Men, men, manly men

3 months ago by 𝙈𝙞𝙖 to c/historymemes

kryptonianCodeMonkey 39 points 3 months ago

Fun fact, the heavy white face paint/"makeup", and beauty marks of both men and women of this era in France were to cover up the rashes, pockmarks, scars and sores brought on by rampant outbreaks of Syphilis! The powdered wigs, too, covered the hair loss and lesions caused by the disease. They also wore stong perfumes to cover up the stench of open untreated syphilitic sores and skin decay! 🙃Horrifying!

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somethingsnappy 15 points 3 months ago

Would orange face paint work? Just curious.

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ikidd 12 points 3 months ago

Certainly. Just don't put it around your eyes or lips, for that natural look!

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Entertainmeonly 26 points 3 months ago

MmmYeeeessssssSs

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mysteriousquote 12 points 3 months ago

Flourish the pinky!

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WhoIzDisIz 4 points 3 months ago

All I can think of when I see that is Don Martin's Mad Magazine cartoons.

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diabetic_porcupine 2 points 3 months ago

Couple of puffs out for a stroll!

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nonius 4 points 3 months ago

I thought the teeth were a shmashing shuck-shess!

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TomMasz 14 points 3 months ago

Not shown: Their high heels.

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zarathustrad 6 points 3 months ago

I believe the period term is "Cunty Little Shoes".

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cannedtuna 13 points 3 months ago

The Great Male Unification is a pretty interesting topic about how men gave up fashion.

Coined by British psychologist John Flügel in 1930, it is considered a major turning point in the history of clothing where the male style stopped being as ornate and detailed.[2] Flügel asserted that men "abandoned their claim to be considered beautiful" and "henceforth aimed at being only useful".[3] The Great Renunciation encouraged the establishment of the suit's monopoly on male dress codes at the beginning of the 19th century.

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chuckleslord 5 points 3 months ago

Turns out, rich men didn't like it being easy to identify them in an age of guillotines

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pizza_the_hutt 9 points 3 months ago

Unironically this. I would totally dress like this and dunk on the plebs.

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minorkeys 4 points 3 months ago

If the only men are rich nobles, sure.

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unemployedclaquer 2 points 3 months ago

We don't speak of the dirty ones! Also we don't bathe!

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TIEPilot 4 points 3 months ago

He totally besmirched me today, and I demand satisfaction.

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Semi_Hemi_Demigod 2 points 3 months ago

Back when men dressed like that they called it the end of masculinity

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luthis 2 points 3 months ago

Great episode

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apex32 3 points 3 months ago

For anyone curious, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia S04E11 "The Gang Cracks the Liberty Bell"

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TheReturnOfPEB 2 points 3 months ago

I thought that something like 40% of all cosmetics are bought by South Korean men.

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aviationeast 2 points 3 months ago

So looking like clowns just like today?

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ButteredBread 1 point 3 months ago
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