(Historical costume was popular for men as well as for women, as this stylish men's costume of a the late 18th century demonstrates.)
Coat of snuff-colored satin with lapels and cuffs of green; vest of white satin and breeches of pale blue; white silk stockings, black, low shoes with large buckles, black hat, white cravat and wrist frills.
Source: Masquerades, Tableaux and Drills. New York: The Butterick Publishing Company, 1906.
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