Tuesday, 24 January 2017

How times change.


                              

Victorian Gentlemen's fashion.

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Today's gentlemen's fashion.

It seems that all Victorian men had very small feet, and all today's men can't afford patches for their Jeans.

Life's tough in the 21st Century!

31 comments:

Maria said...

Expensive holes those; jeans like that cost a lot, in return, no holes in pockets!
Greetings Maria

Cro Magnon said...

I've recently bought myself a couple of pairs of jeans, but I won't be cutting holes into them; not for the moment anyway.

local alien said...

I thought this fashion would pass quickly but my kids in their thirties are still wearing holey jeans. I m sure I would have worn them as a teenager, rebellion and all that. Not my favourite fashion now

Sue said...

I offered to mend the bearded one's jeans in Oz but he declined my offer. I just don't get it.

Jacqueline @ HOME said...

I think that young people look great in holey jeans but not when your older, so please don't cut yours up Cro !!!!
I love Victorian fashion and tend to look a bit Victorian myself !!! XXXX

New World said...

My jeans always got holes in the knees naturally but not where these fashion jeans are ripped.

potty said...

Do you have to put corresponding holes into the long-johns that are required to be worn underneath this time of the year?

Cro Magnon said...

All things pass; so will this.

Cro Magnon said...

I'm surprised, I'd have thought he'd be grateful.

Cro Magnon said...

I dressed a bit like that when I was living in London (64-68-ish). Long frock coats, slim trousers (never bell-bottoms), etc. I still love the style.

Cro Magnon said...

My 'ratting' trousers always have holes; that's why they're my 'ratting' trousers.

Cro Magnon said...

I'll have to ask. I'll get back to you!

Aril said...

My son spent a lot of money on pairs of jeans such as these...then he realised he could do it himself on the skinny jeans he no longer wore which were lurking in his wardrobe and surprise, surprise they look exactly the same. I was quite impressed that he'd worked it out on his own. Arilx

Cro Magnon said...

Give them to the dog to chew... same result.

Andi's English Attic said...

Better knee holes in jeans than waistbands underneath the buttocks.

coffeeontheporchwithme said...

I'm sure I looked like a fool when I was a teenager dressed up in the eighties. You do pay a lot for perfectly placed holes in your jeans. -Jenn

Cro Magnon said...

That must be one of the strangest fashions. You wouldn't believe some of the examples I've seen; how they stayed up I have no idea.

Cro Magnon said...

£X per hole.

James said...

Since you're also an eighties teen, didn't it occur to you as it did to me that Cro's modern photo could have been taken in the 80s? Ripped stonewashed jeans and denim jacket and basketball boots? The 80s are now retro!

The Weaver of Grass said...

I think I prefer my men as somewhere in between.

Frances said...

I remember an exhibit at the V&A with the theme of Tribal affiliation as a fashion component. When I am traveling on the subway, it's fun to figure out how many tribes are traveling with me. I sort of try to go incognito, or at least as a hybrid.

Cro Magnon said...

Probably very wise.

Cro Magnon said...

That reminds me of my time in the city at The Stock Exchange. We all wore pin striped suits, striped shirts with white collars, navy spotted ties, and bowler hats. A 'tribe' if ever I saw one.

The Broad said...

To think that when I was a girl we would patch our jeans when they got holes in them. I could never understand why the fashion persisted as it seemed to me that one's toes/feet would always be getting caught on the tears when putting them on. Which I would have found very annoying and possible even painful!

libby said...

Those Victorian chaps looked splendid..such style. My mister still wears a suit and tie to work and not many of his male colleagues still do...I like it for the office environment.

Amy Saia said...

I think we could lose the ripped jeans for the top hats. They're spiffy.

angryparsnip said...

wahahahahahahahahahaha !

cheers, parsnip

Cro Magnon said...

That sounds like me putting on my Barbour coat; holes everywhere, and my arms end-up in the lining.

Cro Magnon said...

I only have one suit these days; lots of ties, but no smart shirt.

Cro Magnon said...

When I worked on The Stock Exchange I had to (occasionally) wear a silk Top Hat. I loved it.

Cro Magnon said...

Indeed!

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