tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post4725307291199012811..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: More Fashions for the Gentleman: 1700 vs. 1800Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-33850075511295262972014-09-25T14:26:41.815-04:002014-09-25T14:26:41.815-04:00This is interesting! I was in England recently on ...This is interesting! I was in England recently on a vacation, and a tour guide on a coach tour that I took mentioned that men in the 17th and 18th centuries paid particular attention to their calf muscles because women found them sexy. Men would wear tight stockings under their knees to flaunt their calves. She said that it is interesting how the idea of sexiness changes over time.Vamsi K H Illindalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15712757656832898115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-78235472203515467792012-05-07T00:52:28.983-04:002012-05-07T00:52:28.983-04:00Man for fashion. I love the idea.
I don't kno...Man for fashion. I love the idea.<br /><br />I don't know why but I love how these men dressed. I even love the way they dress in the late centuries.RemakeStylehttp://www.remakestyle.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-60519472702321359412012-03-27T19:52:27.969-04:002012-03-27T19:52:27.969-04:00Yes it was in this blogpost actually! http://ameri...Yes it was in this blogpost actually! http://americanduchess.blogspot.com/2012/02/v33-only-death-and-taxes-in-18th.htmltextilehistorIEhttp://irishhistoricaltextiles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-1923999302985232782012-03-27T17:15:49.796-04:002012-03-27T17:15:49.796-04:00Sarah, I completely agree about those carefully cr...Sarah, I completely agree about those carefully crafted neckclothes crossing the line to rumpled messes in no time at all. I also imagine they were terrible crumb-catchers, too, not to mention all the other stray food and drink that splattered on them. No, thank you!<br /><br />As for clocks in stockings - the designs were an outgrowth of the sewn gussets in frame-made stockings. The clocks seemed to highlight the gussets, making a positive from a necessity. These two-tone stockings from 1750 really show the clocks/gusset.<br /><br />http://bit.ly/Hcc3PB<br /><br />Isobel, thanks for reminding me of that one. Hmm...that may pop up here before too long. :)<br /><br />Textilehistorie, do you have a link to the Walpole cartoon? No to become tooo obsessed with stockings, LOL!Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-84987470441623811322012-03-27T12:13:11.096-04:002012-03-27T12:13:11.096-04:00<3 the comparison between swords and guitars!
...<3 the comparison between swords and guitars! <br /><br />Can't remember if I mentioned this to you already (last night?) but I was rooting around Walpole cartoons and found one which talked about the clock tax, and showed a gentleman showing his socks to the bailiff, inquiring whether these too were subject to toll.textilehistorIEhttp://irishhistoricaltextiles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-32315899876646497852012-03-27T11:51:25.228-04:002012-03-27T11:51:25.228-04:00I love "Too Much/Not Enough" contrasting...I love "Too Much/Not Enough" contrasting the underwear of the 18thC womand and the early 19thC woman.Isobel Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03153722955365985930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-87643823070775291532012-03-27T07:21:45.062-04:002012-03-27T07:21:45.062-04:00The reason for wearing clocks on the socks was of ...The reason for wearing clocks on the socks was of course to cover the seam of the triangular bit let in that made them fit properly. <br /><br />Am I alone, by the way, in thinking that the high starched collars and supposedly intricately tied neckcloths actually look really messy and rather like a baby's nappy after being subject to violent wriggling?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121102757759349165noreply@blogger.com