#breeches

[history-of-fashion]

ab. 1705-1720 Gala outfit of Augustus II of Poland (coat, vest, and knee-length breeches) (Saxony)

silk, gold and silver thread and yarns, wooden buttons

(Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden)

[hollyjumper]

[fashionsfromhistory]

Sailor's Slops

1600s-1700s

Extremely rare survival of a shirt and breeches, called slops, as worn by sailors from the late 16th through to the 18th centuries. This unique set of loose, practical sailor’s clothing reveals life aboard ship. They are made of very strong linen to endure the hard, rough work. There is tar across the front from hauling ropes. The breeches are heavily mended and patched, which the sailor would have done himself.

The Museum of London (ID: 53.101/1b)

[fripperiesandfobs]

Suit ca. 1780

From Kerry Taylor Auctions

[offiziersdiener]

[vinceaddams]

JEECHES

my friend you are a delight

Jeeches for a Jeorgian jentleman!

I don't have them anymore because they didn't fit very well, so I donated them to a small local theatre company. And I regret not doing yellow topstitching, I should have just gone all in and done it.

I have another remnant of denim in my stash, so perhaps someday I'll make better jeeches.

[dooneysworld]

[rilke]

15th‑century coat of arms featuring a rare heraldic charge: a pair of breeches