Edward
Bartender
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As see, that's where the late 1940s into the 1950s comes in. A lot of our modern luxuries began in the early 1950s. Dishwashers and air conditioning started to become upscale, then common. That's a fun time to live in (and you can still use your Sheaffer too!)
Ha, true.... though I like getting served in pubs here in London... I suspect though that's why these periods (and later) tend to be more popular for folks building a full on lifestyle around them, as distinct from earlier eras like Georgian or Victorian. You can work most moern things back into it (several revivials in style trends also help - e.g. the eighties bringing the fifties back round), stuff is available, you can go to the office dressed like don Draper and it's fine.... show up dressed as Oscar Wilde or Abe Lincoln, however, and it's straight off to the looney bin...
You know you're doing it right when people stop looking at you funny, and just realize it's who you are. I'm into the vintage scene around here, but often it's more of a 50s/60s scene. When I fly, I dress totally 40s and I can assure you, people assume I'm a pilot.
Have you noticed a significant improvement in customer service also? It's amazing how much of a difference it can make.
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