N-Nani? A historically accurate, edwardian englishman in japan? You and your gf (I suppose) must be a sight to see for the folks over there. Love it! Greetings from Germany. Cheers!
@Jackson Snow true. Then again: probably not tooo long ago, given how quirky japanese people can be and given how much more relevant classic menswear is in asia (in japan in particular). ;)
This applies to other eras like Georgian and Regency. Fashion was based on weather, or rather were seasonal. It's annoying how misconceptions make us think "People wore unpractical fashions back then" when technically they dressed more practical and elegant. Cheers
When I was a child in the early 1960s our family was at Niagara Falls Canada and I remember a very, very old man dressed up in a suit and hat like this walking infront of us. I remember because my father and aunt comented on what he was wearing and the fact that he was very bow legged and was walking very slowly with his cane. Did this style update through the 20th century or was I seeing someone who was still wearing his Edwardian summer suit?
I cannot say exactly what he may have been wearing, but white cotton suits were worn even during the regency period and there are still modern cotton suits being manufactured today. The button stance, lapels, construction and cut have changed throughout recent history, so he could have been wearing an older suit, though it's hard to believe that he would have been regularly wearing the same suit for 60 years or so; I would say that it is more likely he would have been wearing a more modern suit (for the time), possibly in the style of his glory years.
He might have been wearing a seersucker suit. That fabric was introduced for suits in 1909 in New Orleans if Wikipedia is to be believed, and became a popular suit material for hot and humid climates because of how well it breathed. They're not incredibly popular but they're also not unheard of even today.
Thanks for another educational video. Could you do one about pocket watches and watchfobs and how they were worn, I think they are beautiful accessories.
I really enjoy your videos! The amount of information, that's just easy enough to take but also quite detailed, and the source citing you always put when you put a photo... Honestly impressing!! I would be interested in a video of the most noticeable changes in european men's vest between 1860-1920, so that you can teach us more about how to notice the differences between antique menswear better. Thank you for this vid!
My compliments from Russia! Unfortunately, we have very cold winter and very hot summer. This year (in July) it was 36 C . I always wear old-fashioned clothes, but in the summer I have to give up my jacket and wear only a shirt and waistcoat. Linen doesn't help...
Dude your videos are genius! I need more of them! They're not only informative, but also genuinely very funny, wholesome and inspiring. Keep up the great work my mans, maybe show off and talk about some more general trends at the time. Seems like something like that may be a great vehicle for your comedy.
I like your channel a lot. You look great. I like to dress Edwardian as well, after my own fashion. I wear flat caps, dark 3 piece suits, and Stacy Adams boots to work. My casual evening clothes are a long sleeve henley shirt, vest, pants, and monochrome black Chuck Taylors. I bought a few sack suits from Historical Emporium. I like that the coats have 4 buttons and you can tighten the pants on the back. I wear a union suit to bed and a blue/white striped shirt with blue shorts to the beach. In the winter I wear a donkey jacket. It may seem silly to some, but I love the look.
I blanked on the name of the monocle but I did recognize that it was the one without a rim Overall nice video. It's interesting to learn how people kept cool back when they wore a lot of layers
You look splendid. All your hard work has paid off. I’ve bought a copy of an Edwardian linen/cotton suit from a firm here in England and though I’ve made a lot of alterations to it I’m sort of happy with it. Your original is much better though. Funny, that!
Forgot the name of that particular monocle, but I remember the springloaded (??)one was my favourite and made me sad I need proper glasses rather than one lense. Thank you for your videos, btw, you make me happy when I see them. The info is just amazing because I can't find stuff like this when I do my own research. And being able to see things "in person" is infinitely better than a bland description on wikipedia that makes no bloody sense to me whatsoever.
That was terrific, you do such a great job. Spats? I love that you cover that period, America's "Gilded Age" on this side of the pond, and I'm so interested in the class differences in menswear at that time. Had the Industrial Revolution made its way to that suit? Was it handmade or factory? Mostly I've kept my eye on U.S. styles over that period, so your British/Euro take on the subject is upping my education. Much appreciated.
Thank you very much for your kind comment! Looking at the construction of the suit I can say that it looks entirely machined, the buttonholes did not survive very well so it's hard to say, but I believe they were also machined. Although some tailors resisted them for many decades, by the 1900s sewing machines were very much common place! I do have some spats in my collection, so that would make for a fun video indeed!
