Victorian - Men's
The Hat
A hat was an essential accessory for any 19th Century man. They came in a wide variety of styles, and each man's hat was very much his unique signature.
Images of 19th Century men's hats.
Man's Shirt
A white cotton man's dress shirt.
Black Wool Vest
A black wool man's day vest from the late 19th or early 20th Century.
Informal Attire
The vast majority of American men did not even wear sack suits for every day attire.
Morning Coat
An early 20th century or late 19th Century black wool morning coat.
The Morning Suit
In the early 1880s, a compromise was made between the, by then, rigid formality of the Frock Suit and the laid back informality of the Sack Suit. The result was the Morning Suit.
A Dapper Young Man
A young man in a fore-in-hand tie and frock coat.
Standing Collar and Striped Bow Tie
This young man is wearing a stiff standing collar and an interesting small striped bowtie with his frock coat. While the details are obscured, his watch chain appears to be arranged in an interesting and complex pattern.
A Young Couple of the 1890s
Note the unbuttoned collar, crooked tie and bulky jacket of the young man.
