The America I Love Needs to Do Better

[David Lockmiller]

(06-04-2020 06:11 AM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  And Lincoln didn't wear a tie, did he? And over here, a baseball cap is not a proper attire either, it's kids' streetwear or for sports/jogging or for the beach. Has become more tolerant though in the past yrs as we use to copy a lot that comes from the US.
One thing that we in the "Old World" used to love about the US was exactly the freedom (at least that was the image) to wear and look as you like and being accepted. Pink for old ladies, sportswear (and baseball caps) in the streets, whatsoever, no fashion dress code.

Lincoln did wear a tie. But it was tied so that it looked like a bow tie. My favorite Lincoln photograph has this appearance; also, the photograph of Lincoln with Tad and the photography book shows the same tie configuration.

Over here, a baseball cap is considered proper casual attire by many for everyday living.

And, over here, the very highest fashion has women wearing the most "revealing" dresses for the New York Met opening and the Oscars. But the very highest fashion for the men who escort (and protect these same women from unwanted attention) must wear a fashionable tuxedo and a bow tie that reveals nothing.

I am not complaining, but does anybody know why that this is so? Some of these dresses are so outlandish and with long trailing dresses, that they must have to be transported to these big social events standing in the back of a U-Haul truck.