In the next few weeks I'll getting station in Sasebo Japan as for me i always like to dress well so I bought poly cotton fabric. So that I can have a tailor make me a machine washable suit and as for the necktie it's cotton heck I'll be able to wear that suit in the wilderness.
what a lovely channel dear aaron, i had the toughts in my mind that no channel for menswear existed, but i am too shy and my personality its too dark ahahahahaha, you have that jolly commedian spirit
You are an amazing man! You have fantastic interests! Keep up the good work. I am here in STATEN ISLAND NY...I often wondered how my ancestors dressed....very nice !
I'm a big fan of Murdoch Mysteries/The Artful Detective, and I love the summer suits I saw on that show. On one ep, a gentleman with a very short role was wearing a cream suit with a subtle vert stripe. I would buy that suit in a hot second. The problem I'm having is finding "authentic" style garments that aren't "costumes" that look silly any day but Halloween.
I love it! Keep up the good work! There aren’t many men’s historical influencers from what I can see. I love that you wear the historical clothing in real life. Men dressed very elegant back then.
Very nice suit and a rather interesting video, but did you take the trousers too far up or was that just the style at the time? They look a bit short, but I like mine quite long and to cover an amount of my boot so I might just have a bit of an extreme preference. Also, just as an idea I think Brown Shoes/Boots would have looked nicer, as it would have a lower contrast and be closer to the other, warmer and neutral colours of your outfit.
Interestingly my intention was brown boots - but I stupidly lost them at an Air BnB I stayed at, they promised to post them to me, but with all the crazy stuff going on I haven't received them yet! Highwater trousers were worn during this period (not exclusively) because boots were so popular, and it is also a preference of mine to have slightly shorter trousers because my legs themselves are quite short.
My dad has an old straw hat, and I tried it on once-- VERY uncomfortable! Aside from the "look", do you like wearing them? I prefer a Panama hat-- light, cool, and comfy!
I like the look, but my hat is pretty heavy and doesn't really work for the humidity. In England it was perfect for the summer, but in Japan it gets soaked in sweat. A light Panama would work better here, I think!!
Also: Historical accuracy can't really be allowed to trump health and safety, so even if they didn't wear masks before 1918, we definitely should in the current situation (and it did match the outfit!)
So you live in Japan??? I guess no matter how you dress you would get looks either way as a 外人. I did when I lived in 関西地方. Well, good on you for being yourself.
Is your mask also period? Considering now times with the pandemic and all, ive been trying to look at photos from 1918 San Francisco during the Spanish Flu outbreak. I cant find any info on their masks to see what they are made of or patterns. I figure if im going to take stroll around the block in my period clothes, the mask ought match. Which is the reason behind my question. If it is period, I wonder if you might point me in a direction to where I may purchase or learn to make one? If not, no worries.
I love your content!!! However I found the opening part unnecesary/ a little too long. It's only my personal opinion but I think just the logo at the beggining would do as well ^^
I may ask two questions. One, was Seersucker used in Edwardian period, and two, I am no expert so is it my more modern eyes not liking Edwardian silhouettes or is the suit (even for sax style) slightly wide. Overall, it's interesting to see not much had changed in nearly one and one quarter of a century for leisure/non work wear clothing. Except in 2020+ we are always ultra casual.
Seersucker has been used for centuries and was imported into Europe through India during the reign of the British Empire. But it was normally used for household goods like bed linens. I don't know the whole story on seersucker, but I believe it became a popular suiting fabric in the US in the 1910s, and boomed in the 1920s. And yes, these suits cut in at the body then cut out and open up around the waist. They're a bit wider to the bottom.
I don't know if I would dare to wear those trousers. First, I'm on the prudish side. Second, is it really comfortable to put all your "stuff" on the same side ? You know better than me. When I see pics of "your" period, I remember what I've learned from you.
This makes me a little self conscious because I didn't notice that before, and I have always had trouble with trousers in that area. However, it's not as bad as you think. That shirt tucks all the way down to my knees, and I'm certain that when I pulled the trousers up quickly for the timelapse of getting dressed that I actually crumpled the shirt up underneath which lead to a tight look. Either that or my braces were too short and pulled the trousers up too high, as they were much shorter waisted than most pairs I wear.
Hello Chico, They are used to shorten the sleeves and bring them above the wrist. In this time period shirts could be mass produced, which meant that sleeves were made at an average length. If you're small, like me, that's too long! Also, the starched cuffs are a little bit wide so they slip over the hand sometimes. To look your best it's good to wear sleeve garters so that you can set the perfect sleeve length. Also, if you have to perform any tasks that would require rolling up your sleeves (like doing the dishes), you can simply pull your sleeves back behind the garter, thus pulling them up the arm and away from the hands.
