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  2. Matchbook - Wikipedia

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    Matchbook cover, World War II, Uncle Sam. A "matchcover", or "matchbook cover", is a thin cardboard covering that folds over match sticks in a "book" or "pack" of matches. Covers have been used as a form of advertising since 1894, two years after they were patented, and since then, have attracted people who enjoy the hobby of collecting.

  3. Victorian fashion - Wikipedia

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    1844 fashion plate depicting fashionable clothing for men and women, including illustrations of a glove and bonnets Illustration depicting fashions throughout the 19th century Victorian fashion consists of the various fashions and trends in British culture that emerged and developed in the United Kingdom and the British Empire throughout the Victorian era , roughly from the 1830s through the ...

  4. 1650–1700 in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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    1650–1700 in Western fashion. The elegant gentleman wears a coat, waistcoat, and breeches. The lady's bodice is long-waisted and her over skirt is draped and pinned up behind, Dutch, 1678. Fashion in the period 1650–1700 in Western clothing is characterized by rapid change. The style of this era is known as Baroque.

  5. r/malefashionadvice - Wikipedia

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    r/malefashionadvice is a subreddit for men seeking fashion advice. Founded in September 2009, the subreddit features men providing their outfits and asking for advice. In June 2023, r/malefashionadvice protested changes to Reddit's application programming interface (API), and the subreddit's community moved to Discord and Substack.

  6. Pictures of Matchstick Men - Wikipedia

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    The song opens with a single guitar repeatedly playing a simple four-note riff before the bass, rhythm guitar, organ, drums and vocals begin. "Pictures of Matchstick Men" is one of a number of songs from the late 1960s which feature the flanging audio effect. The band's next single release, "Black Veils of Melancholy", was similar but flopped ...

  7. 1795–1820 in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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    1795–1820 in Western fashion. In the early 1800s, women wore thin gauzy outer dresses while men adopted trousers and overcoats. Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck and his family, 1801–02, by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon. Madame Raymond de Verninac by Jacques-Louis David, with clothes and chair in Directoire style. "Year 7", that is 1798–99.

  8. Codpiece - Wikipedia

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    Codpiece and dog belonging to Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, portrait by Angelo Bronzino, 1531-32. A codpiece was commonly worn during the Renaissance; oil on oak painting by Pieter Brueghel the Younger. A codpiece (from Middle English cod ' scrotum ') is a triangular piece that attached to the front of men's hose, covering the fly.

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