Today we bring you the third and final installment of our Fashionable Rogue mini-series, which explores the historical sartorial styles behind Rhett Butler's Gone with the Wind wardrobe. For this last edition, we're featuring two styles donned by Rhett on his honeymoon: his red silk robe from the steamboat scene and his tuxedo from the dinner scene in New Orleans.
Quite oddly, it turns out that Rhett wouldn't have had to look very far at all to find inspiration for his red robe and tuxedo--both of the fashion plates we uncovered feature these two items, randomly enough. Perhaps a red robe and a classic tuxedo were merely wardrobe staples for the debonaire Victorian man? Either way, had Rhett been uncertain about what to pack for his honeymoon, he'd only have to look as far as his latest men's journal to help determine the appropriate selection of clothing.
Like always, you'll find the fashion plates after the jump. Check them out and let us know what you think!
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| Red silk dressing jacket and tuxedo. Gentleman's Magazine, February 1851. |
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| Red silk dressing jacket and tuxedo. Gentleman's Magazine, 1856. |
Screenshots from Gone with the Wind.
