Riding habits of the 1830s

A riding habit is women's clothing for horseback riding. (See also List of types of clothing and Clothing terminology) Humans nearly universally wear articles of clothing (also known as dress, garments, attire, or apparel) on the body. ... horse, see Horse (disambiguation). ...

Since the mid-17th century, a formal habit for riding sidesaddle has consisted of: (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... The sidesaddle is a type of saddle on which the rider sits aside rather than astride the mount. ...

• A tailored jacket wth a long skirt (sometimes called a petticoat) to match
• A tailored shirt or chemisette
• A hat in the most formal men's style of the day (since the Victorian era, a top hat with a veil has been worn)

Low-heeled boots, gloves, and often a necktie or stock complete the ensemble. A tailor is a person whose occupation is to sew clothes custom-fit to individuals, and to repair clothes. ... A skirt is a tube- or cone-shaped garment which hangs from the waist and covers all or part of the legs. ... Women wearing petticoats A petticoat (also known as underskirt in the UK or slip in the US) is an article of clothing for women; specifically an undergarment to be worn under a skirt, dress or saree. ... Business shirt A shirt is a piece of clothing for the trunk of the body. ... There are many different styles of hats A hat is an item of clothing which is worn on the head – a kind of headgear. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... Duke Ellington wearing a top hat. ... Veils are articles of clothing, worn almost exclusively by women, which cover some part of the head or face. ... A pair of classic black leather Dr. Martens. ... A glove (Middle English from Old English glof) is a type of garment which covers the hand. ... Image:Neck Tie Platter. ...

Origins

In his diary for June 12, 1666, Samuel Pepys wrote: A diary is a book for writing discrete entries arranged by date. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... Events September 2 - Great Fire of London: A large fire breaks out in London in the house of Charles IIs baker on Pudding Lane near London Bridge. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Walking in the galleries at White Hall, I find the Ladies of Honour dressed in their riding garbs, with coats and doublets with deep skirts, just, for all the world, like mine; and buttoned their doublets up to the breast, with periwigs under their hats; so that, only for a long petticoat dragging under their men's coats, nobody could take them for women in any point whatever; which was an odde sight, and a sight did not please me. [1]

Two hundred-and-fifty years later, Emily Post would write: Emily Post (3 October 1873 - 25 September 1960) was a United States newspaper and book writer who promoted proper etiquette. ...

A riding habit, no matter what the fashion happens to be, is like a uniform, in that it must be made and worn according to regulations. It must above all be meticulously trig and compact. Nothing must be sticking out a thousandth part of an inch that can be flattened in...Keep the idea of perfect clothes for men in mind, get nothing that the smartest man would not wear, and you can’t go wrong...Correct riding clothes are not fashion but form! Whether coat skirts are long or short, full or plain, and waists wasp-like or square, the above admonitions have held for many decades, and are likely to hold for many more. [http://www.bartleby.com/95/33.html

Notes

1. Pepsys' diary for June 1666
2. Emily Post's Etiquette, 1922, Chapter XXXIII. Dress See paragraph 40 "Riding Clothes"

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