ArrowCollarMan
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Suits, dresses, hats, ties, stockings, shinny shoes, high heels, these are just some things that defined entire eras. Long ago people used to be "dressed up" all the time. It was regular attire. How did it all evolve (or devolve, depending on your opinion) into what we wear today? I have made some observations on how it progressed through time. Starting somewhere in the 1600's, it seems, things began to get very extravegant. In the 1700's this was particularly evident but into the early 1800's it began to fade even though alot of the extravagence began to remain. In the 1800's it went from large coats, high collars and scarf-like ties to smaller coats, lower collars and smaller ties and began to take a less random edge. And it appears from the late 19th century and onward alot of men's suits and so-on have remain realitively unchanged while the women's has changed dramatically. Today, its all t-shirts and jeans. It went from extravegent to simple. How did this happen? What shifted the "dressed up" apparel of yesteryear?