Fashion Plate - Petit Courrier, 1836

Petit Courrier des Dames, August 31, 1836

French magazines sometimes included menswear fashions. Depicted here are two gentlemen in the latest Parisian styles. The gentleman on the left illustrates a “Habit de Ville,” or “City Suit,” consisting of a tailcoat, waistcoat, pantaloons, ruffled shirt, and black cravat.  The figure on the right displays what the French termed a “redingote.” Interestingly, the description attributed the new cut of the redingote to a tailor named Mr. Herbelet. During the nineteenth century, fashion innovations in menswear often began with tailors.