What Men REALLY Wore in the 1910s

[@LordSluggo]

Let's not dance around the subject: We'd love to see a guide for every decade

[@martinfernstrom8077]

Amen!

[@Leofwine]

Beginning with the late Victorian era (1870s - 1900s), that is!

[@TheAyeAye1]

Total agreement

[@NathanRiediger]

Agreed

[@carltrotter7622]

Hear hear! I can only imagine the video on the 'golden age'.

[@Amory-wd3ws]

Do a video for every 20th century decade, I would love to see one about the 1920s.

[@maxx6469]

I would like to see styles from 1910 to 1960's, skip 70's and then see 80's.

[@thomasjeffords6258]

Agreed. Definitely do the 50s

[@StevenVillman]

@@maxx6469 I want to see the 1970's, too, there. The 1960's - especially the second half of the decade - and the 1970's - especially the first half of the decade - are among the most fascinating fashion eras to me (along with the 1920's, 1930's and early 1940's).

[@Amory-wd3ws]

@@StevenVillman I always thought that the cut off was the early 1960s, after that menswear devolved.

[@maxx6469]

@@iacobushadrianus7889 It would. :)

[@Jessie_Helms]

Always fascinating to see how so much stayed the same, looped back into fashion, or is fairly bizarre to the modern day. Maybe the only thing stranger than people is fashion

[@Paul-hg3hm]

I am a retired Texas Peace Officer and I wear a hat daily. We had a department mandated hat change rule. October 15th thru April 14th you wore a felt hat. From April 15th thru October 14th you wore a straw hat. I was a rookie in 1982 and I still follow this to this day. I think it's practical and I will continue to do so.

[@santaclaus5411]

I reccomend doing a video on the men's fashion of the 1940s. I typically try to wear that fashion at my high school a lot, some of my peers told me that I pull of the 1940s look perfectly.

[@heroofmalta9158]

@@notsans9995 High school called, they said it’s past your bedtime

[@BobBob-eb4io]

@@notsans9995 says a guy with a sans profile pic 🤣

[@SStupendous]

Unpopular opinion, I want every decade of the 19th Century personally, or at least 1860s

[@mattjones5987]

Sad to say the quality of nearly everything is less today than it used to be.

[@leoli2450]

@@youtubeisgarbage900 actually...thank dramatically increased population and the appearance of more occupations for that. First, the U.S has 3 times the population than it had in 1920, BUT the appearance of new jobs means that you can't have the same amount of increase for skilled workers in let say...suit production. But every man still wants at least 3 different suits and 5 shirts in their closet, so we will have to find ways to streamline the design and the production. Hence the drop in "quality".

[@leoli2450]

@@youtubeisgarbage900 you can go find a 1980s, 1990's suit, and they will be pretty much the same from what you can find today. Back then we didn't start outsourcing labor to China, it only got popular in the late 1990s and 2000s. The "cutting corner" has always been a design choice that pre-dates China's mass production ability so we can have sigificantly cheaper suits in more quantity.

[@leoli2450]

@@youtubeisgarbage900 I see. So pointing out that China isn't the reason behind every problem we come across in life (Like the untimely demise of your parents so sadly you couldn't get a proper education while jumping between 10 different foster homes) makes me a ccp agent.

[@StarzzyJJASD]

No the problem is Americans are to casual and have no fashion sense all over the world people still dress nice

[@ICXCTSARSLAVY]

That's because we've become a disposable society that prefers cheap quantity over quality.

[@LatimusChadimus]

I wear suspenders often, a pocket watch almost daily, and always enjoy tying different items around my neck, with a variety of knots I test in public

[@lordnavjot5921]

please make a video on the transition of attire from the 1910s to 1960s

[@kusp0r]

I think I would like a video about fashions from the 1890s, if that can still be considered classic menswear.

