Hello everyone my name is Stephen and I hope you'll forgive me if this is in the wrong section. I am trying to round out my wardrobe and I would like to make in the style or at least the "feeling" of a working class mans wardrobe from around 1940-1950. I am rather broke being college age so I do not own anything actually vintage. I have a few questions that I just cannot find answers to through my own research so after lurking I just had to make an account and join the flock so to speak.
Currently I wear a brooks brothers sports shirt or rarely a white dress shirt (both tucked) grey or brown slacks (flat front, high rise around 13 inches) and black wingtip dress shoes or black work boots (both polished). I'll wear a short waist length brown zip up work jacket or if its really cold a peacoat
What i'm looking for are examples of what a blue collar mans closet might look like. How many shirts and slacks. Would he own a suit or two? Any sport coats? Or did blue collar men as a whole dress even more casual then that? Any example of real blue collar men you know or knew would also be super helpful.
if thats a little too vague please let me know so I can clarify
Thank you
Currently I wear a brooks brothers sports shirt or rarely a white dress shirt (both tucked) grey or brown slacks (flat front, high rise around 13 inches) and black wingtip dress shoes or black work boots (both polished). I'll wear a short waist length brown zip up work jacket or if its really cold a peacoat
What i'm looking for are examples of what a blue collar mans closet might look like. How many shirts and slacks. Would he own a suit or two? Any sport coats? Or did blue collar men as a whole dress even more casual then that? Any example of real blue collar men you know or knew would also be super helpful.
if thats a little too vague please let me know so I can clarify
Thank you
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