Men’s fashion

Men’s fashion

1920’s

Boston garter and « corset » for men.

Shrits,collars and ties

Plus four or knockerbockers= designed to play golf but then adpoted for day to day grosse jupe culotte baggy

The suit

The first suits had very long jackets with a sinched waist.

Trousers then became less narrow in all.

Mustaches dissapeared it was no longer an obligation.

The coat

Became more narrow and less large but also shorter

Braos shoulders furr colars =pelisse

Coats are very heavy and several linings lasts until early 50’s

The frock coat=la redingote= bourgeois

The morning coat=la jacquette

With the top hat and gloves sometimes walking sticks replaced later by the umbrella

The tuxedo =le smoking

Satin lining on veste

The tail coat=formal evening coat

Jumpers for the weekend (sports and seaside, counrty)

Very school boyish

Knitted in jacquard , sleeveless jumpers

Sports

Shorts with marcel in woolen material

Polo designed to play tennis

Hairstyles

Underwear

Colored, patterns, or simple

Simplicity became more a more successfull in time

The 1950’s

Suits were larger more of a casual fit

Auto coat

Short so easily used for the car and the vespa

New lines in 60’s

Trousers are skinny and narrow, pointy shoes

Casual wear

Loafers, polo, chemise, jean

Les minets 60’s

Preppy bourgeois du 16

Renoma marque pour les minets

Pierre cardin

Carnaby street

« peacock men »

colors, patterns, liberty, floral, stripes, mix of exotisism

1970’S

furr coats

freedom of diff styles

80’s

oversized

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