@@AntiqueMenswear I see... Very interesting indeed. It's funny you mentioned doing the dishes,I wear frilly XVIIIth century-like shits with those frilly wrists, and I have to roll them up for such tasks, lol...no garter in this world would help me😂
you have to remember that the era was towrd the end of a global cooling off period and we are to the end of a global warming period...so the layers back in the day would have actually been neccesay protection from the elements
N-Nani? A historically accurate, edwardian englishman in japan? You and your gf (I suppose) must be a sight to see for the folks over there. Love it! Greetings from Germany. Cheers!
@Jackson Snow true. Then again: probably not tooo long ago, given how quirky japanese people can be and given how much more relevant classic menswear is in asia (in japan in particular). ;)
Ikr. SOooOo surprising seeing that he's living in Japan & nailing Edwardian fashion
Big W to our dapper king 👌
Rimless, poor man's monocle.
This applies to other eras like Georgian and Regency. Fashion was based on weather, or rather were seasonal. It's annoying how misconceptions make us think "People wore unpractical fashions back then" when technically they dressed more practical and elegant. Cheers
People just say it to make them feel better about themselves, and how they are lazy and dress like slobs.
When I was a child in the early 1960s our family was at Niagara Falls Canada and I remember a very, very old man dressed up in a suit and hat like this walking infront of us. I remember because my father and aunt comented on what he was wearing and the fact that he was very bow legged and was walking very slowly with his cane. Did this style update through the 20th century or was I seeing someone who was still wearing his Edwardian summer suit?
I cannot say exactly what he may have been wearing, but white cotton suits were worn even during the regency period and there are still modern cotton suits being manufactured today.
The button stance, lapels, construction and cut have changed throughout recent history, so he could have been wearing an older suit, though it's hard to believe that he would have been regularly wearing the same suit for 60 years or so; I would say that it is more likely he would have been wearing a more modern suit (for the time), possibly in the style of his glory years.
He might have been wearing a seersucker suit. That fabric was introduced for suits in 1909 in New Orleans if Wikipedia is to be believed, and became a popular suit material for hot and humid climates because of how well it breathed. They're not incredibly popular but they're also not unheard of even today.
Thanks for another educational video. Could you do one about pocket watches and watchfobs and how they were worn, I think they are beautiful accessories.
As someone who just got into researshing 19/20th century fashion and such, I greatly enjoy watching your videos.
What a lucky find, and your repairs are perfectly inconspicuous.
I really enjoy your videos! The amount of information, that's just easy enough to take but also quite detailed, and the source citing you always put when you put a photo... Honestly impressing!!
I would be interested in a video of the most noticeable changes in european men's vest between 1860-1920, so that you can teach us more about how to notice the differences between antique menswear better. Thank you for this vid!
My compliments from Russia!
Unfortunately, we have very cold winter and very hot summer. This year (in July) it was 36 C . I always wear old-fashioned clothes, but in the summer I have to give up my jacket and wear only a shirt and waistcoat. Linen doesn't help...
Dude your videos are genius! I need more of them!
They're not only informative, but also genuinely very funny, wholesome and inspiring. Keep up the great work my mans, maybe show off and talk about some more general trends at the time. Seems like something like that may be a great vehicle for your comedy.
Thank you very much!
I'm doing my best to make new videos with a tough work schedule!
More coming sooooon!
I like your channel a lot. You look great. I like to dress Edwardian as well, after my own fashion. I wear flat caps, dark 3 piece suits, and Stacy Adams boots to work. My casual evening clothes are a long sleeve henley shirt, vest, pants, and monochrome black Chuck Taylors. I bought a few sack suits from Historical Emporium. I like that the coats have 4 buttons and you can tighten the pants on the back. I wear a union suit to bed and a blue/white striped shirt with blue shorts to the beach. In the winter I wear a donkey jacket. It may seem silly to some, but I love the look.
Very interesting, as usual. I'm already waiting for the next!
Cottom: the absolute king material for summer wear. I love the fact of how thin and, apparently, light weight the fabric is. Excellent ensemble.
So glad I found your channel! I follow many youtubers who focus on historical women's fashion, but you're my first man. 😄
This summer suit looks so great!
I enjoy your videos so much, so nice to see and learn about the history of mens fashions.
