Defrocking Dad: Masculinity and Dress in Montreal, 1760-1867
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Defrocking Dad: Masculinity and Dress in Montreal, 1760-1867
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Abstract |
An examination of the fashion sense of three Montrealers, one of whom was John Redpath (1796-1869). The author describes the Scottish-born Redpath as the classic "Man in Black", a self-made Victorian-era industrialist who looked the part, from his black top hat to his black boots and white starched shirtfront, collar and cuffs. Redpath was a driving entrepreneur, evangelical Presbyterian philanthropist, and teetotaler, an example of the second generation of English-Quebec businessman who shunned the hard-drinking extravagance of the fur-traders of an earlier era.
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Fashion: A Canadian Perspective
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Toronto, ON
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University of Toronto Press
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Date |
2004
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68-89
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Language |
en
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Citation |
Noel, Jan. “Defrocking Dad: Masculinity and Dress in Montreal, 1760-1867.” In Fashion: A Canadian Perspective, edited by Alexandra Palmer, 68–89. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 2004.
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