[@lemonysnicket3153]

Classic menswear is usually considered 1920 to 1960 but even so It would be interesting

[@lemonysnicket3153]

@@iacobushadrianus7889 it definitely would

[@SStupendous]

@@lemonysnicket3153 I've love to see at least 1850 to 1900 personally

[@davidpesekmuller3883]

I'd totally love to see a decade-by-decade series on this!! Especially the 40s & 50s

[@theessenceofsuccess888]

I'm a woman but I truly enjoy your history lessons of era clothing. Thank you 👍👍💖

[@demspunkdamerica3rdbananar207]

Another female here. Woohoo! It's a weird feeling, right? Or is it just me? I mean...It's a man's channel.

[@Certifiedcatslover]

@@demspunkdamerica3rdbananar207 yeah... weird to see a woman here

[@allanbessani5128]

This really should become a series! it would be so nice to learn some proper men's fashion from the roaring 20s, it's one of my favorite decades, in terms of aesthetics, I really love that art deco inffluence. Great video, greetings from Brazil.

[@DownUnder_Auto_Detailing]

Would love to see everything from the 50's back. I dress like a greaser from the 50s normally but for more formal occasions I revert to the style from the 30s and 40s

[@mattjones5987]

Were the 50s really the starting point of blue jeans being common for men on our own time?

[@ostrich67]

@@mattjones5987 Yes, but they were associated with hoodlums and juvenile delinquents first until Hollywood made that look fashionable in movies like "Rebel Without a Cause" and "The Wild One".

[@SStupendous]

I dress like the 1860s, would love to see everything from the '60s come back lol

[@jesus.christis.lord.foreve899]

anything is better than the common 2020's

[@sandromatthiouz7413]

I really enjoy the videos written with Aaron's advices and help. I reckon that, during these last four months, the videos he worked upon gave a nice and fresh air to the channel. I would love to see another videos such as this one, especially about the 30's, my favourite decade. Cheers, Sandro.

[@blakemcnamara9105]

It was also common back then for men to buy fabric by the yard and have it tailored by a local tailor as there were many around then who didn't charge an arm and a leg. Of course these affordable tailoring services lacked some of the skill that a high-end bespoke service could offer. Off-the-rack really didn't take off until after WWII.

[@danielrios8693]

Exactly, very well put. 👍🏼

[@azizquadri5824]

That's exactly what I do. I am a student, so I can't even Imagine paying 5,000$ for a suit. Instead, I get a fabric by the meter, and get it tailored at my local tailor, and the results are great, especially for the price. I got my sport coat tailored for 40$ including the fabric, and boy did it fit so well. It's not expensive to dress well.

[@SuperFranzs]

@@azizquadri5824 $40 for the fabric and tailor? For a coat? Where did you do this?

[@azizquadri5824]

@@SuperFranzs I live in a third world country. Low labour cost combined with very little value placed on tailoring and tailored clothing (as off the rack is cheaper) has made local tailors charge 40$ for a Sport Coat.

[@professornuke7562]

Men of means in England would buy the whole bolt of tweed, and leave it with their tailor, so that they would have a signature cloth pattern. Hence the Professor Elemental diss track with "I don't like your Tweed, Sir!" to Mr. B the Gentleman Rhymer. If you don't know what I am talking about, look up Mr. B's "Just Like a Chap". Then again, if you are here I guess you know all this.

[@omerfaruktacyldz6986]

I'd love to see this kind of analysis on other decades as well. It was very informative and fun

[@adrianghandtchi1562]

I appreciate you covering the subject because as much as I love and appreciate all the work everybody else has done for women’s fashion it’s nice to see what the men’s fashion looks like

[@BobTheHatKing]

Everyone talks about 20s and 30s style. 1910s is like that weird uncle no one talks about

[@hidaguhigaro7010]

Precisely!

[@StevenVillman]

@@hidaguhigaro7010 @Bob the Hat King ...not to mention the 1900's; nobody seems to be talking about fashion that was worn during that decade!

[@hidaguhigaro7010]

@@StevenVillman The 1900's happens to be my favourite decade for menswear!

[@olbradley]

More like best uncle.

