# Men! When Will These Things Be BACK In Style? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 24, 2003, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-when-will-these-things-be-back-in-style/214974 "2003-11-24T07:57:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-when-will-these-things-be-back-in-style/214974/81 "2003-11-28T01:37:25Z")
You sure he’s not American? All that macho posturing… ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-when-will-these-things-be-back-in-style/214974/82 "2003-11-28T03:11:59Z")
I’ve noticed that, in addition to the Nation of Islam crowd, young Conservative men (see: Tucker Carlson and his ilk) are wearing more bow ties. It seems to be a badge of honor. Just an observation. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-when-will-these-things-be-back-in-style/214974/83 "2003-11-28T03:26:38Z")
I seem to remember Sen. Paul Simon wearing one, especially during his aborted run for the presidency. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-when-will-these-things-be-back-in-style/214974/84 "2003-11-28T03:46:34Z")
> [@](#): > > Including the pants pulled up to the nipples? Um, actually that’s the one exception. 😉 Guys still wear bowties-they just wear them with formal wear. I’d love to carry a ciggie holder-and I don’t even smoke! Just so I could be like Audrey in _Breakfast at Tiffanys_! ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-when-will-these-things-be-back-in-style/214974/85 "2003-11-28T03:55:18Z")
I wear a bowtie four days a week - I own about thirty of them. I have a fedora - [this very one](http://www.villagehatshop.com/vhs_biltmore_bogart.html), in fact. I own a number of three-piece suits, so vests are not uncommon for me. And since I do a fair number of formal functions, I also have several pairs of matching vests and bowties, because that’s a cool look. - Rick ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-when-will-these-things-be-back-in-style/214974/86 "2003-11-28T04:01:11Z")
Oh no. You’re _that_ kind of attorney. Do you own any seersucker? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-when-will-these-things-be-back-in-style/214974/87 "2003-11-28T04:14:32Z")
I haven’t read the whole thread but I will , meanwhile… Damn, I must be out of touch w/ vogue. I wear a hat every day, either a straw or a Stetson. I have a beard, trimmed short and neat very thick, blond/brown and soft. 😉 I usually wear a vest, leather of course. I like my faded Wrangler jeans a bit tight. (no baggies) My boots, not so tight. When I go out where dress codes apply, I’ll grab my black double-breasted jacket, my GOOD Stetson and my gold pocket watch. I work hard outside everyday. So, I’ve usually got a good tan and good tone. Blue eyes too. So, just how bad is it? Do I need to get an extreme makeover or what? ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-when-will-these-things-be-back-in-style/214974/88 "2003-11-28T04:27:08Z")
Nah, you live in Texas, I think that’s the uniform. ---
**Author:** ![Jervoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-when-will-these-things-be-back-in-style/214974/89 "2003-11-28T04:49:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TheLoadedDog \* > **Including the pants pulled up to the nipples? 😃 Seriously, apart from that strange concept, I think the 1940s fashions look good on men (and 1920s for the ladies), and I’d like to wear them myself - but it might look a little precious in modern Sydney suburbia. I love those old black and white photos of rush-hour commuters pouring out of railway stations, and it’s just a sea of suits and hats. Very sharp.** Fortunately, photos don’t carry the stink of a mass of sweating men wearing wool suits under the Australian sun. 😉 I have to wear a suit to work. \ Hey, 29C degrees today (84F) – and it’s still spring! Good thing I have this frikkin’ neck-tie on! A two-piece wool suit is terribly unpractical for our climate, but we’re stuck with it. Fortunately, three-piece suits (except formal wear) are never seen. It’s also acceptable to wander about the office and attend internal meetings without wearing a jacket. I wear a straw cowboy hat in summer – particularly to concerts and raves – but it’s entirely tongue-in-cheek. The shade is nice, but mainly I like the attention. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-when-will-these-things-be-back-in-style/214974/90 "2003-11-28T05:28:10Z")
**Bricker** , that site is GREAT. Cloches, pillbox hats…_drool_ ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-when-will-these-things-be-back-in-style/214974/91 "2003-11-28T20:58:12Z")
**beards (non-muslims)** Still popular among some college professors, Unix gurus, and the zymurgy/beer connoisseur crowd. **bowties** Popular among eccentric college professors and high school teachers. **berets** I’ve increasingly seen them among the hipster doofus/emo crowd. \*\*hats (no, NOT baseball caps)[/v] You mean 1950s “take the 7:12 New Haven to work on Madison Avenue” fedoras? Probably something that will probably be adopted among hipster doofuses in a few years. I’m wondering about the return of Hitler moustaches. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-when-will-these-things-be-back-in-style/214974/92 "2003-11-28T21:36:12Z")
How about those nifty straw “boater” hats? I have a picture of my late grandfather in one…he looked really cool? Can you still buy them? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-when-will-these-things-be-back-in-style/214974/93 "2003-11-28T22:56:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Enola Straight \* > \*\* > I’d love to see a resurgence of the long cigarette holders ladies of the 20s and 30s often dangled in their dainty fingers, dahling. \*\* I gotta second that. They’re sexy. I think it’s the Freudian symbolism… ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-when-will-these-things-be-back-in-style/214974/94 "2003-12-01T16:14:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Quack \* > \*\*Heheh, **Enola** , those cigarette holders are awesome. If I smoked, I would make a point to use them. \*\* [http://www.denicotea.de/eng/prod.htm](http://www.denicotea.de/eng/prod.htm) Alas, the high-end holders seem to be only available in Europe…perhaps one can contact their friendly neighborhood tobacconist to arrainge importing a few for their prefferred customers? ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-when-will-these-things-be-back-in-style/214974/95 "2003-12-01T17:11:07Z")
I’ve got a co-worker that wears bowties most of the time to work. I can’t help but think “Can you pass me the popcorn, Orville?” I’m afraid that except for formal attire, these should not make a comeback. I’ve been hemming and hawing on buying an [inverness cape](http://bodyhangings.com/inverness.html) for myself though, but really don’t want all of the Sherlock Holmes ribs. ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-when-will-these-things-be-back-in-style/214974/96 "2003-12-01T17:36:05Z")
“How about those nifty straw “boater” hats? I have a picture of my late grandfather in one…he looked really cool? Can you still buy them?” Yes. I priced one a few years ago when I was going to have a 1920s croquet party on the lawn. I think they cost about $80. ---
**Author:** ![rsa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@rsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsa)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-when-will-these-things-be-back-in-style/214974/97 "2003-12-01T18:27:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by The Scrivener \* > I have an old fedora that I’ve Scotchgarded, so that rain rolls right off it. Great on chilly, rainy Jersey days… > > And I’m female. [This wouldn’t be you, would it?](http://www.artofkenmartin.com/gallery3/fedora/fedora.htm) 😉 I might have to give a try to a [News Boy cap](http://www.zootsuitstore.com/Shopping/Catalog/hats.asp?subcategory=&wf=29). Kinda like a cross between a baseball cap and a beret and very American. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-when-will-these-things-be-back-in-style/214974/98 "2003-12-01T18:35:12Z")
Dude, mark that shit “Not Safe for Work” next time, would you please? ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-when-will-these-things-be-back-in-style/214974/99 "2003-12-01T18:36:18Z")
and no, I _don’t_ mean the Siegel’s store site. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2003, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-when-will-these-things-be-back-in-style/214974/100 "2003-12-01T18:53:17Z")
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