Suits And ties, what happened?

[bazza63 12]

I recently was invited to a wedding reception at the City Hall,which I had not visited for approx 50 years was amazed to see it had hardly changed, I went M/S in Meadowhall and purchased a new suit every one said how smart Looked and I felt like a million dollars,suits will always beat casual.

[stpetre 12]

I recently was invited to a wedding reception at the City Hall,which I had not visited for approx 50 years was amazed to see it had hardly changed, I went M/S in Meadowhall and purchased a new suit every one said how smart Looked and I felt like a million dollars,suits will always beat casual.

 

That's the way to go Bazza! but if you had to have a female to select a tie, then that's a couple of points less!

[Lobos 10]

Yes they might have looked good in their suit and ties back then, but most had a bath once a week wiped their are on newspaper slicked their hair back with brylcreem and had a mouth full of rotten teeth...: good old days not really

[ptrA 10]

That's the way to go Bazza! but if you had to have a female to select a tie, then that's a couple of points less!

 

Look smart, wear a suit. Of course casual has it's place too.

[crookedspire 10]

Its not just suit and ties that seems to gone out of fashion. When serving in the Army sometimes I went out in my number two uniform ( tunic, trousers,shirt ,tie , boots polished up and a peaked cap) often got funny looks not many of the youth of today would ever think of dressing up for a night out. That said once met a young lad who was dressed in a three piece suit complete with a pocket watch and bowler hat he looked so more impressive than the track suit gang by miles.

[stpetre 12]

Its not just suit and ties that seems to gone out of fashion. When serving in the Army sometimes I went out in my number two uniform ( tunic, trousers,shirt ,tie , boots polished up and a peaked cap) often got funny looks not many of the youth of today would ever think of dressing up for a night out. That said once met a young lad who was dressed in a three piece suit complete with a pocket watch and bowler hat he looked so more impressive than the track suit gang by miles.

 

That bloke you met with the bowler etc, wasn't Charlie Chaplin was it ?

[TORONTONY 10]

Yes they might have looked good in their suit and ties back then, but most had a bath once a week wiped their are on newspaper slicked their hair back with brylcreem and had a mouth full of rotten teeth...: good old days not really

 

Back when? I and everyone else on here were talking 60's not 40's and 50's, although many would have gone through what you mentioned as kids, including myself, i.e the one bath a week and newspaper in the toilet, but things had changed by the early sixties. By the way, I still have all my original teeth and they are in great shape and all my hair too and I am over 70, so Brylcreem didn't do me any harm . LOL:D

 

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That bloke you met with the bowler etc, wasn't Charlie Chaplin was it ?

 

John Steed

[soft ayperth 11]

Back when? I and everyone else on here were talking 60's not 40's and 50's, although many would have gone through what you mentioned as kids, including myself, i.e the one bath a week and newspaper in the toilet, but things had changed by the early sixties. By the way, I still have all my original teeth and they are in great shape and all my hair too and I am over 70, so Brylcreem didn't do me any harm . LOL:D

 

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John Steed

 

I always preferred newspaper to that Izal brand toilet paper!

[rapido 10]

Fashions just change. Plenty of people spend a long time getting ready to go .My mum says when she was young, women always wore hats as part of the outfit...how often do you see that now?

[TORONTONY 10]

Fashions just change. Plenty of people spend a long time getting ready to go .My mum says when she was young, women always wore hats as part of the outfit...how often do you see that now?

 

Quite a lot in North America i.e. baseball caps ..lol

 

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I always preferred newspaper to that Izal brand toilet paper!

 

Me too that Izal was brutal, infact if you was out in the woods or whatever a dock leaf was more preferable;)

[old tup 30]

Quite a lot in North America i.e. baseball caps ..lol

 

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Me too that Izal was brutal, infact if you was out in the woods or whatever a dock leaf was more preferable;)

Or a nice fluffy rabbit even better still!,I recollect that in medieval times it was customary for royalty to wipe their arses on a swans neck,has anyone ever heard this?.

[crookedspire 10]

That bloke you met with the bowler etc, wasn't Charlie Chaplin was it ?

Still looked impressive nevertheless.