A History of the 1878 Sack Suit and Notes on Late 1870s Men’s Fashions
0November 7, 2013 by Ville Raivio
Wisconsin Historical Society has shared a few nuggets on the history and details of the all-American sack suit in 2002. What got me by surprise are the fabric swatches offered in contemporary advertisements, around three decades before Apparel Arts appeared on the stage with its minute details and handy swatches. Another point of interest is the cantankerous voice of the older generation, ever unhappy with the novel ways of the young. Man’s the same on all eras.
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‘West End Gazette of Fashion complained in 1876 that “Our fast young men will find something to be noisy in, in the shape of loud plaids, the patterns more striking than tasteful.”
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/patterns/1878sacksuitinfo.html
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