page_title: 1870s in Western fashion
section_title: Men's fashion
hierarchical_section_title: 1870s in Western fashion / Men's fashion
caption_attribution_description: Portrait of Paul Hugot
context_page_description: 1870s fashion in European and European-influenced clothing is characterized by a gradual return to a narrow silhouette after the full-skirted fashions of the 1850s and 1860s.
context_section_description: Innovations in men's fashion of the 1870s included the acceptance of patterned or figured fabrics for shirts and the general replacement of neckties tied in bow knots with the four-in-hand and later the ascot tie.
caption: Paris fashion of 1878 features a coat with a contrasting collar, a waistcoat decorated with a watch chain, wide ascot tie, square-toed shoes, and a top hat.
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