AHC: More colourful men's formal fashion

[Fabius Maximus]

Formal clothes for men are generally quite monochrome -- black tie and white tie both consist of black and white suit, black and white bowtie. Maybe a coloured bowtie, but that's generally about it. Regular suits have a bit more leeway, but tend to be either black, grey, or dark blue. Nobody wears the kinds of bright colours, gold lace, etc., that livened up the formal dress of previous eras.

So your task is simple -- find a POD which will make/keep brighter-coloured male clothes fashionable for formal occasions in the year 2019.

 

[alexmilman]

Formal clothes for men are generally quite monochrome -- black tie and white tie both consist of black and white suit, black and white bowtie. Maybe a coloured bowtie, but that's generally about it. Regular suits have a bit more leeway, but tend to be either black, grey, or dark blue. Nobody wears the kinds of bright colours, gold lace, etc., that livened up the formal dress of previous eras.

So your task is simple -- find a POD which will make/keep brighter-coloured male clothes fashionable for formal occasions in the year 2019.

There is an appropriate song, “The creation of man”, in “The Scarlet Pimpernel”. Just keep the general attitude ...

 

[Byzantion]

Formal clothes for men are generally quite monochrome -- black tie and white tie both consist of black and white suit, black and white bowtie. Maybe a coloured bowtie, but that's generally about it. Regular suits have a bit more leeway, but tend to be either black, grey, or dark blue. Nobody wears the kinds of bright colours, gold lace, etc., that livened up the formal dress of previous eras.

So your task is simple -- find a POD which will make/keep brighter-coloured male clothes fashionable for formal occasions in the year 2019.

18th Century wardrobe and powdered whigs ? Interesting If this remained formal fashion in certain Professional. Maybe every president after Washington, Congress members and Supreme Justice has to wear a whig.

 

[Fabius Maximus]

18th Century wardrobe and powdered whigs ? Interesting If this remained formal fashion in certain Professional. Maybe every president after Washington, Congress members and Supreme Justice has to wear a whig.

Not necessarily wigs (and they are worn in some circumstances -- e.g., barristers and judges in the UK wear wigs as part of their official costume), but that sort of brightly-coloured aesthetic, certainly.

 

[Deleted member 67076]

Butterfly away Beau Brummel. Hes pretty much the one who started the trend of dark and drab clothing.

 

[NiGHTS]

Have the bright and colorful and slightly more diverse male fashion of the 60s keep going. Have some male celebrities wear spectacular and flamboyant outfits at balls and red carpets. Make people in the business world less worried about expressing themselves through clothing. Raise the beauty standards on men, son that way makeup, hair, and fashion are more paid attention to by men.

 

[ModusViv]

Have the bright and colorful and slightly more diverse male fashion of the 60s keep going. Have some male celebrities wear spectacular and flamboyant outfits at balls and red carpets. Make people in the business world less worried about expressing themselves through clothing. Raise the beauty standards on men, son that way makeup, hair, and fashion are more paid attention to by men.

Or the 70s. Or the 80s, come to think of it ...

Y'know, maybe we shouldn't be blaming Brummel. This may all be Kurt Cobain's fault.

 

[John7755 يوحنا]

Traditionally men’s lounge suits even in the recent past were quite diverse. Perhaps not the wishes colors of pink, bright purple and so forth; however, it is not difficult to find even existing ‘vintage’ pieces of golden colored suits during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Likewise, there were lounge suits made with polka dots and not to mention pinstripes in different colors, varieties and widths. Another example from experience, a suit that I own from the 1940s, a double breasted piece is unlike anything produced today generally, in that it is a sort of teal-grey mesh with a slight golden-brown pinstripe that glimmers in the sun. I have also viewed many suits from the period in vibrant baby blues, oranges, pinstripes in every imagined color aside from pink, purple and brown meshes, grey with bright yellow pinstripes, and the list can go on and on. It is commonly accepted by many a-tailor of men’s fashion, this diversity of men’s lounge suits during the period of 1919-1952.

Generally too, assuming that colors like this were a minority, we can say that the following are common for lounge suit wear in the very recent past:

Brown
Black
Navy
Blue
White/Ivory
Beige
Charcoal
Light Grey
‘Medium’ Grey (I do not know this word)
Tan
Olive
Burgundy

Ultimately, this is a large color pallet and women’s clothing generally uses these colors more often than the supposed vibrant colors the poster seeks. Anyway, if one wishes to see ‘formal’ clothing be more diverse than it currently is, than one would most likely require more general and common wearing of said outfits. The reason there was a great diversity in lounge suit fabric, styles and colors was that the general style was such suits, thus it was not simply a uniform as formal clothing can become. An example of this, is the difference between the frock coat in 1860 vs the same frock coat in 1900. In 1860, the frock coat was the common street and business wear of the time and as such, it came in varying colors and styles, with a wide assortment of colorful waistcoats and eccentric cravat. However, the same style in 1900-1950, the frock coat was limited almost totally to black and grey and was made into a formal uniform of sorts.

Also, do not judge men’s lounge suit fashion based upon relatively recent developments in men’s fashion standards.