Dad would never go out without a Fedora!

[PADDY]

My dad would never go outside without wearing his Fedora (well in his case a Trilby..similar!). He always wore a dark brown felt one and always looked smart.

People do treat you according to how you are dressed. He was always smart with a jacket and tie and the hat, and was always treated with respect.

I noticed in the Powder Room how the girls are talking about weddings and the fact that some folk find it acceptable to turn up to a wedding in a track suit that you would jog in!

Personally I find that disrespectful to the occasion and to the happy couple. There is something about formality, even if it is a casual formality of dress. But sweats and nylon jogging bottoms, just make my blood boil if seen at what is considered a special occasion.

Maybe I should change my name to FRED FLINTSTONE, as sometimes I feel that for a young guy I am a dinosaur now! But ripped jeans under the pretense of fashion doesn't do it for me!!

Dad looked 'tip top' in his tile, truely a man of style, and even at 70+ he was turning the heads of the ladies!

OK..off for my brontasaurus steak now!! lol.

 

[Matt Deckard]

Truly a cool dad. Style never goes out of fashion and I applaud him for keeping to his guns when everyone else became a bit Lackadaisical in their standards.

My father wore a Blue uniform on a daily basis throughout the 1980's and when he retired from the Airforce he wore a suit to work daily at Mitsubishi. Today he has cast off the tie and jacket and wears polo shirts and worn down cotton pants. He runs his own company.

I though it funny when he was the one telling me I was dressing odd when I would be wearing a suit and tie working at his company a few years back. People walking throguh our office would somehow gravitate to me with the assumption I was in charge.

 

[jamespowers]

Originally posted by PADDY
OK..off for my brontasaurus steak now!! lol.

I would like mine rare please. LOL
I know exactly what you mean. Walk into a department store dressed in a suit and there will be people asking you where soemthing is. Being well dressed is s symbol of authority that people respect and observe. I suppose clothes do make the man. :cool2:

Regards to all,

J

P.S. I wore my black and white wingtips this weekend to a family function and my cousin, who is in her late seventies now, said where did you get those Spectators? See a few people remember fairly well. :cool2:

 

[Brad Bowers]

So it's okay to wear Spectators after Labor Day? I've been wondering about that, as my cap toes should be showing up in the mail any day now, and I can't wait to wear them!

Brad

 

[jamespowers]

This is California. It is always warm enough here to wear Spectators. LOL LOL I even wear my straw hat in winter.

Regards to all,

J

 

[Matt Deckard]

Yeah, same here.

Aint we lucky?

I had this conversation with Zohar about a seersucker suit. If it is still hot, wear your cool clothes.

Leave the laborday rules for the ladies to fight over, I want to wear my spectators.

 

[Engr-Chas]

My Grandfather was the same way about wearing the proper attire when leaving the house. He had Feds for working in the yard, Feds for going out to dinner and feds for special ocasions (weddings, funnerals and such). He was a trademan (master molder for Southern Pacific Railroad for 47 years) but always had nice suits, shoes and hats. Even when he was in his 90's, and couldn't dress himself, we would make sure that he was attired properly with a fed to match. When he passed at 92, he was burried in a 3pc grey pinstripe with a vintage Silverbelly beaver Fedora in his hand, size 6-3/4! People who knew him, say that I look just like him when I wear my feds, the ultimate compliment for me!!!

Changing the subject, what do you guys think of Brentano Spectators? If you have a pair, how does the sizing run?
Thanks,

Chas

 

[Wild Root]

Personally I find that disrespectful.

Paddy, just call me Barney! (Fred Flintstones friend) I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢m right up there with you on the jogging out fits at weddings. I find it quite disturbing not only to see that people have gone past the point of not dressing up for a wedding, but that they have no interest in dressing nicely at all! Today, dressing nicely for a guy is putting on a clean shirt.

At my church, it is highly recommended to dress up. Now, the guys do wear suits, or nice dress shirts and ties. But, the young ladies are really pushing the limits! They think a skirt can be of any fabric for example, denim, khaki or some other very tough fabric. And to top of the ensemble, a T-shirt that has Roxy or some stupid logo on it! A T-Shirt? That?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s just plane dumb! If a guy came to church in a T-shirt that had a print on it, he would be asked to come next time in a shirt and tie. Not only do the girls wear very casual outfits, but the foot wear is even more repulsive! Their choice foot wear are Flip flops or those tall black leather hooker boots! Sorry, I don?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t think so!

So Paddy, I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ll have a T-Rex stake if you don?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t mind! Medium rare pleaseLOL

Root.

 

[Andykev]

Poor dressing

When I was a young lad, the ladies in church on Sundays had to wear a hat, and they also had a veil over their face. Anyone remember that? Now the church is open to women on the altar, no hats, no veils, and the like.

As for my Grandparents, they ALWAYS dressed for the occasion. Sundays were reserved for being special. You spent Saturday evening getting your "Sunday Best" ready for wear.

Why oh why are those days gone? Tank tops, wife beater shirts, sweats, we all dress like crap.

You do command attention when dressed properly.

 

[Wild Root]

AAAAMEN! Testify my brother!

I don't remember those days, but, I wish they didn't go away.

Root.

PS. I am one who takes pride in dressing for church, or any special occasion.

 

[K.D. Lightner]

I think there was a time when people dressed up to go out and do anything. My parents, in that photo I displayed on another thread, had that picture taken coming from a movie theatre. I recall my mother and father dressing up to go downtown shopping or to visit my aunt. I had to dress up in high school and wear dresses, which I hate. But, I do like nice looking pantsuits, wool blazers, and silk scarves.

