> Clothes are always a uniform and a social signal, whether or not they're formally labelled as such. As a product of the 1960s there was a reaction by lefty c

> Clothes are always a uniform and a social signal, whether or not they're formally labelled as such. As a product of the 1960s there was a reaction by lefty columnist Paul Krassner, IIRC. He referred (if it wasn't someone else who popularized this) to grey flannel sandals. A take-off on the standard criticism of "grey flannel suits.