What Men REALLY Wore in the 1900s (1900-1909)

About this video

The Gazette team provides a comprehensive overview of men’s fashion from 1900 to 1910, the Edwardian Era, covering headwear styles like flat caps, bowler hats, Homburgs, and top hats; hair grooming practices; shirt construction with detachable collars and cuffs; neckwear varieties including ties, bow ties, and cravats; jacket and suit silhouettes; trousers; footwear; overcoats; and accessories. The speaker illustrates how clothing varied significantly by occasion and social class, with examples of formal morning wear, evening wear, and sporting attire.

Key takeaways

• The Gazette team argues that hats were the most important fashion element in 1901, with flat caps, bowler hats, Homburgs, and top hats being the most popular styles, each with distinct shapes and purposes
• The Gazette team explains that men’s clothing from this era featured detachable collars and cuffs to reduce laundry burden, with collars being notably taller than modern standards at three to four inches in height
• The Gazette team notes that lounge jackets and sack suits gained rapid popularity during this decade, eventually evolving into the modern suit, and that jackets featured higher buttoning points, more varied tailoring, and often included functional design elements like patch pockets and vents
• The Gazette team observes that trousers were slim-cut with high rises ending about one inch above the belly button, and that boots remained the most popular footwear despite Oxfords being available, with boot styles featuring taller heels than modern shoes

Episode details: published September 2, 2022 · 112K views · 25:46 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style guidance summarized here is the Gentleman’s Gazette team’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are theirs, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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