[@56pjr]

we should dress like that today

[@scottyb.8710]

Why do I find Sven’s voice relaxing?

[@Oniuzzi]

Back in the day everyone dressed so sharp. I wish it would go back to it.

[@AlexDreemurr]

Take advantage of it and become the sharpest man in the room at all times.

[@kathygann7632]

Not me! Those women all wore long dresses. No bicycling. No swimming. No activity but walking.

[@rookmaster7502]

Even poor people did their best to look sharp when in public, particularly in metropolitan areas.

[@b.w.9244]

Practicality took over.

[@Boselaphus]

@@b.w.9244 Practicality in what means? The dresses nowadays are so cheap quality that they dont even last 3 months. The cost per wear is way lower for the quality mens wear.

[@ornei2615]

My grandfather still followed the hat change day through his whole life, though he did wear cowboy style hats and was born in 1928.

[@SStupendous]

Same here! Except mine always dressed formally throughout his whole life, always wore a suit or at least a tie to dinner.

[@ryanmckenzie5918]

I'd love to see more historically themed videos, for sure!

[@insertnamehere001]

Amazing video. I'd personally prefer going further back in time! 1890s and so forth.

[@craigester1449]

I'm actually working on researching the top hat plush to recreate it on a small scale. Silk ages very well but the plush is so fine that it gets very fragile with time and tends to rub off, so the supply of vintage hats in good shape is always declining. If you have a vintage topper, always make sure to not rub against the direction the silk lays in because you will cause damage. Also, get a vintage case or properly sized hat box because dust easily finds its way into the silk and being stored out in the open increases the amount of cleaning your hat will need, which will lower its lifespan.

[@theDapperVault]

Definitely my choice of generation for its fashion! 🥲

[@Alteranas]

1:14 remember that "A hat is not a hat, till it's tilted." - Sinatra, Martin, Crosby

[@653j521]

Alteranas Fixing Humphrey Bogart's brim in the movie Sabrina. "We can't have you walking up and down the Champs Elysee looking like a tourist undertaker!" The two brothers are great examples of the old and new.

[@n8sfolly]

There aren't a lot of people with the historical knowledge of men's dress that you possess. Without a doubt it is the reason I keep coming back to your channel.

[@gordonbrandt9739]

Yes more video's of this nature would be very interesting.

[@Daniel-zc6ee]

I love these history videos. May I ask, is there going to be a video about the frock coats from the 19th century in the future?

[@piccalillipit9211]

*1900 & 1920's* please - I would be very grateful as I tailor clothing from these periods and every bit of information is SO appreciated...

[@DavidSmith-xs3or]

How much

[@DavidSmith-xs3or]

What are your prices for bespoke clothing from that era. I'm a concept designer and I like to design vintage style clothing.

[@piccalillipit9211]

@@DavidSmith-xs3or - Hi. It is my hobby so I don't commercialise it as that would take all the joy out of it for me. But if you want to know what to pay as a ball park guide. In USD a bespoke pair of hi rise fish tail trousers should be about $200 to $300 plus fabric cost. Shirts should be about $150 - $200 + fabric. 3 piece suit should be about $800 to $1200 + Fabric.

[@tolvaer]

Is anyone else kinda shocked at how much I enjoy this channel, I dress like my job, but heck, I'll live vicariously through you gentlemen.

[@rafaelcastillo3834]

Yet another well done, informative video. Thank you Raphael.

[@TheAyeAye1]

Well made Panama hats remain attractive and comfortable. They are well worth investing in if you live anywhere with hot weather.

[@calebmcurby8580]

I find it very interesting to see the catalogues showing two and three button suits, as well as vests, buttoned all the way down.

