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Zack Pinsent

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Zack MacLeod Pinsent (born c. 1994) is a British tailor and costumer who dresses in flamboyant and historical clothing from the 19th century.[1][2][3]

Biography

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Pinsent is a native of Hove, East Sussex, England. According to him, he started wearing historical clothes when he was 14 years old, after finding a box of his great-grandfather's old suits.[4]

He has collaborated with Colonial Williamsburg;[5] Zack is also the owner of Pinsent Tailoring, usually commissioned by individuals and historical museums interested in historical fashion.[6]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Pinsent started designing and selling history-themed face masks.[6]

References

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  1. ↑ "Zack Pinsent". www.colonialwilliamsburg.org. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Zack Pinsent, l'influenceur qui s'habille comme au siècle de la reine Victoria". Vanity Fair (in French). 22 September 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "My Friend Jane: Zack's story". BBC News. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Man Identifies As Being from the 1820s and Only Dresses That Way". Ladbible. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Doiron, Alexa (5 February 2020). "First ever 'Colonial Fashion Days' coming to Williamsburg". Williamsburg Yorktown Daily. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. 1 2 "'Dandy' famed for Regency-era outfits is now designing historical face masks: 'Masks are now becoming a fashion statement'". Yahoo. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.