American Fashions, August 1898 men's fashion plate – Vintage Wall Art
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This historic image of American Fashions, August 1898 men's fashion plate brings a moment of history to your wall. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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American Fashions, August 1898 men's fashion plate
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The fashion plate lays out men's dress for August 1898, a month when summer clothing for American gentlemen was shifting toward lighter fabrics and more relaxed cuts. Plates like this one were printed in periodicals such as *American Fashions*, which aimed to show readers the latest styles from New York and Paris so they could judge what to order from a tailor or a catalog. Notice how the figures are posed with stiff, formal bearing, and how the illustrator used fine line work to suggest the texture of wool suiting and linen. Such plates were a window onto the everyday wardrobe of a household, where the men's clothing was a matter of both taste and social standing.
| Original scan | 8,636 × 6,840 px · prints to 29 × 23 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 03142u |
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