[@thekingshussar1808]

Edwardian fashion is one of the best and among my favourites

[@lynnrobinson8885]

I so appreciate well made clothes and have been sewing all my own since I was 20. I am 72 yrs. old now. I have always made my clothes, my children’s, drapes, curtains, pillowcases, duvet covers, quilts etc. I was later asked to work for an Art Gallery where I now live to repair old items, and old embroidered items that needed to be attached with all natural materials (lacing them to a backing of 100% natural fabrics so they could be framed for hanging). My oldest piece I worked on was an 105 yr. old butter muslin embroidered piece that was in bad shape. I found matching thread, It came out very well and the owner was thrilled with it. I had a chance to take a tailoring course at a night school course when I was 30. The woman who taught us was from Holland and very experienced. I had lived in England for two years (from 1974 - 1975) , and was able to buy 3 and one half meters of Harris Tweed from a shop in Edinborough, Scotland when we visited and I made the jacket for my husband. I even impressed myself! My mother-in-law entered it in a county fair in the States (from where I grew up) and I was so surprised when I won first place! He still has it and wears it. I have even bought lovely second hand store wool skirts that were only just too big, turned the wool inside out, put in a new lining and turned the waist band to make it look new again. I paid only 75 cents Canadian for each skirt. Another lady had a swim suit she wore in one of the olympics many years ago, and asked me to attach it invisibly to a backing fabric so it could be framed and hung. I have enjoyed it all, and now just do my own sewing. I don’t know how I found the time all those years working full time as a secretary to a Director of a School Board and the Board’s lawyer for union contracts. I also made a lovely trench coat for myself. I have always wanted to find a way to make myself a wool felt hat like those women wore in the thirties in England, but couldn’t find the fabric. I love sewing so much, and it started when my German grandmother taught me how to sew on her treadle sewing machine from the 1800’s. I think most people today do not appreciate how well made some of those items from back then were. I even still darn my husbands socks. Thank you for this lovely channel!

[@misscandy5410]

I will watch any video regarding the Edwardian & Roaring 20's eras!

[@AzathothLives]

Its good to see informative videos like this. I've always found the little historical details of daily life back in earlier parts of history to be very interesting. Also its strangely easy to lose things like this if they aren't preserved.

[@MossyMozart]

So much subtlety that I never noticed before. Fascinating.

[@folkertvanwijk5168]

I have been watching this chanel voor a long time now. Alltough I do not agree on anything, I learned a lot and am certainly inspired. My personal aim though is more a vintage look I especially like the background info and this video has a lot of it. Thanks! Keep up the good work!

[@folgore1]

Nice bit of social history! I appreciate the breakdown according to class! Vids like this make it easier to appreciate period films.

[@Hopknight]

Please do the 19th century too! These 20th c by decade videos are my favourites of the GG collection. Thank you!

[@jobmclaren4150]

Excellent, I have just started the video and I already know this is going to be the best most informative video!!!

[@jeffreytrent552]

I would definitely like to see more on defining characteristics of menswear from different decades. I would also like to see your take on the 1870’s through 1890’s. In my part of the US, that period reminiscent of the Old West might even be considered a regional style.

[@653j521]

Jeffrey Trent In more recent Westerns you see more styles of hats and clothes. The first Westerns put everyone in pretty much the same outfits. I've watched a lot of silent Westerns and I still can't find any that might have given rise to the idea that the white hats were good guys and the black hats were the bad guys. I wonder when that was born. I did learn, though, that black hid the sweat stains from the camera. The actor could even soak in a horse trough and the water wouldn't show on the fabric, a big advantage when shooting in the desert in the summer.

[@SStupendous]

1840s-1900 would be nice; you can't consider the 1870s onwards the "Wild West" because you miss out the Gold Rush of '49, the Civil War and the exploits of people like Wild Bill Hickok and William Anderson, and if they're not part of the Wild West, what is?

[@vasilijevukcimesa87]

Great video, Raphael! I was expecting this topic for long time! I would like to see these videos for every single decade.

[@Unnamed2076]

i would love to see a 1920's fashion overlook. thats the style i wear daily and i would love to get more knowledgable on it

[@robertcampbell8027]

Very interesting and informative video. I spent a few years in the late 69s and early 70s in the men’s clothing industry. I’ve watched the gradual diluting of men’s interest in dressing well and cannot help but tie its diminution to other areas of our society. I’m retired now, but always hated the concept of “dress down Friday” when I was working. And as if all of that isn’t enough of a disappointment, the “skinny suit” fashion of today is an absolute style train wreck. No one looks good in a skinny suit. They always look like a guy is wearing a suit he grew too tall for and couldn’t afford to replace.

