Edwardian gentleman

Gentleman's daywear

I aquired this photo' from ebay a few years ago.

The Postcard A view of an Edwardian man sitting on a wooden fence on a postally unused postcard bearing no studio name. Someone has carved their initials on the fence just behind his right knee. What the man is sitting on looks very uncomfortable - I bet he jumped off that fence as soon as the photograph had been taken. Let us hope that he survived the Great War and continued to live on into the 1970's or even the 1980's. To see the same man standing on an outside flight of steps, please…

In the 1890-1900 men would wear frock coats during the day. These coats were knee length and had no grunt cut away. This frock coat could also be called a Prince Albert. During the Edwardian era these coats were worn day to day ad modern lounge suits.

Taking a look at Tom Phillips' new _Menswear_ book, there is no denying that when it comes to perfecting the dapper look it is our elders that are the true masters. Looking fantastic in tweed and getting away with sporting the very finest of handle-bar moustaches without being labelled as try-hard or trendy, when it comes to fashion it would be wise for us to take a leaf out of the books of those a few generations back.

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I hadn't mentioned when I uploaded the first moustache image that it was one of three similar images, all with slightly varied poses. They make a great triptych (see below - click on each image to enlarge)

Description:This is a photograph of a man with a stiffly waxed moustache, dressed in sporting attire, knickerbockers and a flat cap, carrying a staff. Date:c. 1910. This image is taken from a larger photographic record held at Northumberland Archives. The set consists of traditional portrait photography from the early 20th century taken by photographer John Worsnop. Our Catalogue Reference: NRO 01449-531 This image is from the collections of Northumberland Archives. Feel free to share it…