Beau Brummell’s hot pants
0January 23, 2014 by Ville Raivio
‘Nineteenth-century prints show Brummell in very fitted riding coats with tails. The coat cuts away to reveal his pelvis and thighs. Brummell wore long pants when knee-length breeches were still considered the fashion and he was responsible in part for the trend towards ultra-tight pants in the early 1800s. When it passed, one female fan of Brummellian tightness bemoaned, “At least we always knew what a man was thinking.”‘
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Ralph Lauren, Black Label suit, size 52EU
~ J.J. Lee in The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father, a Son, and a Suit
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