[@vonvildenschwert3045]

I also recommend Darcy clothing for shirts and detachable collars. Good quality, mostly Edwardian replicas for great prices.

[@tinydancer7426]

Detectable collars? Do you mean detachable?

[@pcarrierorange]

@@tinydancer7426 I think he means delectable collar. Scrumptious!

[@tinydancer7426]

@@pcarrierorange :0D

[@vonvildenschwert3045]

@Oreobush Yes, I did. Sorry. Autocorrection. The vocabulary in my device probably isn’t very familiar with words about older fashion.

[@habituscraeftig]

Good gracious, the bottom edge curvature on those vests is just delicious. 💗

[@eeroterry1074]

I would be curious about the 1950s style.

[@hungtesla4105]

just the right video I'm looking for, I'm researching the styles, the silhouettes back to this era, and the channel did this video, fantastic

[@markenna5955]

James Townsend &son and You both have the right idea. make a very entertaining video and casually mention the products you sell. Well done

[@nathan8219]

I would love to see a video like this for the 1920's.

[@jonathanlife5304]

Finally. I've been looking for a video specifically for men fashion of the 1910's. I've only run into videos of the 1900's or the 1920's.

[@kipp5862]

I always referred to the "Flat Cap" as a "Cabbies Hat" I associated those hats from when I was growing up with cab drivers. This was in the early to mid 70s, even though their use waned about this time, it had few holdouts by some men

[@guilhermelacerda8272]

New videos covering other decades would be great to watch!

[@keith6351]

Great video, yes please, a video for each decade would be fantastic. Love the channel

[@renatab8293]

Wow, such an educational, entertaining and well-made video. I watched it twice. Thank you.

[@gkseeton]

This is so fascinating. Marvelous! 😃😃😃😃😃😃

[@keyonbrown7775]

I got to say something I don't know how you do it but the quality of your videos are so good the picture is so clear and smooth it's one of the clearest videos I've seen on KZbin

[@markgilchrist1448]

Yes, please, do more videos. That was fascinating. I don't know if it's the SS uniforms or the way they have been used in the media. Either way, they are striking. The United States Marine Corp dress uniform has my vote for best looking, and most iconic, ever. Admittedly, I am a bit prejudiced. Ooh rah!

[@christophergartland2931]

This is one of my favorite channels. Awesome stuff. Keep it up guys!

[@EMM-dd1vs]

Pistols and revolvers were pretty popular in this time period. They should be considered a common accessory. I would love to see a small deringer or colt pocket hammerless tucked into a vest! Dressing around a gun can be difficult and would have been a common issue. Great video.

[@jacobsinger97]

Sven!! You reflect real classic mens style bro!

[@carlupthegrove262]

Very interesting I would love to see these done for other decades....Thanks

[@markwhite6001]

Its not a crime to be poor but its a crime to look poor, Larry grayson British comedian

[@benderbendingrofriguez3300]

Could you make a video on what men wore in the 1920s?

[@georgeorwell4931]

Great video. So informative and love to see more of these period pieces!

[@canadafree2087]

GG, the Myth Busters of men's fashion.

[@larspardo4309]

OMG - the memory - we were required to wear boater hats on sundays at the english boarding school I went to in the '60s

[@ataurus62]

22:05 You Avenger, looking all "Patrick McNee".

[@mattVmatt12]

Not even interested in fashion. But into history lol. Love this channel.

[@moorshound3243]

The quality of your videos is awesome, thank you so much for the great content.

