Maybe it was the "Rebel Without A Cause" style of the era? Funny, I never think of open collars + pre-WWII... even pics of my grandfather, etc, from the farm had shirts buttoned all the way up.
Liadain Practical Blackwork Designs http://practicalblackwork.com http://practical-blackwork.blogspot.com "You get a wonderful view from the point of no return..." -----Original Message----- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lynn Downward Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 12:54 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Shirt collars outside 40s coats? And pictures of my dapper father in his teens and twentys with the same style in San Francisco. I think it was a universal style for casual wear. On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Tracy Thallas <fathal...@collinscom.net>wrote: > I have a photo of my father and uncle strolling down a street in Atlanta, > Suits and white shirts, collars open and over the coats, no hats. In > contrast, a man seen in a doorway behind them looks like a 30s gangster in > suit, tie, and jauntily tilted hat. > > Liadain > Practical Blackwork Designs > http://practicalblackwork.com > http://practical-blackwork.blogspot.com > > "You get a wonderful view from the point of no return..." > > > -----Original Message----- > From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On > Behalf Of Jill Hadfield > Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 12:39 PM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Shirt collars outside 40s coats? > > At 18:18 23/06/2011, you wrote: > >" I'm just starting to notice on contemporary photographs from > >1945-1955 that many men who wore suits or sport coats without ties > >often wore their unbuttoned shirt collars _outside_ the coat (i.e. > >on top of the coat's collar rather than tucked underneath). > > This was prevalent in England during that time and I'm sure, into the > sixties. In fact I think I've seen photos from the thirties with > this style - especially for hiking or camping. > > Jill > > > > JiGraH Resources - www.jigrah.co.uk > Suppliers of products and services for Family and Local Historians > Worldwide > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
