August Suit (+tie overlay) and Hat
I couldn't find any famous historical person to name this ensemble after. No name felt right. So, I decided to name it after a non-famous historical person, from my family! Problem: it seems that all of my male ancestors born before 1920 were named Mats, Johan or Jakob. There are tons of interesting women's names in my family tree, though. There was one woman named Augustia, thus the name August!
Enough about names. This is a casual 1850s-inspired suit and matching top hat for your sensible (pattern-loving?) gentlemen. Comes in many sensible colors!
The suit is an edit of a labcoat from Get To Work. BGC, of course. Its swatches were inspired by fashion from the 1830s-60s. It has soft shoulders and a slightly nipped waist, and could work from the 1840s up until the late 1850s. The tie is white in all swatches, but I've made a neat little color overlay for it.
Found in the Outerwear and Sets categories
Tagged as Everyday, Athletic, Party, Hot Weather and Cold Weather
Honestly, I don't like this tie. It's not straight-up historically inaccurate, but it's damn close. However, this was a low-effort project, and completely changing the look of the tie to, say, a cravat or bow tie, or maybe a stock, that would be way too much effort. The regular tie will have to do.
Found in the Bracelets category (specifically left wrist)
Before naming this set August, the top hat was appropriately titled "The Tallest Top Hat" because it certainly is tall! As was fashionable in this era, of course. Tall, thin top hats were very trendy. The hat itself comes in black, brown and beige, and the band comes in a variety of colors. I didn't consciously try to make it match the suit, but it ended up doing that anyway.
Tagged as Everyday, Formal, Athletic, Party, Hot Weather and Cold Weather
