The next item of the 1812 Man's Promenade or Walking suit will be the waistcoat. There are many patterns for this style of a regency waistcoat. However, after reading several comments on the regency costuming board. I started to look at the available patterns with a more discerning eye. Some of the elements mentioned that should be present when attempting to recreate this particular regency style include: square or straight bottom front of the waistcoat. The waistcoat has a very pronounced collar, it should be a standup collar. It is difficult to tell from the paintings from this time whether or not the waistcoat had tie backs. Most of the patterns do not place ties at the back of the waistcoat. The waistcoat could just drop below the cutaway bottom of the frock coat or it maynot. The available paintings seem to indicate the drop is no more than an inch or two. Of course there are always variations on the theme. Again, I think that a man's personal preference came into play here a bit.
One of the original inspirational pictures for the 1812 outfit. Notice the squareness of the waistcoat bottom.
This is a painting of a prosperous Baltimore merchant from 1812, by Peale. Again notice the square bottom and the standup collar.
This picture is from the victoriana website, the square bottom of the waistcoat and the standup collar.
Another great painting from this period. You can definitely see the standup collar quite nicely in this painting.
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