Foppish Look and Airs of the GAoP

[Red Cat Jenny]

Um Joe...don't get all mad an sweaty, your beauty mark may fall off..

Just grab a wave dear..add some seaweed to the lace Hester just loves fashion!

[William Brand]

I smoke pipes myself, but have been thinking about purchasing snuff to flavour my pipe with, in the english fashion.

Niiice.

[Jack Roberts]

So what about these gentlemen? They look rather in fashion to me, do they fall in the requirements of the Fop?

Photo from Costumers Manifestio\

[Jack Roberts]

OOohh, even more! Look closer and you'll see the red heels.

Yet one more from the Costumers Manifestio

[LadyBarbossa]

Skipping historical aspects and hubbub... I'll throw in my 2 doubloons on this... that flat out, Gentlemen are sexier than ever! Fop? Naw... just a man with incredible manners and civility.

Besides, looks like that... to a pirate, especially a Lady scoundrel (pirate or otherwise)... th' man has WEALTH!

~Lady B

[Black Syren]

AYE that is true, and I suppose once one gets past all the furbelows and geegaws that you can truly see the man within instead of the pretty package he presents.

[Reginald Killingsworth]

Amanjiria,

Upon inspection, I must say that all are equal to the position of gentlemen. Though, the last one with the red heels may be in question - yet, fashion is just one point of being a Fop. Appearance was important yet, social habits, and behaviors among the elite/high social class also had great emphasis on what a Fop truly was. Dressing flash is one thing, but whom you interact with and where you went for entertainment is definitely another.

[Black Syren]

First of all this is a dumb question but Im infinitely curious.

Women were noted to dress as men and sail..So would a woman have dressed as a fop in secret?

[Capt. Sterling]

So what about these gentlemen? They look rather in fashion to me, do they fall in the requirements of the Fop?

Photo from Costumers Manifestio\

No actually they are just proper gentlemen from the time period... I believe one is supposed to the Duc du Maine circa 1708. Nothing about him being a fop.

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[Patrick Hand]

Yah... that's just how gentlemen dressed.... fops were even more extreame.......

A fun side note:.... look at the differences in details in the second picture Capt. Sterling posted and the first picture..... when you start looking in "costume" books.... the differences start to get even worse....... a drawing of a drawing of a painting..... kinda like the game telephone........

[Capt. Sterling]

Patrick is absolutely correct... again, like any type of evidence, first hand is always the best, everything coming after also becomes interpretation... yes we do need to do that sometimes, but if you can find originals... so much the better....

I also agree with Patrick on the fact that hey that is the way gentlemen dressed... different mindset back then... tough guys did wear velvet, lace and embroidery...