Men’s Fashion
| 1840 – 1850 | |
| Coats | Extra-long, narrow sleeves |
| Shirt | Dress: tailored white cotton; narrow sleeves; small collar turned up under a tie. Work: colors and pattern or smocks. |
| Necktie | Ties in a horizontal bowknot, dark-coloured. |
| Trousers | Fly-front |
| Hair & Beard | Ear-length, parted high at one side; clean shaven but fringe beards |
| 1850 – 1860 | |
| Coats | Generous cut; vests. |
| Shirt | Collar turned over the tie. Work: colours and patterns. Dress; pleated starched bib fronts. Shirt fronts could be purchased. |
| Necktie | 2” wide, half-bow |
| Trousers | Fly-front, wide pant legs |
| Hair & Beard | Clean shaven; end of decade full beards appear. Oiled hair, long on top, side part, combed into wave at centre of forehead; collar length; ears covered later in the decade. |
| 1860 – 1870 | |
| Coats | Long, overlarge sack coats. |
| Shirt | Collars folded down around the neck; white, stripes and plaids |
| Necktie | Narrow. |
| Trousers | Wide, longer at the heel; suspenders common. |
| Hair & Beard | Chin whiskers; hair at ear level in back side part. |
| 1870 – 1880 | |
| Coats | Shorter and close-fitting; narrower, buttoned at top button only to show vest. |
| Shirt | Made without collars; collars purchased. White, blue, red, black or grey stripes, small plaids. |
| Necktie | Wide and tied in a loose knot; ends overlap. Striped. |
| Accessories | Fur hats and coats. |
| 1880 – 1890 | |
| Coats | Short sacks; narrow sleeves high on shoulder. |
| Shirt | White. |
| Necktie | Variety of ties, wide and soft. |
| Trousers | Narrow with no creases. |
| 1890 – 1900 | |
| Coats | Narrow, small coats; buttoned all the way to the top. |
| Shirt | White shirts, trim-fitted collars, small and stiff; toward end of decade collar may be very high and stiff. |
| Necktie | Black bow ties: narrow ties of black or patterns. |
| Trousers | Narrow. |
| Hair & Beard | Short haircuts; large moustaches. |