Hot Man in Regency Period Clothing of the Week - February 26, 2010 edition
This isn't so much about the clothing although that's a nice cravat - but whoah, who knew that Gericault was the hotness? I'd rather gaze upon his self-portrait than The Raft of the Medusa!
Hot Man in Regency Period Clothing of the Week - February 19 2010 edition
OK, I don't love this image so much, even though the guy is cute - I guess because he's not wearing a jacket - and he has an open collar, not a darling cravat. And the short sleeve is lame-o.
But I think the name of this novel is really funny, so voila.
This is why I LOVED my cover for A Reputable Rake. I could not have asked for a better cover, by far my favorite. The Rake is just so handsome and his expression perfectly represents the hero of the book.
I concur - he's a hotty. The longer than usual hair makes the difference I think but also, he's slightly more boyish and pretty than the standard rock-hard jaw guys most often used in these things.
Hot Man in Regency Period Clothing of the Week - January 15, 2010 edition
Ewan McGregor in Regency costume - yum!
Although he's one of the few men who isn't noticeably aesthetically improved by such attire - he's such a fine-looking man, he looks good in anything, including a kilt:
Alas, I couldn't find a more complete image of McGregor portraying "Frank Churchill" in the movie adaptation of "Emma", but my search did result in another Regency-oriented web site discovery: Risky Regencies
Completely illegal but somebody posted the entire Emma movie online, including this section with Ewan looking extremely fine in equestrian mode.
~ A web series set in Astoria - now that I live there ~ Celebrity interview videos for the NYCPlaywrights web site ~ Finish the three full-length plays I have kicking around and resist the temptation to start any more until they are complete ~ Finish "The Darlington Curse," rework it somewhat and submit it to a romance novel publisher ~ Compose more music ~ Learn to do the lindy hop - I am completely serious - I need something to liven up my workout routine ~ And as they say at Actors' Equity: more remunerative opportunities!
And of course I can't forget Hot Man in Regency Period Clothing of the Week - January 1 2010 edition
Here's a description of male attire from my Regency time travel, Lady of the Stars. The twenty-first century heroine, Caroline, gets her first good look at the Regency hero, Richard.
"Good heavens, the aggravating man was gorgeous. Tall and slim, his broad shoulders tapered to narrow hips and long legs. But where had he found that outlandish outfit? He wore a top hat, out here in the middle of nowhere. His shirt collar was turned up and he wore a huge white tie. And his waist-length, double-breasted jacket had tails, like the one an orchestra conductor wore. Muddy black boots with the tops turned down came up to his knees. Skintight trousers, or were those breeches--of all things?--emphasized every well-formed muscle."
This passage illustrates another aspect of Regency men's clothes: they were tight. A man's coat often fit so closely he needed help putting it on, and then he might be unable to lift his arms as high as his shoulders. Form-fitting breeches literally left little to the imagination. Then, as now, such clothes could look good only on men with the best physiques, like romance novel heroes.
She is not kidding about the breeches - if the BBC's 1971 "Tom Brown's School Days" is accurate. I didn't notice this when I first saw the series but I noticed it this time - wow you can see virtually every male character's package. It's practically obscene. I think I'll watch it again tonight.
Hot Man in Regency Period Clothing of the Week - inauguration
I have such a fetish for men in Regency period clothing I decided to celebrate by posting one image a week of same. I don't know if I'll remember to do so on a weekly basis, but it's worth a try.
I'm guessing this is from a movie version of Jane Austen's "Emma."