Comments on: Cool photoblog: elders with style

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

i’m over 60..we dress like that because we don’t give a damm what people think about us anymore..

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Now hey, this guy lives near me and makes high-waisted pants look good.

By: Ed Bear

Ed Bear — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Fedoras pretty much look like an affectation on anyone under 40, but they’re still a fully awesome hat.

Personally the ability to dress up in jacket, tie, and fedora on a daily basis is one of the few things I’m looking forward to upon becoming elderly.

By: Lyddiechu

Lyddiechu — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

goodness, this is wonderful. i just posted the link to my facebook.. so my octogenarian grandmother who is a member as well can share in the joy with me even though she is a time zone away. ahh technology, bringing the generations together!

By: Egypt Urnash

Egypt Urnash — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

For the past several years, my deliberate fashion choice has been ‘your crazy old aunt’. Colors, patterns, and recently I’ve begun to accumulate Interesting Hats. I have a favorite coat I refer to as the ‘Horrid Coat’; taking it out again is the one thing I love about fall.

My hair’s starting to go white, but nobody can tell under the Atomic Pink hairdye.

Dressing like a crazy old lady is awesome. I can break any ‘rule’ I want to; if I carry myself confidently enough I still get people complimenting my appearance.

By: grimc

grimc — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

@#11

BTW, for those fawning about the hat on the gentleman in the picture, that is a ‘Stingy Brim’ Fedora, not a ‘porkpie’. ‘Popeye’ Doyle and Buster Keaton wore ‘porkpie’ hats.

As did Lester Young, which is what I’m thinking of.

By: airship

airship — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I have a half dozen wonderful hats for just about any occasion, from visiting the boardwalk to clubbing all night. I loves my hats. And I’m only 57. :)

By: KurtMac

KurtMac — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

That photo reminds me so much of Bruce Gilden’s work, also a New York based street photographer. He focuses on interesting sidewalk subjects (which, in New York, are a dime a dozen). http://tinyurl.com/3ohfjn

By: weightlossguru

weightlossguru — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I so totally agree, hats are coming back!

By: jackie31337

jackie31337 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Ed Bear @24: “Fedoras pretty much look like an affectation on anyone under 40, but they’re still a fully awesome hat.

Personally the ability to dress up in jacket, tie, and fedora on a daily basis is one of the few things I’m looking forward to upon becoming elderly.”

I’m also looking forward to becoming elderly for somewhat similar reasons. All the things I would like to wear just look out of place on a young person these days. They’re also not terribly practical for really busy people. I’m looking forward to having the time to devote to really dressing rather than just throwing on some clothes because I can’t leave the house naked.

Either that, or I will abandon all restraint and go all-out punk. Going gray/white-haired would be the perfect excuse to finally dye it one of the outlandish colors I’ve had in mind.

By: simplewonder

simplewonder — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I love this. Our old folks are basically invisible in our modern times, and taking the time to highlight them and appreciate not only their years of style and creativity, but recognize their continued relevance simply as people. And it remind us that getting old doesn’t have to mean settling.

I am off to call my Grandma…

By: Pipenta

Pipenta — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve been very fond of fedoras since my teens. I’ve had a number of them made of all kinds of materials, all kinds of colors.

Now I’m over fifty, so I guess I’m officially allowed to wear them, not that I’m one to pay attention to rules. Then again, the rules might just be different for women.

The thing is folks, the rules are nonsense. You can wear anything that pleases you if you do it with confidence and attitude. You want hats to come back? Wear them and work it. Someone will see you and think, hey he looks great. And if they’d always wanted to wear a hat, they might be emboldened to do so.

One of the things I do not like about fashion is how it compels people to discard perfectly good clothing. We make enough trash as it is. Well, I’m thinking in the coming times we are going to see a lot less of that, as people are going to have a whole lot less money, and none to waste.

If you love hats, why do you care if they are “in” or not. I’ve always much more enjoyed wearing styles that were not in fashion. Just enjoy.

By: Ari B.

Ari B. — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Awesome.

I’ve yet to find a hat-based look that I can carry out, probably because I don’t wear a suit to work during the week.

(Honestly, I’d wear one with my suit to services, but that’d get spendy after a while…)

By: Randwulf

Randwulf — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

“…elders with a unique sense of personal style that has developed with age.”

