>>1416613Clothing was quite elaborate, back then, even nice compared to a lot of the stuff seen today, if probably hopelessly anachronistic for it to have a comeback this century, unless an extremely popular TV or film series influences newer fashions to the degree that Mad Men did for this decade and the latter quarter of the last.
If you want to have a legitimate reason for wearing 1700s clothing, other than just putting the clothes on for yourself, I suggest that you look into historical reenacting, or living history, as it is also called. You could even be a solo reenactor, if you want to, but most people interested in this hobby are in organized groups.
>>1416623One thing the fedora hat (nice, traditional ones) has going for its lifespan in fashion, is that it could still be worn today without being seen as a historical reenacting thing. The same could be said about the Homburg, cowboy hats, or even bowler/derby hats, and the straw equivalents of these as well as boaters. Top hats are rare, but do get seriously worn to very few events, nowadays, mostly in Great Britain. A bicorne or a tricorne hat (two or three cornered cocked hats) would be seen as either pirate or Napoleon/Washington era headwear, in a kind of far-back historical context that the top hat is very close to at the moment, but still has something of a lifespan of wearability.
