The difference between farmers/immigrants and city people/first generation citizens?
My immigrant grandfather who had been a farmer in the old country and in his youth here in the US, always wore a tie and a hat outside the house, even walking the dog, even in his 90s. My father, San Francisco born in 1930, was very American as a first generation person would be. He only visited the farm in Fresno for summer, never worked there. There are lots of pictures of Dad, the dandy of his family, in the 1940s and into the 50s with his collar outside his jacket. LynnD On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 12:02 PM, Tracy Thallas <[email protected]>wrote: > 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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 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 > <[email protected]>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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > 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 > > [email protected] > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
