[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
what kind of garment Santa's traditional costume is supposed to be? You know, the one that was made popular by the early 20th Century Coca-Cola ads.
Interesting question.
http://www.dovercards.com/_images/0486236609_46_Thomas%2520Nast_Santa%2520at%2520Chimney.jpg
This is a Nast Santa, and it looks like he's in longjohns.
http://www.sonofthesouth.net/Thomas_Nast/Original_Santa_Claus.jpg
Another Nast Santa, from 1865, he's in striped pants, a fur lined jacket
with stars on it, and some kind of cap, but it still doesn't look like
1865 fashion. The image is heavily political, the stars and stripes are
obviously iconic.
http://www.adclassix.com/images54cokesanta.jpg
This is a Coca-Cola Santa from 1954... and you're right. What the heck
is the suit supposed to be? It's not a 1954 men's fashion, is it?
And why red?
Dawn
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