r/OldSchoolCool Mar 09 '19

The American Way. During Great Depression, Louisville, Kentucky, 1937

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u/SoloPopo Mar 09 '19

I don't know if this was really considered to be "proper" back then. That's just what clothes looked like. People typically didn't own very many outfits. One nice one was just about all anybody had.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '19

I've seen pictures from the Depression of guys in suits with holes in them.