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I have no idea? Anyone?
When? 1910s. 1920s. 1930s. 1940s.
Where? New York. Boston. London. Paris.
Which CLASS? Out of the FIVE most recognizable classes. I guess the TWO most prominent ones. THE MIDDLE MIDDLE CLASS. THE UPPER CLASS.
Anyone? I really love to know all of your opinions.
I don't think even the most forward futuristic thinking minds of the early 20th century would have dreamed that most 21st century fashions for both rich and poor worldwide would be based on humble work, farm, sporting, miltary and even underwear from the 20's and thereabouts. Would have been an unbelievable concept for anyone to grasp.
Almost all that FF has said about his grandfather applies to my father (born 1895, fought in WW1, died 1962). That generation, as FF has said, simply "didn't do casual dress". So the sample may not be as unscientific as it appears, because of great similarities on different continents.My grandfather born late 1800s, fought in WWI always wore a tie and suit or tie and sport coat...And here's the thing he wasn't rich (was all but poor) and he didn't care much about clothes, it was just, to him, the way you dressed. When I was a kid, and he and men of his generation were in their 70s, almost all of the ones I knew had a similar attitude. They just didn't do casual dress in anyway similar to how we think about it. This very unscientific sample I'm referring to is of men in the NY Metropolitan region who were in the what I guess was called the "lower middle class" and maybe some in the "middle class," but it didn't feel class based to me looking back, it was just a cultural norm they seemed to all have.
Casual wear as we know it was more of a youth culture thing.