I see people on message boards now and then lamenting the decline of standards in attire. You’ve seen this sort of rant:
“I think it’s just terrible that men don’t wear suits and ties and hats any more! It’s all the fault of the 1960s; those damned hippies have really ruined it for men’s formalwear!” :mad:
That’s well and good, but you haven’t taken it far enough. Come with me, on a trip back…
<swirling whole-tone scale arpeggios played on a harp>[ul]
[li]“I think it’s just terrible that men don’t wear animal skins any more! It’s all the fault of the Bronze Age; those damned agriculturists have really ruined it for men’s formalwear!”[/li]
[li]“I think it’s just terrible that men don’t wear togas any more! It’s all the fault of the Fall of the Roman Empire; those damned Visigoths have really ruined it for men’s formalwear!”[/li]
[li]“I think it’s just terrible that men don’t wear doublets and hose any more! It’s all the fault of the 17th Century; those damned Roundheads have really ruined it for men’s formalwear!”[/li]
[li]“I think it’s just terrible that men don’t wear knee breeches and powdered wigs any more! It’s all the fault of the 1790s; those damned Jacobins have really ruined it for men’s formalwear!”[/li][/ul]<wholetone harp arpeggios return us to the present>
Hey, man, no use in gettin’ uptight. Come on over to my Haight crash pad and toke up some joints. We can wear these groovy tie dyes to the Be-In. Dig all the wild colors, baby. Check out this new Jimi Hendrix album, Axis: Bold as Love. Freaky, man! 