/fa/ - Fashion

>>14801436
Wear a poet's shirt.

What are your thoughts on the deliberately wide look of 18th through 19th century “poet” or “pirate” style shirts? Most wearers were neither of those two occupations, but those are terms that popularly refer to these antiquated fashioned shirts. Not all of them had frills or multiple pleats, either. Have you seen examples of unusually wide shirts being worn effectively, within recent years? Do you like the look of a loose dress shirt?

>>14506075
If you want to wear an authentic Golden Age of Piracy era throwback, I would recommend that you might consider getting a distressed linen shirt of that time period. It is not cheap, but it is supposed to be authentic and well-made. You could even get non-pre-distressed versions of such a shirt, as well. They are the classic "puffy" shirts of the 18th century, as well being good for the late 17th century.

https://www.darcyclothing.com/shop/shirts/c18th-shirts/broken-down-c18th-linen-shirt-sh120b/

https://www.darcyclothing.com/shop/shirts/c18th-shirts/square-cut-linen-c18th-period-shirt-sh120/

https://www.darcyclothing.com/shop/shirts/c18th-shirts/coloured-linen-c18th-shirts-sh120c/

If you want to go even earlier for inspiration, this is an example of a 16th (possibly late 15th as well) and 17th century style shirt, with a smaller collar and even puffier sleeves, with lace strings for the cuffs and neck. The Darcy Clothing shirts are authentic, but very baggy compared to modern shirts, yet they are meant to be like the original Age of Discovery/Sail/Piracy styles. This clothier also sells 19th century and 20th century shirts, and their 18th century styles are still suitable for representing shirts of the early 1800s, and some shirts through around 1880s.

https://www.darcyclothing.com/shop/shirts/c18th-shirts/coloured-linen-c18th-shirts-sh120c/