A trend for extravagant facial hair in the early 1800s saw some men donning fake sideburns so ... however. Several fashion journals — among them the popular 'Le Belle Epoque' — reported ...

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But these fascinating black-and-white photographs show the desire to get fit started as early as the Victorian ... while dressed in heavy period clothing. The men can be seen dressed in smart ...

In the early 1820s, British designer Albert Thurston began to manufacture the first known modern day suspenders (known as “braces” in Britain). The fashion of the day dictated that men wear ...