No heels, not at my age. Even my cowboy boots are low-heeled.

Can you imagine people today dressing up to go to the mall? Or a movie? Or to visit a relative? They hardly dress up to go out to dinner.

karol

 

[jamespowers]

I am glad I am in the right place. The whole situation kills me sometimes.
Remember when you even dressed to take a trip on a plane? Now you get onto a plane with people who look like they are dressed to work in their yard!
Don't get me wrong, I do not dress to go everywhere but I do dress when it is necessary to show respect to the people and place you are visiting. i think that should be the rule. If someone invites you over to their house for dinner then you should arrive looking like it is the honor it is. If you go to someone's house dressed like a rag picker in many european countries, it is considered a great insult. Perhaps we have forgotten such things here. I do not even wear T-shirts anymore just in case I get into a situation that will make me look silly wearing it. LOL

Regards to all,

J

 

[Brad Bowers]

I take it the extreme by today's standards, but not by the standards of sixty or seventy years ago. The only times I've gone out lately without a tie was this summer when I was wearing my Hawaiian shirt with a suit and my new Montecristi. Even if I just run to the grocery store, I wear a coat and tie. I get kidded for not owning a pair of jeans, but hey, I'm happy with my choice.

Brad

 

[STHill]

I'll have to admit I'm not nearly as strict on the dress code as some of you guys. I do dress in coat and tie (sometimes suit, sometimes sportcoat) for work and church (and other formal-type occasions). But the second I get home I'm in a tee shirt and jeans, khakis or shorts, depending on the time of year. I usually try to show some respect for the public when I run errands away from the house and at least throw on a sport shirt, but around the house I'm a bum. A comfortable bum, but a bum just the same.

 

[jamespowers]

Well as long as you are going to spare the public from your Hooter's T-shirt then it is ok. LOL
Nah, in your home you are king. You can wear whatever you want because it is your private space. It is also good to be in shorts and T-shirt to scare away peddlers. "Yep, when I was in the cast of deliverance..." LOL

Regards to all,

J

 

[K.D. Lightner]

I have to concede I have created my own dress-up and it is a lot different from what women wore 50 years ago. I dress up in a pantsuit or blazer, pretty colorful shirts or silk scarves and dressy but comfortable shoes, but no I refuse to wear the restrictive clothing women wore back then. I do like traditional men's clothes; they look more comfortable, except maybe for the tie.

When a friend of mine said that he hated wearing ties, I said I would gladly trade a tie for all the things I used to have to wear when I dressed up: tight dresses, ankle-breaker heels, hose, garters, garter belts. constricting brassieres, killer girdles, oh boy, I could go on.

Oh, and try sleeping with hair rollers on your head. I don't know how I did it. In 1971, I stopped wearing dresses and hope never to wear another. Well, maybe if someone really wanted me to wear a skirt, I'd wear a long one with cowboy boots.

And fedoras look so much better than a lot of women's hats -- the ones that look like lampshades or pill boxes. Or maybe it is just that when I try one on, I look in the mirror and do not look like Ingrid Bergman. Bummer.

karol

 

[renor27]

What to wear @ home?

I would love to find a few pairs of pants not wool mind you maybe a cotton Khaki in a 1940s style to wear when I am not wearing a double breasted suit. Some thing that is not from the gap but is vintage and stands out. Some thing that looks good with a oil skin motorcycle jacket or even a Levi jacket (I have one from before the war that fits.) and of course with a hat.
Any ideas from the gang where I might find such pants

 

[Art Fawcett]

HI Renor, welcome to the Lounge!!

You might try privately emailing me as i ran into a load of new old stock workpants from the 40s & 50s a few years back and still have quite a few in smaller sizes.
Take a look at the site


Vintage Silhouettes

Art

 

[Wild Root]

Hey Art, I took a look at your site and found those nice '40s Dark Blue Wool medium weight with subtle red/blue/silver stripes interwoven, pleated, watch pocket, metal zipper, not cuffed. Waist 37. Could you bring those to the vintage expo in October for me? You think they are long enough to cuff?

Well, let me know when you can.

Thanks,

Root.

 

[Wild Root]

Dressing up.

I dress up when ever I go to a friend?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s house. I will sport high waisted slacks, a nice shirt with a vintage tie. Well, during the summer I go coatless during the day. At night, if I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢m going to be some where, I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ll go suited hat and all! I recall going over to a friend?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s house to meat up with some other friends to have a movie night (they all are into vintage) and they all were dressed in vintage casual. I came in a suit! I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ll watch I Love Lucy and see that even Fred and Ethel would dress up even to visit the Ricardo?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s for a bridge game! So, that?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s my thing now! I get invited over, I dress up. Well, unless it?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s a BBQ or something like that. I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ll wear something not so formal. Now, T-Shirts are not so bad! I have seen many Hollywood men wear them around their homes or to play sports. The ever so classic striped T-shirt or light colored or white ringer T?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s are classy looking. Also a nice polo shirt is a good casual top to sport with a nice pair of slacks. However, the shirt must be tucked in though.

As for a good pair of pants that look vintage but that are not wool, I would buy the fabric of your choice and have some made. I would love to get some made like the striped work pants I see in the Sears catalogs from the late 30?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s. Wide legged and sharp creased!

Regards,

Root.