Regency era Highland attire

[OC Richard]

What years are meant by "regency"?

Here's Highland costume from 1822. Note the high collar popular at that time:





and Highland costume in 1835. Note the double-breasted jacket with wide lapels:



In that photo of a guy, he's wearing a MOD sporran that wasn't invented until the 1980s, which is completely anachronistic in every possible way to the early 19th century.

In the early 19th century the style of sporran seen in the 1835 costume was common, black hair with a fringe of contrasting white hair overlapping, and tassels with red leather cones. Note that there's no cantle, but simply a stitched red leather rim.

[figheadair]

What years are meant by "regency"?

Here's Highland costume from 1822. Note the high collar popular at that time:

and Highland costume in 1835. Note the double-breasted jacket with wide lapels:

In that photo of a guy, he's wearing a MOD sporran that wasn't invented until the 1980s, which is completely anachronistic in every possible way to the early 19th century.

In the early 19th century the style of sporran seen in the 1835 costume was common, black hair with a fringe of contrasting white hair overlapping, and tassels with red leather cones. Note that there's no cantle, but simply a stitched red leather rim.

Good post. These are of course outfits of the gentry and it is they that were going to balls.

I appreciate that the original poster doesn't wants to go for a plain jacket which is his perogative. However, it is worth pointing out that in every surviving example of the period, and there are several more, the jacket is tartan, either straight cut or on the bias. Love the steel ball buttons too.

[Jack Daw]

What years are meant by "regency"?

Here's Highland costume from 1822. Note the high collar popular at that time:





and Highland costume in 1835. Note the double-breasted jacket with wide lapels:



In that photo of a guy, he's wearing a MOD sporran that wasn't invented until the 1980s, which is completely anachronistic in every possible way to the early 19th century.

In the early 19th century the style of sporran seen in the 1835 costume was common, black hair with a fringe of contrasting white hair overlapping, and tassels with red leather cones. Note that there's no cantle, but simply a stitched red leather rim.

Love those sporrans!