Original Victorian era CDV (carte de visite or visiting card) of scruffy, handsome, clean shaven young man, looking serious. He is wearing a loose-fitting 'sack' or lounge jacket with wide lapels, waistcoat and loose tie. Photograph from the studio of Edouard Nickels, Duke Street, Chelmsford, Essex, circa early 1870's
This gent is wearing a sack suit. The sack suit, or lounge suit as it was termed in Great Britain, originated in France as the sacque coat during the 1840s and took its name from the way it was cut (contrary to popular belief, the sack coat did NOT get its name from its loose fit “like a sack”). In contrast to the more elaborate frock coat whose back was constructed from four basic pieces, the sacque coat was simplified, consisting of two basic pieces. Moreover, the sack coat was designed to fit loosely. Sack coats usually had three or four button holes and often it was worn buttoned only at the top (as here). In the 1880s, 90s, and early 1900s where the coats (and accompanying trousers) become increasingly more narrowly-fitted and cut closer to the body. Source: The wide lapels help date this photo to 1870's.
Size: 4400px × 6909px
Location: Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK
Photo credit: © ThislifeThen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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