# What archaic clothing choices do you miss? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 28, 2009, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874 "2009-09-28T18:14:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/1 "2009-09-28T18:14:35Z")
I like fedoras, longcoats, and suspenders myself. This post brought to you by the Campaign for Uncharacteristically Pithy OPs. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/2 "2009-09-28T18:18:02Z")
Three-piece double-breasted suits. Had a doozy of an authentic 1930s I sold before I moved to Turkey. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/3 "2009-09-28T18:19:18Z")
I have always liked the [snood](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snood_(headgear)). ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/4 "2009-09-28T18:22:12Z")
Jams. Huge loose shorts. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/5 "2009-09-28T18:25:50Z")
> [@hotflungwok](#): > > Jams. Huge loose shorts. What’s a jam? ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/6 "2009-09-28T18:32:50Z")
I love looking at men in kilts, and also in zoot suits. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/7 "2009-09-28T18:35:39Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > What’s a jam? Huge loose shorts. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/8 "2009-09-28T18:42:07Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > Huge loose shorts. > > 🙂 I see. The sentence structure, or lack thereof, was confusing. ---
**Author:** ![PoorYorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/9 "2009-09-28T18:43:50Z")
Not that I’ve ever worn one except in costume, but capes on men are seriously cool. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/10 "2009-09-28T18:52:51Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > I love looking at men in kilts, and also in zoot suits. My SiL was teaching stereotypes to The Kidlet left and right. After he’d said he’d like to wear a long skirt and she’d explained that “men don’t wear skirts or dresses,” I told her “don’t let him find out about Scotland.” 😕:eek:“You mean they DO wear kilts?” “A lot more than you wear your own folk dress, yes. It’s a normal sight and if there’s a big match they’re all over the place.” The look in her face was priceless. The fact that she stopped being so dogmatic? Almost as good as living in a place where men have legs. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/11 "2009-09-28T19:00:48Z")
Corsets. Togas too. ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/12 "2009-09-28T19:00:58Z")
More fedoras! And vests. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/13 "2009-09-28T19:03:30Z")
> [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](#): > > More fedoras! And vests. I’m not sure how I forget the wonderful vest–except for the obvious fact that it doesn’t work well with the equally wonderful suspenders. _Real_ suspenders, that is–the ones that are fashioned with buttons. Suspenders that attach with clips are an abomination suitable only for Welshmen. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/14 "2009-09-28T19:06:11Z")
Pencil skirts with seamed stockings and a fitted jacket. Gloves and hats on women and men. Another vote for corsets. ---
**Author:** ![CT\_Damsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/15 "2009-09-28T19:10:58Z")
cod piece ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/16 "2009-09-28T19:12:03Z")
The Codpiece. ---
**Author:** ![CT\_Damsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/17 "2009-09-28T19:14:41Z")
Also breech clouts ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/18 "2009-09-28T19:24:43Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I’m not sure how I forget the wonderful vest–except for the obvious fact that it doesn’t work well with the equally wonderful suspenders. > > _Real_ suspenders, that is–the ones that are fashioned with buttons. Suspenders that attach with clips are an abomination suitable only for Welshmen. What the hell have you got against the Welsh? (demands the Scots-Irish-Anglo-Welsh-German mutt) Besides which, you can wear suspenders and a vest. You just have to put the vest on over the suspenders so they don’t show. ---
**Author:** ![Brainiac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8797f3/32.png) [@Brainiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/19 "2009-09-28T19:32:56Z")
I miss the [shawl collar long belted sweaters](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3111/2864321216_a0a5d9a1ac.jpg) of the 70’s I miss the [corduroy Norfolk Jacket](http://www.oipolloi.com/oipolloi/gfx-items/6314-1-300.jpg) I miss the all felt bottle green [Pij coat](http://www.markshale.com/productdetail.asp?txtprodid=8532561) ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/20 "2009-09-28T19:39:13Z")
[QUOTE=phouka] What the hell have you got against the Welsh? (demands the Scots-Irish-Anglo-Welsh-German mutt) [/quote] Rhymers are eccentric and sometimes feign irrational hatreds to amuse themselves. That’s one possible explanation. Of course, me being me, it could well be that [nutter] I despise them for their Accursed Prince, he who emotionally abused the Blessed Diana and doubtlessly breathed a sigh of relief at her death, assuming he did not CAUSE it. One day soon I shall have my vengeance upon both the AP and all his subjects. [/nutter] > [@](#): > > Besides which, you can wear suspenders and a vest. You just have to put the vest on over the suspenders so they don’t show. That defeats the purpose of the suspenders, which is not to hold up the trousers but to look pretty. In a manly way, of course. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874.md?page=2)