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Spencer (clothing)

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Clothing, c. 1800. The woman and the boy in brown are wearing spencers

The spencer, dating from the 1790s, was originally a woolen outer tail-coat with the tails omitted. It was worn as a short waist-length, double-breasted, man's jacket. It was originally named after George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758–1834), who is reported to have had a tail-coat adapted after its tails were burned by coals from a fire.[1] It was adopted as mess dress by British military officers, leading to the name mess jacket.

It was also soon adopted as a popular women's fashion on both sides of the Atlantic during the 1790–1820 Regency style period[2][3][4] The spencer was worn as a cardigan, or as a short, fitted jacket cut to just above waist level, or, in Empire style, to the bust line, and tailored on identical lines to the dress.[5]

The use of the term spencer continued well into the 19th century to mean more generally any type of short jacket or coat. In Australia, New Zealand and South Africa the term is sometimes used to refer to thermal underwear.[6]

In current menswear, the term "spencer" is often synonymous with knitted vest or waistcoat.

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References

  1. ^ "George John, Second Earl Spencer". Althorp. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  2. ^ An Introduction to Ladies' Fashions of the Regency Era, by Lord Scott.
  3. ^ picture
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  5. ^ Regency Fashion History. 1800s Costume History, by Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com
  6. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, "Spencer n.2", 2006 online edition.

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