No, this to me is saying “This looked good when I was younger and was considered normal then. Compared to the slobs all around me today who can’t be bothered to dress up when they go out this not only still looks good, it looks great!”

It took me quite a while to find a grey fedora of my own in a thrift shop that was the right size and had the right shape that I liked. I have the Florsheim solid colour shoes, not being a fan of wingtips. I have yet to find just the right suit and pants though but I’m working on it!

By: Tom Hale

Tom Hale — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Someday soon, please! – make hats fashionable again. My grandfather always wore a hat. I guess his was the last generation to wear them.

By: ndollak

ndollak — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Re: “bring back hats” – Due to my extreme photosensitivity, I require shades and a hat with an all-around brim when outdoors in the daylight (sunblock if I’m to be out for over 5 minutes). My students either think my hat (which bears a superficial resemblance to Indiana Jones’ fedora) is way cool, or that it’s the dorkiest thing ever. Oddly enough, even here in New Jersey, where baseball caps seem to be the norm, I’m beginning to see more hats like mine. Maybe I’m starting a new trend…

Re: Dapper older gents – In a town where I used to live, the oldest resident was a gentleman named Mr. Brown. Even in his 90s (I think he hit the 3-digit mark) he could be regularly seen pedaling around on his bicycle. He was always snappily-dressed, with a hat and a necktie. He greeted everyone with “Hello, Chippie!” and loved to regale people with stories about his career on the stage (vaudeville?). One day some kids were roller-blading on the freshly-re-paved street in front of his house, and he talked one of them into letting him try out these fancy in-line wheels (He apparently was very good at roller-skating in his youth). He picked up the new style immediately, and proceeded to show the kids some tricks he used to do. Unfortunately, he wiped out and broke a hip. He died in the hospital from complications. Hopefully he wasn’t in too much pain, because I rather like to think that he sort of died the way he would have preferred to go.

By: Takuan

Takuan — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

into the spam crusher with you d3marketers, (oh how I love how they writhe!)

By: ispinyarns

ispinyarns — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I want to know where he got that hat. That is an awesome hat.

By: Pyros

Pyros — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Excellent. I’ve been waiting a long time for elder chic to catch hold. Hopefully it will.

By: 00incognito00

00incognito00 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The comments about these people’s sense of style was very tastefully worded. It wasn’t your usual run-o-the-mill bitchy style cut-downs. Refreshing. Made me feel good to read it.

By: Not a Doktor

Not a Doktor — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Once in a while I’ll see a well dressed older person and the phrase that pops into my mind is “Grampa wears fat laces” from DJ Q-bert.

But most of the old people I see are those shuffling or jazzy-wheeling around walmart in a fanny pack and a jogging suit; and that just makes me sad about growing old.

By: Hypernation

Hypernation — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

How lovely! A welcome change from the trash fashion all too prevalent these days.

By: Sekino

Sekino — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

That's cool! Who said that older people are over the hill? Four words for ya: Buena Vista Social Club. Rock on! :)

By: themindfantastic

themindfantastic — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I have to also say great site… its like reading ‘Street’ but better dressed. I don’t mind seeing crazy fashion styles but seeing people wear the classics the way they are supposed to be worn… shows you WHY they are classic.

Regarding bringing hats back in Vogue… START WEARING THEM, maybe the trend will catch on?

By: grimc

grimc — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’m with you, #1. Every once in a while I’ll think about getting a porkpie hat, then realize it would only look good if I was wearing a suit–which I wear maybe once a year. It’s up to guys who have to wear ties 5 days a week to blaze the trail.

By: Halloween Jack

Halloween Jack — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve started wearing a khaki bucket hat in the summer, now that I’m bald. When I’d see McLean Stevenson wear one on M*A*S*H, I’d wonder, who really wears those? Now I know.

By: Falcon_Seven

Falcon_Seven — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

“…elders with a unique sense of personal style that has developed with age.”
It’s called dignity. Persevering through a lifetime of adversity to survive with one’s self-respect and sense of worth intact should not qualify a person to be treated as an objet d’art.

By: Brett Burton

Brett Burton — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

What rocks are you people living under? Hats have been back for awhile. It’s at the point now where I’ve had to stop wearing mine because I feel like it looks too “trendy”. They sell fedoras at urban outfitters for chrisake.

By: Noelegy

Noelegy — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

That was fun, and sweet, and well worth reading. Thanks for sharing.

By: Takuan

Takuan — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

hinkaku

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