Also, here is a closing parenthesis:) Yay, symmetrical punctuation!
You have also made me curious about color in men's evening coats and exactly when it went out of fashion; judging from the examples in Men's Fashion: The Complete Sourcebook, black was not unheard of in the Regency period, but did not actually become common until the 1840s, followed by somewhat of a resurgence of color in the 1850s, with black taking over mostly for good in the 1860s.
Incidentally, I have an extra copy of the aforementioned book if you're interested -- it's missing a few pages, but I can copy them out of the complete one if you want it.
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You have also made me curious about color in men's evening coats and exactly when it went out of fashion; judging from the examples in Men's Fashion: The Complete Sourcebook, black was not unheard of in the Regency period, but did not actually become common until the 1840s, followed by somewhat of a resurgence of color in the 1850s, with black taking over mostly for good in the 1860s.
Incidentally, I have an extra copy of the aforementioned book if you're interested -- it's missing a few pages, but I can copy them out of the complete one if you want it.