Looks wonderful . . . except the modern juice bottle in your pocket at 9:30 LOL J/K I love the time period you represent here. Cheerio Old Sport
Gotta drink in the heat! XD
lovely suit! and absolutely fantastic boater!
You look so pretty in this white suit
Awesome: Nice job on the alterations bro. Show us some more of your wardrobe. Cheers from Houston TX.
I blanked on the name of the monocle but I did recognize that it was the one without a rim
Overall nice video. It's interesting to learn how people kept cool back when they wore a lot of layers
Very nice video. I just love the Edwardian and Victorian Era plus everything English. Thank you.
You are marvelous, I love your channel!
You look splendid. All your hard work has paid off. I’ve bought a copy of an Edwardian linen/cotton suit from a firm here in England and though I’ve made a lot of alterations to it I’m sort of happy with it. Your original is much better though. Funny, that!
Forgot the name of that particular monocle, but I remember the springloaded (??)one was my favourite and made me sad I need proper glasses rather than one lense.
Thank you for your videos, btw, you make me happy when I see them. The info is just amazing because I can't find stuff like this when I do my own research. And being able to see things "in person" is infinitely better than a bland description on wikipedia that makes no bloody sense to me whatsoever.
That was terrific, you do such a great job. Spats? I love that you cover that period, America's "Gilded Age" on this side of the pond, and I'm so interested in the class differences in menswear at that time. Had the Industrial Revolution made its way to that suit? Was it handmade or factory? Mostly I've kept my eye on U.S. styles over that period, so your British/Euro take on the subject is upping my education. Much appreciated.
Thank you very much for your kind comment!
Looking at the construction of the suit I can say that it looks entirely machined, the buttonholes did not survive very well so it's hard to say, but I believe they were also machined.
Although some tailors resisted them for many decades, by the 1900s sewing machines were very much common place!
I do have some spats in my collection, so that would make for a fun video indeed!
Once I get station in Sasebo Japan the first I will do is wear my Victorian Era outfit while going on liberty.
In the next few weeks I'll getting station in Sasebo Japan as for me i always like to dress well so I bought poly cotton fabric. So that I can have a tailor make me a machine washable suit and as for the necktie it's cotton heck I'll be able to wear that suit in the wilderness.
what a lovely channel dear aaron, i had the toughts in my mind that no channel for menswear existed, but i am too shy and my personality its too dark ahahahahaha, you have that jolly commedian spirit
Love the monocle 🧐🧐
You are an amazing man! You have fantastic interests! Keep up the good work. I am here in STATEN ISLAND NY...I often wondered how my ancestors dressed....very nice !
I'm a big fan of Murdoch Mysteries/The Artful Detective, and I love the summer suits I saw on that show. On one ep, a gentleman with a very short role was wearing a cream suit with a subtle vert stripe. I would buy that suit in a hot second. The problem I'm having is finding "authentic" style garments that aren't "costumes" that look silly any day but Halloween.
Love your videos man, keep it up!
WOAH! My dapper dude is Nihonggo Jozu??!
Sugoi!
I want you to make a review about your pocket watch
can you do a video on canes/walking sticks please?
Furry
The poor man, working man monocle or something! I didn't study 😅
I love your channel!
Thank you so much! I'm trying my best to get more content out!
I love it! Keep up the good work!
There aren’t many men’s historical influencers from what I can see. I love that you wear the historical clothing in real life.
Men dressed very elegant back then.
Well this is quite interesting! :D Thanks!
SO good young Man. So good. Rawdon in Brisbane, Australia.
Thank you, Sir!
For sure subscribing!
Mister, I love your homburg. Where did you buy it?
Very nice suit and a rather interesting video, but did you take the trousers too far up or was that just the style at the time? They look a bit short, but I like mine quite long and to cover an amount of my boot so I might just have a bit of an extreme preference. Also, just as an idea I think Brown Shoes/Boots would have looked nicer, as it would have a lower contrast and be closer to the other, warmer and neutral colours of your outfit.
Interestingly my intention was brown boots - but I stupidly lost them at an Air BnB I stayed at, they promised to post them to me, but with all the crazy stuff going on I haven't received them yet!
Highwater trousers were worn during this period (not exclusively) because boots were so popular, and it is also a preference of mine to have slightly shorter trousers because my legs themselves are quite short.
Do you do a tutorial on spatterdashers
Henlo he be swaging again
where does one get those cuffs and collars?
My dad has an old straw hat, and I tried it on once-- VERY uncomfortable! Aside from the "look", do you like wearing them? I prefer a Panama hat-- light, cool, and comfy!
