King Edward VII: Taste in Clothes

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King Edward VII of Great Britain's taste in clothes was generally conservative.
He attempted to prevent the demise of the frock coat and to revive the fashion of wearing knee-breeches with evening dress.

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Edward as Prince of Wales http://www.pinterest.com/pin/171840542009583491

Edward as Prince of Wales http://www.pinterest.com/pin/237283474094220931

Edward as King http://www.pinterest.com/pin/524387950334901221

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King Edward VII was a patron of Saville Row. He liked to wear a "reefer" jacket, originally of naval origin and popular for yachting.

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The sight of King Edward VII on a German railway station in a green cap, pink tie, white gloves and brown overcoat induced the Tailor and Cutter to express the fervent hope that King Edward had not brought this outfit home.

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Edward VII in a grey coat
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In Austria King Edward VII once went for a drive with the English War Minister. Haldane. Edward proposed that he and Haldane should go in plain clothes as though they were Austrians. The first thing Edward did was to make Haldane buy an Austrian hat so to look like a native.