If you were going out on date, the men had to wear a suit even if it was very hot outside. The men had to ask their date if they could take off their jackets too cool off.
--- On Wed, 5/13/09, Phil Edwards <[email protected]> wrote: From: Phil Edwards <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOPO] side interests of older films To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 10:54 AM I have family photos from the 1930s up to pre-war WW2 and there's the whole family out on a picnic, and all the men are wearing suits. Even picnics were "going out" and people "dressed" to go out. Hats were de rigeur, just as were ties. We were talking about BRIEF ENCOUNTER a week or so ago. Take a look at that for standard British dress, even at home during the period. Fascinating stuff, the cinema, as an historical record of fashion, social mores etc. My mother's eyebrows never did grow back completely properly after she plucked them in the early 1930s because the pencil line eyebrow on women was a major cosmetic fashion statement, mostly fronted by Hollywood. No wonder Oliver Reed insisted he had a susbtantial insurance policy when he shot THE DEVILS for Ken Russell and agreed to have his eyebows shaved as part of the fiery climax of the film... that his eyebrows would grow back after filming. Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: "JANET ORAM" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 12:07 AM Subject: Re: [MOPO] side interests of older films > Amazing how many men wore a suit, interesting to see who actually wasn't wearing one and what they were wearing instead. Hats as well, how many different ones can you spot. > > Simon > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
