Mustaches, hats, boots and vests became sartorial staples among males in the American West during the 1800s. Case in point is the accompanying photograph showing members of Company F of the Texas Ranger’s Frontier Battalion. The vest—that sleeveless upper body garment meant to be worn under a topcoat—was the Westerner’s nod to Victorian propriety, which dictated that gentlemen wore vests over their shirts. Indigent cowboys, well-heeled card sharps, ornery outlaws and stalwart lawmen alike might shuck the morning coat, but at least a few of them didn’t go out in public without a vest. The style started about 200 years earlier, in 1666, when England’s King Charles II took a liking to the...
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The 1880s saw the first automobile, the vast expansion of the railroad, immigration, and the Wild West. The Victorian Era wouldn’t end for another twenty years. Dresses of this era had tight bodices, narrow sleeves, and high necklines (a show of modesty characteristic of the Victorian Era). Focus remained on the back of the dress and the bustle came back in an extreme way mid-decade before falling back out of fashion quickly. The corset was still an S-shape, but was emphasized with a lower chest. Choker necklaces and collars became fashionable accessories. It should come as no surprise that the Rational Dress Society was formed in 1881 in opposition to extreme forms of women’s clothing....
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Kanye Omari West was born in Atlanta; however, soon his family moved to Chicago, where he spent most of his growing up years. He is surely one of the most talented celebrities of current times. Other than being a singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer, he has also established himself as a much loved fashion designer. He is known globally for his sense of style, his beard in particular. This write-up is for all the Kanye West fans who want to know more and him and have the desire of having beard like the rapper. Kanye West Career: A Synopsis Before becoming famous as a music producer, Kanye West attended a local art school for a brief period. During the early 2000s, he started...
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While the first explorers to the West were fur traders before Lewis and Clark, most of the period commonly referred to as the Wild West dates between 1850 and 1880. Those years were lawless ones, and many people lived lives relatively isolated from relatives -- and fashion and hairstyles -- on the East Coast. With limited time, supplies and resources, hairstyles of the Wild West were simple for both men and women. Men's hair was often worn long on the frontier. Allowed to grow out to all one length, hair past the shoulders is acceptable. For shorter hair, use an oil-based pomade to slick the hair back. While this is a bit citified for the West, it certainly would have been seen,...
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Man hair mustache style. How To Get Ready For Movember The Bearded Bastard translation missing: en.general.icons.tumblr Icon Movember mustache. How To Get Ready For Movember It's almost that time of the year, that month when facial hair takes center stage and we get to come together to contribute to a higher cause. Movember started as a tradition amongst a group of friends in Melbourne, Australia to use mustaches as a way to spark conversations about men's health. In little more than a decade, the Movember Foundation has grown into a global charity tackling a wide variety of men's health issues. Each November men around the world shave down and grow mustaches to raise money and awareness...
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