I like the look, but my hat is pretty heavy and doesn't really work for the humidity. In England it was perfect for the summer, but in Japan it gets soaked in sweat.
A light Panama would work better here, I think!!
7:54 I don't know people wore face mask in the late 19th to early 20th Century...my history teacher lied to me.
If you look at the so-called 'Spanish flu' of 1918 you will find images of people wearing masks not too dissimilar to ours!
Also: Historical accuracy can't really be allowed to trump health and safety, so even if they didn't wear masks before 1918, we definitely should in the current situation (and it did match the outfit!)
So you live in Japan??? I guess no matter how you dress you would get looks either way as a 外人. I did when I lived in 関西地方. Well, good on you for being yourself.
Is your mask also period? Considering now times with the pandemic and all, ive been trying to look at photos from 1918 San Francisco during the Spanish Flu outbreak. I cant find any info on their masks to see what they are made of or patterns. I figure if im going to take stroll around the block in my period clothes, the mask ought match. Which is the reason behind my question. If it is period, I wonder if you might point me in a direction to where I may purchase or learn to make one? If not, no worries.
Those trousers sure do frame the butt haha
You're in Japan?!
Yes I am 😁
Are those R.M Williams boots? :D
rimless monocle poor man’s monocle
I love your content!!! However I found the opening part unnecesary/ a little too long. It's only my personal opinion but I think just the logo at the beggining would do as well ^^
As a language nerd, WHAT LANGUAGE WAS THAT MY GUESS IS ITALIAN? Love vid btw VERY informative
Japanese
I may ask two questions. One, was Seersucker used in Edwardian period, and two, I am no expert so is it my more modern eyes not liking Edwardian silhouettes or is the suit (even for sax style) slightly wide. Overall, it's interesting to see not much had changed in nearly one and one quarter of a century for leisure/non work wear clothing. Except in 2020+ we are always ultra casual.
It is a summer suit, you do, infact, want them to be slightly larger on you to allow more airflow.
@@marshallemmet1366 for summer wear I know it's wider. Maybe it's just wider for sach suit.
Seersucker has been used for centuries and was imported into Europe through India during the reign of the British Empire.
But it was normally used for household goods like bed linens. I don't know the whole story on seersucker, but I believe it became a popular suiting fabric in the US in the 1910s, and boomed in the 1920s.
And yes, these suits cut in at the body then cut out and open up around the waist. They're a bit wider to the bottom.
Did men wear shorts in the summer?
They did not, they were not even sporting wear at this time. Tennis utlized tennis whites at this time and this is pre polo shirt tennis short era.
I don't know if I would dare to wear those trousers. First, I'm on the prudish side. Second, is it really comfortable to put all your "stuff" on the same side ? You know better than me. When I see pics of "your" period, I remember what I've learned from you.
This makes me a little self conscious because I didn't notice that before, and I have always had trouble with trousers in that area.
However, it's not as bad as you think. That shirt tucks all the way down to my knees, and I'm certain that when I pulled the trousers up quickly for the timelapse of getting dressed that I actually crumpled the shirt up underneath which lead to a tight look.
Either that or my braces were too short and pulled the trousers up too high, as they were much shorter waisted than most pairs I wear.
No AC back then and they still wore suits in the summer
There also wasn't 95-105 day time Temps for weeks on end like there is now.
@@kents.2866 true, but still. I wouldn’t want to wear the suit in 85 degrees lol..
Why do you wear garters around your upper arms?
Hello Chico,
They are used to shorten the sleeves and bring them above the wrist.
In this time period shirts could be mass produced, which meant that sleeves were made at an average length. If you're small, like me, that's too long! Also, the starched cuffs are a little bit wide so they slip over the hand sometimes. To look your best it's good to wear sleeve garters so that you can set the perfect sleeve length.
Also, if you have to perform any tasks that would require rolling up your sleeves (like doing the dishes), you can simply pull your sleeves back behind the garter, thus pulling them up the arm and away from the hands.
@@AntiqueMenswear I see... Very interesting indeed. It's funny you mentioned doing the dishes,I wear frilly XVIIIth century-like shits with those frilly wrists, and I have to roll them up for such tasks, lol...no garter in this world would help me😂
is location in japan ???
That's right, this is Minoh Falls!
@@AntiqueMenswear Minoh!? Minoo! I'm in the neighbourhood there.
you have to remember that the era was towrd the end of a global cooling off period and we are to the end of a global warming period...so the layers back in the day would have actually been neccesay protection from the elements