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Men's Three-piece Ensemble
1830s
The Kyoto Costume Institute
Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
The gloss of high quality fabric without decoration accentuates the elaborative tailoring of these tight-fitting clothes. Plain but elaborately tailored in details, simple and functional men's clothes were made on the basis of the esthetic values of the "dandies," who emerged at the beginning of the 19th century. As a result, men's clothes became simpler and more stylized, and their designs established a standard that is still relevant today.
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Details
- Title: Men's Three-piece Ensemble
- Date Created: 1830s
- Location Created: England
- Type: Men's wear
- Photographer: ©The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Takashi Hatakeyama
- Rights: Collection of The Kyoto Costume Institute
- Medium: Dark brown tail coat of wool broadcloth with velvet collar; vest of black silk satin with cut-velvet woven floral pattern; trousers of plaid cotton twill; silk pongee scarf.
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