Guide to men's formal wear (and ponies in Edwardian dress)

[ladymoondancer.livejournal.com]

I found a great resource for men's black tie styles from its origin to the present (organized by era) . . .




^ Edwardian style



^ Jazz Age style. I cannot help but think of these three as Claude, Eustace, and Rainsby.



HOLY COW, there is a guy who looks JUST like Laurie!Bertie behind the sax player who's behind the center woman.



^ Jeeves and the Mystery of the Floating Waistcoats. (Depression era wear for the non-depressed.)


Also,




And, on a very vaguely related note . . .

Comments

[mxdp.livejournal.com]

Love the references (safely puts them away) the vid and BRAVO! to the art!

[ladymoondancer.livejournal.com]

They're so dapper, aren't they?

Thank you for the oodles of hullabaloo! :D

[gini-baggins.livejournal.com]

LOL they DO remind me of Clause, Eustace and Rainsby. I've just watched that very episode :P
Love the Mystery of the Floating Waistcoat *giggles*
Thank for this!

BRAVO :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_FdDtCB8xw

[ladymoondancer.livejournal.com]

The Floating Waistcoats and One Errant Shoe . . . XD

Ahahahaha, I loooove Hugh Laurie as George! Look at how his eyes bug out as he shouts BRAVO! Blackadder came before J&W, right? I wonder if his performance in Blackadder is what made the producers think of him and Fry for Bertie and Jeeves.