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Yeah, but 'nice' was just normal back then. Today its 'nice' because most people are slobs.
Yeah, but 'nice' was just normal back then. Today its 'nice' because most people are slobs.
Hi Feraud, I had to backtrack a LONG darn way in this thread to find the "cause" of all of the consternation.
I think that you're 50/50 on this. Everyone including the homeless had a fedora and a suit. Suits were almost all wool back then and wool pants and a jacket were nice and warm at night. I hat kept the sun off you're head, or kept it warm.
On the other hand, people were more respectful in those times. Yes we weren't the best at race relations, a woman's place was in the home etc, but going back to the respect would be a good thing, as would the self respect in at least a clean appearance.
When I left Decatur AL in 1994, people still dressed up to go out shopping on Saturday, and wore work clothes on week nights. Only "damnyankees" and other "foreigners" wore sweats and t-shirts out shopping.
We can still get it back, but I have no idea where to start.
Later
Men wore suits as daily wear for work and for non work times.
People tended to not have a ton of clothes back then.
So if you were out of work -you wore what you already had.
Therefor a lot of the men are in suits.
Most of today's fashions didnt exist back then. Printed t-shirts? Athletic suits? 'Juicy' pants? Unheard of. Thats what I meant by what people wore back then was normal, for them. By today's standards, thats fancy. I when I said people today are slobs, it was in relation to what we think should be everyday attire, based on what we admire from the golden era. 'Slob' has many definitions.
My maternal grandfather was a farmer & rancher. He wore chino slacks & button shirts = never knew him to ever wear blue jeans, always a hat tho. Think Indiana Jones without the leather jacket & an Open Road.