, Part II: A Chintz & Silk Banyan, c. 1770-1810Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-17725648459450131232011-09-27T08:05:42.527-04:002011-09-27T08:05:42.527-04:00Would the garment worn by the Count of Monte Crist...Would the garment worn by the Count of Monte Cristo be considered a banyan, or somesuch? See:<br /><br />http://www.availableimages.com/images/pictures/2002/the-count-of-monte-cristo/aph_7.jpg<br /><br />Marvelous story, by the way, and the 1992 movie is luscious to look at. As is James Caviezel.<br /><br />-Susan SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-53552924922190706242011-09-26T18:52:53.419-04:002011-09-26T18:52:53.419-04:00A newcomer here, delighted to have discovered this...A newcomer here, delighted to have discovered this blog!<br /><br />I had long thought, as apparently many do, that gentlemen's banyans were exclusively at-home wear, though suitable for receiving friends. Last week, however, while in Williamsburg, I was surprised to learn from the interpreter at the milliner's shop (referring to the very garment pictured here) that they were frequently worn in public as well, to the taverns, coffeehouses, or any place of informal gathering. <br /><br />It seems rules were never so rigid as we think ...Cassandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-25246401664417456232011-09-26T14:57:07.657-04:002011-09-26T14:57:07.657-04:00They are beautiful! They look comfortable and prac...They are beautiful! They look comfortable and practical too.giohttp://historyandotherthoughts.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-89487332596400958882011-09-26T10:54:36.793-04:002011-09-26T10:54:36.793-04:00The angled front of this garment looks more tradit...The angled front of this garment looks more traditional Chinese than Indian to me. Like a changshan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-44022580944215942232011-09-26T02:33:49.518-04:002011-09-26T02:33:49.518-04:00They are very leisurely and sexy garments, aren...They are very leisurely and sexy garments, aren't they? Soft in material, but also good for lounging around in.<br /><br />It is amazing that these clothes entered Western European fashion through merchant trading with the exotic East: wrapping gowns like the Japanese and banyans like the Indians. The East India Company did in the 18th century for men what Balles Russes did for turbans and harem pants for women in 1910->Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com