MINI0019 Men Getting Dressed 1840’s style

Clothes maketh the man; but how did a gent dress in the 1840s? This episode features;

• Intro & podcast update.

• Clothing, class, and mindset.

• Beauty standards.

• Aspirational dressing.

• Wasn’t it cold!

• Men getting dressed in 1840.

• Underwear.

• Shaving – a risky business.

• Shirts & sewing.

• Trousers.

• Waistcoats.

• A riot of colour & overcoats.

• Men get pockets; pistols optional.

• Reviews and spoilers!

Link for the art work is https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/the-derby-day/9QFrgLs_sK6O9Q?hl=en-GB&ms=%7B%22x%22%3A0.6521343994140625%2C%22y%22%3A0.656402587890625%2C%22z%22%3A10.463752784311872%2C%22size%22%3A%7B%22width%22%3A0.6957312011718749%2C%22height%22%3A0.6871948242187499%7D%7D

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