The victorian gentleman in his everyday outfit here wears a grey woollen coat, subtle striped woollen trousers, a matching waistcoat and a green cravat as a blur of colour.

I wanted to make such an outfit for a very long time now. It should be plain but classy and of course it should fit right into the era of the late 19th century.

Model: Eric Aisling
Photos: JessiCat (2016)
Editing: Eric Aisling

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This turned out to be a real challange.
The pattern for the coat, waistcoat and tie was decided on quickly. I used the McCall’s Costumes M7003 pattern.
I had to do a lot of adjusting for both the coat and the waistcoat. The coat’s sleeves were too puffy, so I had to depuff them and I had to change both coat and waistcoat for narrow shoulders. The latter is documented for the Men’s Vest. I did something similar to the pattern of the coat.

The pattern for the trousers was hard to find but I decided on the beautifully pattern #119 Men’s Mid Victorian To Edwardian Period Trousers 1850-1910 pattern from Laughing Moon Mercantile. However, again a lot of refitting was required.

With these changes and after building multiple mockups for coat and waistcoat in 2014 and 2015, the hunt for fabric startet. It was not easy but I finally acquired some nice wool fabrics for coat and trousers that go splendidly well together.
The fabric for the waistcoat and the tie I discovered only after coat and trousers were finished.
It turned out fine and the fabrics and patterns with all their adjustements finally led to a harmonious overall picture :-)

Completed: 2016

This outfit was worn for the first time at the Anno 1900 Steampunk Convention in Luxembourg at 20 degrees and sunny weather ;-)

Status: still in my Klamottenkiste ;-)

Fotos: JessiCat, Mac Harley, Mactoner Photography