Hello Nick, Googling 'Regency + Men's + fashion brings up this site among others which indicates that perhaps it might be a little earlier than Victorian http://tinyurl.com/gms23 HTH Anne On 2 Sep 2011, at 21:51, nicholas wilson wrote: > Hello, > > Hello, > > I am hoping someone familiar with men's style of dressing in the 19th > century can help me. Our family has a portrait in which the subject is > wearing a white shirt with a frilly front and a soft winged type collar , a > wide black cravat tied in a loose bow, a pale mustard waistcoat and a black > cut away jacket. His hair is cut quite short with a 'kiss curl'. My own > guess is c.1830 > > If I knew the approximate date when men were dressed in this manner in it > she mentions variously portraits ( paintings) by the subject's name. > > I can send a likeness off list if required. > > Thanks, > > Nick > please send an email to LONDON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message