Men's Fashion In The Georgian Era

Roughly between 1700 and 1790, known as the Georgian Era, mens fashion included a redingote as a part of the needed wardrobe. Sometimes it was also referred to as a Frock. In today's terms we might consider it an overcoat. The redingote was usually a coat with a collar, rather wide, and of a heavy material.

Men would have normally used this part of their wardrobe for riding or traveling.

The redingote shown at the right also incorporates the pagoda style sleeves and a belt. It was a popular piece of attire for men around 1750 and saw many different variations as mens fashion changed over the decades.

Some clothiers would have referred to the coat at the right as a Greatcoat because it had the feature of the small collar that could be raised to protect the face from wind and the elements.

Here in the United States we might refer to the Georgian Era as the Colonial Era as the colonies were being populated by Europeans at the time. Whether we refer to these trends in mens fashion as Georgian or Colonial the clothing is quite recognizable from the history books, novels, and movies that we can enjoy now.

Other typical fashions included:

• Brodequin were a type of boot during the Georgian/Colonial Era
  
• Cadogans were the wigs that had a short pony tail pulled back and held with a black ribbon
  
• Cravat was the name of an ornamental type of neckwear
  
• Engageantes were the cuffs of lace worn by both men and women and usually had two or three tiers to them
  
• Habit was a term for a more formal wear that men might have worn when at the Court of the King or a fancy event
  
• Waistcoat was made of a fine material for the front with a lining material in the back and was worn under a man's outer garment, much like a vest of today.
  

Following the Georgian era of fashion was the Regency Era. Men's fashions really went through a revolution of sorts with styles changing from what had been worn before.

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