| Topic List | Page List: 1 |
|---|---|
| Topic | Did everyone wore suits and hats in the 19th century till the 1940-50s? |
| HannibalBarca3 11/04/17 4:36:46 PM #19: | They would cope by using materials such as linen and cotton. A popular fabric was the Palm Beach Cloth fabric, now non-existant, which was often white or beige and that was suited for hotter climate. Of course, a thing to remember is that suiting fabric back then was much much heavier than modern day fabric. Modern day fabric weights less, I think the average fabric weight is around 8-9oz, which makes them suitable for modern day wear with our indoor air conditioning and stuff like that. In contrast a lot of fabric from that era was heavy. I own a pre-ww1 jacket and the fabric is heavy, very heavy. But the advantage of heavier fabric is that it holds up after time, it drapes better and it wrinkles less. --- Aut viam inveniam aut faciam. Will not change sig until the Tsar is put back in the Russian throne (July 08, 2010) ... Copied to Clipboard! |
| Topic List | Page List: 1 |