30 American Dress Codes From the 1950s–1970s That Quietly Disappeared

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  @sherylc.ed.director8190 · 12 days ago

  Frankly, I think it would be lovely to see more people dress with high respectability on a daily basis.  I'm glad I grew up in 7 decades that spanned these memorable years .

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• MA

  @margomoore4527 · 1 day ago

  My 79-year old husband still dresses routinely in slacks, shirt, and blazer. His only casual clothes are athletic; he owns not one pair of jeans or t-shirts. He always wears an underwear-type t-shirt under the long-sleeved dress shirt (he never liked short-sleeved dress shirts). Only recently has he grown to appreciate short-sleeved polo shirts in summer. On the feet, loafers from Johnston & Murphy. He gets ribbed by classmates at reunions, but he is never apologetic. And I am always glad to be seen with him at a restaurant or elsewhere in public.

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• BI

  @bikerglammom · 12 days ago

  I am 62 and still dress properly but modernly everyday of my life! Hair, nails, makeup! what is wrong with this country? lack of respect...

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  @berolina2336 · 1 day ago

  I don’t know how it was in the USA, but in Europe, girdles—or shapewear briefs—were still being worn long after nylon pantyhose had become the standard. Pantyhose had a tendency to slip down throughout the day, eventually ending up with the crotch down around one’s knees; wearing a shapeware brief kept everything in place—including a little bit of a tummy. They were especially comfortable during one’s period, providing a sense of security.

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  @dateland-twopalmspress755 · 10 days ago

  Yesterday, I saw a woman at Walmart...wearing pajamas

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• MA

  @margomoore4527 · 1 day ago

  Saddle shoes were from the ‘40’s. My generation would not be caught dead in ankle socks. From 6th grade up it was nylons and a garter belt, plus ballet flats or loafers.

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  @wendykeesey8494 · 2 weeks ago

  We. Also had hooped half slip.s.  When you sat down, you had toremember to lift the hoop so you wouldnt sit on it,  If you did sit on.  It, it flipped upwards and smacked you in the face.  Afetr a few times,, mothers open the hem and pulled out.  That in 1956-58.  That and white gloves on young girls also included white gloves to church, starting about age 7.  Little girls touch everything, so the gloves got filthy andmothers gave up after a few weeks!

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  @wendykeesey8494 · 2 weeks ago

  How students are dressed does affect behavior in the classroom.

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