Clothes Make the Man
"Eat to please thyself," Benjamin Franklin wrote in Poor Richard's Almanac in 1738, "but dress to please others." There's an old aphorism that tells us fashion is just a more polite term for forced obsolescence. Even more to the point, it's forced obedience. Nothing in our lives quite encapsules our obsession with being part of the crowd than the clothes we wear. Businessmen in particular are constrained to a narrow rectangle to express whatever trace individuality they possess, and even then the choices are limited. I say if we're going to insist on being sheep we ought to wear wool.
posted by John M Crowther @ 8:00 AM
2 Comments:
I have always reckoned you can pick where a person's from by the clothes they are wearing. It's such a "regional" thing. Sit in any airport lounge the world over and I guarantee you can pick them. It may seem stereotypical but truth is... the English will always be wearing long socks and sandals (esp. men) Americans travellers will be wearing long shorts socks and joggers for men & capri length pants with socks and joggers for women. Aussies need to be reminded to wear clothes at all and dress way too casual!
In the fashion stakes generally though... it has always puzzled me why men's fashion never deviates from the boring norm. Gentlemen back in the 18th century had way more choice... clobbering up in velvet britches lacy collars and cuffs and powdered wigs. Nowadays it's business as usual... long trousers and button through shirts... polos... the occasional jacket all dark and serious etc. etc. yawn yawn yawn. zzzzzz Someone somewhere definitely needs to start thinking outside the square. My 2 cents.
This one is terrific. Love the outfit, especially the slippers.
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