Victorian gentleman with cane, top hat and mustache. Cabinet card. Private Collection.
No, you are not dreaming. I’m usually not a fan of facial hair but this portrait is so much what a mature Victorian gentleman should look like I just had to get it. Under the mustache this man was a handsome fella.
He looks noble with his gaze going up. Fascinating how facial hair can change one’s appearance. This gent was in his thirties at most but the mustache makes him look older. But yes, I love this one very much.
See, he looks younger now.
“The moustaches are glorious, glorious. I have cut them short, and trimmed them a little at the ends to improve their shape. They are charming, charming. Without them, life would be a blank.” Edgar Allan Poe
I took this quote from a great BBC article explaining the reasons why Victorian men wore beards and mustaches. A fun good read. Thank you, Mr. Gillette, I’ll never see one of your disposable razors the same way again.
The back of this cabinet card is blank.
Bowlers And High Collars 
July 21st, 2015 at 5:00 pm
He could be Jack the Ripper ;-) He does look very smart, the coat is wonderful and the shine of his top hat, he must have had his poor “Tweeny” polishing all day lol
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July 21st, 2015 at 5:04 pm
I didn’t know you polish top hats lol
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July 22nd, 2015 at 12:49 am
All good servants knew this lol http://www.lockhatters.co.uk/Files/PDF/TopHat_hat_care.pdf
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July 22nd, 2015 at 5:32 am
Great link! So he’s wearing a silk top hat. Thanks!
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July 22nd, 2015 at 5:51 am
I think so, most of the “top” top hats were, I’ve seen lots on the various antiques programmes and some still look smart even today especially if they have been kept in their original hat box, unfortunatly the head sizes were much smaller then so when people try them on they look like ridiculous stage comics lol
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July 22nd, 2015 at 5:54 am
Haha! Makes sense!
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