The Strange Reason Men Used To Dress Like This

During the late '70s disco era, I bucked the fashion trend by dressing in jeans, t-shirt, and unbuttoned flannel shirt. I was grunge before grunge became cool 10 years later. That's pretty much still my fashion choice, except for around early May through September, when I set the flannel shirts aside.

Being born in Downing Street, and going to school at Eaton is NOT middle class.

Before the triumph of capitalism in the 19th century, only a very small, privileged class – mostly the aristocracy and a small section of the middle classes – could afford to concern themselves with clothes and extravagance. I think the French Revolution, shortly before the capitalist shift, also moved the image of masculinity towards that of the rough-and-ready lad. We continue to emulate this – by and large – to this day. Of course, there have always been, and still are, counter-movements to this masculine archetype. The latest experiment is the ‘woke’ movement, which we are currently enduring. May God bring it to a swift end🙏

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There's something incongruous about the notion of dandyism as a reaction to earlier 18th century men's elaborately fashionable attire. It seems more likely that the increasingly neo-classical aesthetic of the last decade of the century & the following Napoleonic decade was about trimmed-down 'flamboyance', yet the term dandy ironically suggests an increase in affected men's mannerism. So, I think there is a case for not conflating the 'economy' of Brummel's influence with dandyism, as this is an entirely different phenomenon.

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Yankee doodle dandy

This should have been preceded by the historical 17/18th century Fops

Costco must be the new Brummel, thats where i buy 80% of my clothes now.

In the 1960s and 70s, men rebelled for a while by wearing colorful clothes, often tight-fitting, and paying a great deal of attention to their appearance, including wearing cologne in excess. The disco era was when this style reached its height. In part, it was a reaction against the Vietnam War. I don't think Beau Brummel was the only influence on men's fashion; it seems that military service itself is a major contributor, as Brummel himself may have discovered. Soldiers and sailors must dress in practical yet attractive uniforms for unity. Yet after they retire, or the war ends, they continue to dress this way out of habit. My father, a WWII vet followed this trend. So what exactly ended the disco trend of elaborate dress for men? It was the election of Ronald Reagan and his conservative style of dress and his support for military service, as he started a couple of wars. And forty years of mostly conservative government in the US, and UK with Thatcher's election, contributed the most, in my view, to the boring and drab looks men are encouraged to still wear today, except in special circumstances. Men in nations not affected as much by WWII still dress in traditional attire (such as Middle Eastern Arabs and Indians).

All men need to do to stop the blandness, is to stop wearing the blandness. It only seems weird to no do it, because men have been doing it for the past few generations.

Because it was not practical, not comfortable, it was expensive, and ridiculous. Pay attention that they were all Royal people. Normal people never dress like peacocks.

"It costs a lot to look this cheap" -Dolly Parton

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Hi 👋 from NY

Any male over age 14 who wears a t shirt with something written on it is a child. Men's fashion in america is a disaster.

A video on the gradual acceptance of women wearing traditionally men's clothing. Did you know it was technically still illegal for women to wear pants in Paris until 2013?

I'm glad such fashion never trends today because of impracticality and climate

thank you. ✌️&❤️