# 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:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/61 "2009-09-29T14:48:31Z")
I am partial toward edwardian smoking jackets-they are quite difficult to find these days. also, those late 1940’s men’s jackets-that had the sleeves and lapels of a different material than the jacket (Howard Hughes wore these, on his rare public appearances). Also, the cooldbroad brim hats that gangsters of the 1930’s wore-and double breated suits (like Jack Nicholson wore in “Chinatown”). ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/62 "2009-09-29T16:52:49Z")
Hats, hats, and more hats. And not those ubiquitous [redneck ball caps](http://www.allfiredup.com/images-products/wcrednecks-baseballcap-T.jpg) that are popular these days. I’m talking about [old-school, stylish hats for men](http://slimages.macys.com/is/image/MCY/products/1/optimized/443951_fpx.tif?bgc=255,255,255&wid=327&qlt=90,0&layer=comp&op_sharpen=0&resMode=bicub&op_usm=0.7,1.0,0.5,0&fmt=jpeg) and [women](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5p3lUJPGJZQ/SlAkQxrHvYI/AAAAAAAACi4/4LHpa-n-ym8/s400/15856107_21_b.jpg). Woman in a baseball cap = snooze. Woman in a stylish hat = teh sexxy. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/63 "2009-09-29T17:16:41Z")
Cuirasses just dropped off the map after Napoleans day. Why can’t folks appreciate clothing that can be polished? For that matter, I’d love to wear a steel gauntlet for work. An iron fist would be so appropriate for a government worker like me. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/64 "2009-09-29T17:48:04Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > Woman in a baseball cap = snooze. > > Woman in a stylish hat = teh sexxy. I have to disagree with you a bit, here. That ponytail-pulled-through-the-back-of-the-cap look really works on some women. ---
**Author:** ![whole\_bean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@whole\_bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whole_bean)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/65 "2009-09-29T17:57:16Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > That was an understandable misreading, but Rhymers don’t wear garters. No Rhymer ever has, or at least not since the stars & garters travesty of 1874. you could find plenty of what you’re looking for today if you would search “braces” instead. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/66 "2009-10-09T16:17:37Z")
I wish we could bring back women’s hats. It seems only black women going to church wear hats nowadays. I’ve always liked Madonna’s hat with the – what’s the word? – open-knit veil that she wore in the “Take a Bow” video: > **[Madonna Photos (1 of 3790) | Last.fm](https://www.last.fm/music/Madonna/+images/21258349)** > > See Madonna pictures, photo shoots, and listen online to the latest music. And I can’t find a picture of it, but the gray greatcoat Sean Bean sometimes wore in the Sharpe’s movies would be so hot on certain kinds of tallish, well-built men. Woof! [This site](http://www.revampvintage.com/) has a lot of fun vintage clothing for women and men. I especially like the pre-'50s clothing for women, although I can’t see wearing it to work or anything. ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/67 "2009-10-09T16:31:03Z")
Arming coats and chainmail. With appropriate accessories. There are days when I need the armor, and other days when I’d like to use the accessories on certain parties. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/68 "2009-10-09T18:19:29Z")
Huh, that revamp site is interesting, if severely limited in its inventory. [These guys](http://www.historyinthemaking.org/) cover a broader swath of history and they seem pretty good at what they do. I’d cough up for some of their 1910s-1920s duds for sure. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874/69 "2009-10-09T19:35:27Z")
> [@whole\_bean](#): > > you could find plenty of what you’re looking for today if you would search “braces” instead. Take your facts back to Wales where they belong. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874.md?page=3)