As someone who only wears jeans, I don't complain about that. I would hate it being inappropriate to wear them. I've made jokes that I can only time travel back to the 1960s because of this.
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I love it. Wearing a fedora always makes me feel elegant. :P Some of these traditions I wish were still around.
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My Grandmother used to dress like this ..I have her old photos
I love how they dressed back then. It puts me in mind of the answer work gave when asked why people who had no contact with the public needed to abide by the dress code - they said what you’re wearing affects your attitudes and behavior. In short, dressing for work would inspire you to behave in a professional manner. In that same vein, I think the effort and formality of dress went hand in hand with more effort and formality of behavior. There was a group on Instagram of women who loved the fashion of this era and generally wore it whenever they could and it seemed to be as much about how it made them feel as how it looked. I can appreciate both very much, but my closet full of jeans, boots, and men’s shirts is in no danger, I think. 😄
@sciguy18 Yeah, that's when folks dressed up to go out. I don't necessarily agree with the politics of those days, but I wish people would dress better.
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I love how women dressed back then very classy and timeless
Yes, everyone dresses far more casually now. It's by far more practical but sometimes it's nice to dress up. I love watching films from that era just to look at the fashions.
@Robynthebeautiful I rarely see that. Everyone seems to be pretty casual nowadays, not that there’s anything wrong with that. But I found it amusing that young women, who don’t remember the days of girdles, pantyhose or stockings and garters, hats and gloves (and would hate having to wear them) complain that “men used to dress so elegantly !” Because in those days, women dressed elegantly, too—with all the hassle that involved. 😳
