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Since one of the many observations of wearing a suit with a fedora is to relate the look to a mob member, the mafia, or a gangster, what does the real gangster look, look like? 1920's to 1930's.
It's in shadow, back behind his hip.Barry said:Is the guy in the middle wearing a glove on his right hand?
Is his hand just really hairy?
Feraud said:Criminals of the 20s and 30s looked just like everyone else. Perhaps a bit better dressed if they were successful at their profession.
Hammelby said:I found this, i dont know if the source is perfect?..
http://www.lindyhopping.com/fashionhistm.htmlhttp://www.lindyhopping.com/fashionhistm.html
"A discussion of men's fashion during the thirties would be incomplete without recognizing the gangster influence. Gangsters, while despised as thieves, paradoxically projected an image of "businessman" because of the suits they wore. However, they didn't choose typical business colors and styles, but took every detail to the extreme. Their suits featured wider stripes, bolder glen plaids, more colorful ties, pronounced shoulders, narrower waists, and wider trouser bottoms. In France, mobsters actually had their initials embroidered on the breast of their shirts, towards the waist. They topped their extreme look with felt hats in a wide variety of colors: almond green, dove, lilac, petrol blue, brown and dark gray. High-fashion New York designers were mortified by demands to imitate the gangster style, but obliged by creating the "Broadway" suit."
I'm shocked! Shocked!!1lindyhopping.com said:In France, mobsters actually had their initials embroidered on the breast of their shirts, towards the waist
flat-top said:If you guys remember this book:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=15423
AlanC said:The predominance of sb peak lapels is interesting.
Good point.kools said:The pants all seem longer than I would expect. There is quite a bit of break.
The mystery is, why are vintage ones fairly difficult to find?