# Clothing Trends **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 5, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-trends/817333 "2018-07-05T16:18:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-trends/817333/1 "2018-07-05T16:18:58Z")
I was watching an old movie on TCM yesterday, “Ah, Wilderness!”. It was made in 1935 and takes place in 1906. I love looking at the period costumes/clothing in old movies. My question is, what other item of clothing has stuck around as long as the necktie has? The width and length has changed many times over the years, but men continue to wear them. I’m not talking basic shirts, pants and dresses (they’ve all been around forever) - but more of a certain style or type of clothing. I guess I would include jeans in my list too. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-trends/817333/2 "2018-07-05T16:37:11Z")
I would say that polo/tennis/golf shirts have had that sort of appeal. They became more than sports apparel in the 1930’s and have stayed that way ever since. ---
**Author:** ![PoppaSan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/poppasan/32/189_2.png) [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-trends/817333/3 "2018-07-05T17:56:22Z")
Stetson, Levi’s, union suit, poncho, night shirt/gown, baseball cap, trench coat, stocking cap, mittens. ---
**Author:** ![PoppaSan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/poppasan/32/189_2.png) [@PoppaSan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoppaSan)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-trends/817333/4 "2018-07-05T18:06:39Z")
ETA: fedora’s, game vests, cowboy boots, biker style leather jackets, sunglasses, chaps, coveralls, bib overalls, bandannas. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-trends/817333/5 "2018-07-05T18:07:21Z")
Does it have to be American culture? Because I’ll bet a lot of the headgear worn by specific groups in different parts of the world (such as Saudi Arabia) has been worn with little change over centuries. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-trends/817333/6 "2018-07-05T21:37:38Z")
Kimonos. Hijabs. Burkas. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2018, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-trends/817333/7 "2018-07-05T21:54:50Z")
Decorative (as opposed to functional) headwear has been around for a[l-o-n-g time](http://eng431.pbworks.com/w/page/64715886/Gender%20in%2015th%20Century%20England). If you want to get more specific, the custom of using bird feathers to decorate one’s head runs through a lot of different cultures.