Why The Top Hat and Cape Wouldn't Work In Real Life?

[Adam Went]

Trevor:

Haha, fair point.....any relation to Dr. Bond of the JTR case that you know of?

MR:

These few links might be of some help to you as well hopefully.....the last link even advertises the costume as a JTR costume!

http://www.gentlemansemporium.com/victorian-clothing-guide.php

http://www.costumesofnashua.com/CNWebSite105/Active905/Pages/CostumeRental/Victorian/VictorianTurnOfTheCentury.htm

http://www.buy.com/prod/new-mens-costume-victorian-gentleman-jack-the-ripper/q/listingid/47130858/loc/64935/211549247.html

That should keep you going for a while....

Cheers,
Adam.

[Madam Red]

Trevor:

Haha, fair point.....any relation to Dr. Bond of the JTR case that you know of?

MR:

These few links might be of some help to you as well hopefully.....the last link even advertises the costume as a JTR costume!

http://www.gentlemansemporium.com/victorian-clothing-guide.php

http://www.costumesofnashua.com/CNWebSite105/Active905/Pages/CostumeRental/Victorian/VictorianTurnOfTheCentury.htm

http://www.buy.com/prod/new-mens-costume-victorian-gentleman-jack-the-ripper/q/listingid/47130858/loc/64935/211549247.html

That should keep you going for a while....

Cheers,
Adam.

Oh,thank you! <3 This is going to work wonders for my program!

[smezenen]

1-How much would a "top hat' cost in 1888?
2-While comiting the murders would the hat have stayed on his head, or would it fall to the ground to get mucked up and thus possibly ruined?
3- Could a cape possibly hinder the movements of a killer as he forces his victim to the ground kills then evicerates.
I would bet my entire years pay that Jack dressed just like the rest of the locals.
Simple clothing not expensive not movement restricting thats what he would have wanted.

[quasar]

There is no doubt that wealthy people also frequented the East end in search of 'action' - that may have been lacking elswhere. We know that Prince Albert(himself a ripper candidate) frequented brothels there.The same way the notorios 'Golden Mile' (Kings cross) district in Sydney attracts the top end of society, and the bottom. There is no way you could rule out a mentally deranged upper class gent, who would have had better opportunity to kill in the jungle that was the East end, than the quite West end.

As for the popular image. I noticed the term ' real life' in the thread. There in lies the problem.We are all well aware now in 2010 that there are people willing to alter, or forgo completely, 'reality' in the unscroupulous pursuit of profit.In the world of fiction, which has become a sea of mental illness, one now has to be very wary in decerning 'reality' from the crud.This goes for movies, TV and books. Jack the Ripper, wether rich or poor, would not have worn an outfit that would draw attention to him.So maybe choose J.Lawende's description as a best bet.

Thanks, Q.