[@axeljacobs9723]

Your video was very well done, and I must say, I love all this vintage clothing! I wish I had more of it! Vielen Dank für‘s hochladen! Mfg, Axel

[@max2grant]

Raphael- you should watch the opening narration of Orson Welles’ “The Magnificent Ambersons”, one of the greatest movies of the 40s. It covers a lot of this as well as customs in a poetic, elegiac way

[@m.m.i.9586]

I’d never heard of it before, since I’m most familiar with pre-1940s films, so I looked it up. That’s a wonderful sequence!

[@nycto6263]

Do u mind making a video about what men should wear in places with different kind of weather like the south east Asia or the middle east.

[@jukkakorpelaa]

This is the best video on your channell! Please make these decade videos regular things and keep them coming!

[@NickD2112]

Great video, I would love to see more decade guides!

[@briocheoleary5043]

What is the classic hat for the modern gentleman? In the uk there’s been a bit of comeback for the flat cap.. popular even with the windsors today in shooting season

[@learnshareevolve1842]

Well done, and interesting video! ‘Props’ for your fashion ‘confessions’, and to those who know enough about it to care!

[@ChristopherSajdak]

There are new silk French-made tophats, they run for about 500 euros. Also there is a German shop which offers top hats out of synthetic silk.

[@leifforrest]

19:26 what were Chelsea boots called back then? As I understand it the term 'Chelsea' boots were coined in the 50's and 60's because of the Mods that became associated with them. Would it be -J. Sparkes Hall's Patent Elastic Ankle Boots?

[@demspunkdamerica3rdbananar207]

I defragment my psychological hard drive with your show. Such entertainment mixed with historical account.

[@Jesusprayerwarriorbw]

I recently found your dapper channel good sir. I came feel myself becoming more of a gentleman every video!

[@PierreaSweedieCat]

Oh, yess! A video on each erea would go down well, especially if historians found out.

[@palizor_valdorr]

Man, I love that hats, good video

[@kaiceecrane3884]

Would like to also see other centuries of fashion and style

[@danielrios8693]

Very nice, and thoroughlvideo. I really enjoyed it from beginning to end. Particularly enjoyed the snippets of info, pics, and video of, "working class" men. This settles many of my questions. Thank you Gentlemens Gazette!

[@ZoomZoom-ng6sn]

Gentleman's Gazette is my new History Channel and National Geographic. I have no interest in those 1910's hats but Gentleman's Gazette somehow pulled me into watching and learning the history of those hats.

[@ITm4n]

This channel is so baller. Subscribed. Keep spreading the word of the gentleman

[@rwilson7197]

Love the outfit at the end, especially the pants and vest. Very nice, sharp looking.

[@rayyanma1608]

Thank you for the informative video. A question: The "Wild West" was still prevalent in the western United States in the 1910s, albeit in great decline by that point. How different was the fashion in the western United States as compared to the more developed eastern United States.

[@Torpe-z89]

Thanks for the tip on how to dress! I usually dress from the 30s but I've been needing a new attire. Thanks Gent

[@kenlee5509]

New Subscriber, looks good! I was getting mind numbed and feeling that the fashion pressure of those days was driven by leisure time ... and then, the green ensemble at 16:49 (on left) appeared. I love it! I want one! It is fantastic! Humans are strange critters. ~ Humans getting bigger, and _all_ manufacturing not keeping up, is a pet peeve of mine. Any progress on this front would be good to promote.

[@dennisnordlund902]

William Burroughs claimed that the 1910s was the best dressed decade, for whatever that is worth.

[@wakkowarner7391]

Those tall stiff collars would have driven me crazy.

[@nola2005]

Thank you Sven! Smart, useful and entertaining advice.

[@deannastevens1217]

HOLY Details Batman>>> This is AWESOME!!!! Thank you.

[@catladylion5186]

Love this topic. I enjoy fashion history

[@brunonjezic6208]

I really enjoyed this. I find period of art nouveau fascinating so this was right at my alley. Hope art deco 20s are next

[@653j521]

Art Nouveau ends as this begins. About 1890-1910. It was a busy period for innovations in architecture and design but Art Nouveau came and went pretty fast. I really like Victor Horta's work.