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What makes pictures like these seem alien is the clothing. Back then, even farmers dressed better than people today.
by mynameishere 16y ago
What makes pictures like these seem alien is the clothing. Back then, even farmers dressed better than people today.
- lenni 16y agoI was amazed by that, too. Goes to show that fashion-wise we live in a global and monocultural era.
- andyjdavis 16y agoIt is amazing how different everyone looks from one another. It can be pretty tough to pick where someone is from these days. Everyone's dress seems so distinctive.
- joss82 16y agoOr, getting taken in a picture was so rare than people dressed well for it.
- delackner 16y agoMost of us in our best clothes would not compare favourably to the richness on display by these average people in their best dress. However, I wonder how much variety of style was worn in previous generations. Certainly within the span of living memory the current period is the most vividly variegated explosion of unrestrained style, but that is only compared to the monotone conformism of post-war industrialism. Were there perhaps places and times before us with a similar or higher level of embracing stylistic inventiveness?
- JabavuAdams 16y agoYeah, but they only had two outfits. Notice how beat up and formless everyone's boots are.