Brent Hutto said:If you are wearing stuff because it makes you look like Bogart in an old movie then by your own intention it is a costume, no? And if you feel like you're dressing a part then people you encounter will pick up on that and react as though you were wearing a costume.
On the other hand, if you wear the hat you like best and the coat you like best and that turns out to look somewhat Bogart-in-an-old-movie-ish then it's just the way your look happens to come together. But really from your description it sounds more like you're thinking of it as "a Bogart hat" and "a Bogart trench" in which case people will definitely perceive it as such.
kaosharper1 said:My wife says that wearing them together is too much like a costume. Would any of you weigh in on this?
Forgotten Man said:We like hats, suits and coats... this is not normal for today's "comfort minded" population.
Now, if she only had a sense of style.kaosharper1 said:My wife has a pretty good fashion sense so it gave me second thoughts.
kaosharper1 said:No. I don't think of them as a "Bogart hat" and a "Bogart trench." I'm not trying to look like Bogart. I just thought of it as a classic combination.
Carlisle Blues said:This is a good topic. If I decide to walk a round like this then I deserve the whatever comments I get.
kaosharper1 said:Except for the gin bottle, I've tended to avoid this Bogie look. The other one to avoid is that famous one of him by the swimming pool.
gtdean48 said:I wear a slicker/fish & a western hat in foul weather. I look like every rain scene in every western movie. Is it costumey? Sure, but what made it so? The fact it was put in a movie to show what folks did/do in real life? It was first an outfit/rig used by a real person that some director decided to put in a movie. That don't make it a costume. Me dressing up like a pirate is a costume. Sure I have a Londog Fog overcoat & a fedora that I wear over my suit & tie when on business trips in foul weather, just like I wear my fish & Resistol over my Wranglers & ropers when I'm out at the barn. Those ain't costumes. JMHO....
CRH said:Hey, kaosharper, tomorrow is Wed. in December. You know what that means!
For those who don't know, TCM is running Bogey all day every Wed. in December.
loljimmy the lid said:Well put, Deputy. That being said, I am really looking forward to the pirate shirt photos...
Cheers,
JtL