Miscellaneous When did R&B and Blues artists started to dress down?

[mizmar]

Not necesarily..... 😀

... Or glam rock?!

The list is endless and we're all pretty good at reading the semiotics of clothing...

 

[Targa]

Personally, I think Mao got it righ.

Whilst appearing to be dressed the standard clothing his was of course of far better quality and cut.
How about Gandhi for a fashion role model?

 

[mizmar]

Whilst appearing to be dressed the standard clothing his was of course of far better quality and cut.
How about Gandhi for a fashion role model?

Gandhi was clear, his dress was to signal resistance against the British occupation and India being force fed cotton from the midlands (and slave plantations) destroying the indigenous textile industry. I'm not sure walking around in a loincloth, in -10⁰C, would carry the same message!

 

[Jules]

I always dressed up in some respect.

Interesting, I'd not thought of it in terms of respect for an audience. Nine times out of ten my gigs are fairly grungy and I'm better/ more flamboyantly dressed than the majority of the crowd

 

[Targa]

Gandhi was clear, his dress was to signal resistance against the British occupation and India being force fed cotton from the midlands (and slave plantations) destroying the indigenous textile industry. I'm not sure walking around in a loincloth, in -10⁰C, would carry the same message!

As that situation now appears to have been reversed maybe the inhabitants of the midlands should give it a try, give the rest of us a laugh anyway.

 

[mizmar]

As that situation now appears to have been reversed maybe the inhabitants of the midlands should give it a try, give the rest of us a laugh anyway.

Good point well made;
"Sheppard's smocks and clogs from M&S. Love thismass "