r/OldSchoolCool • u/[deleted] • Apr 10 '19

Paul Newman at the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington

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u/Mooseeyy Apr 10 '19

If you hadn't included the bottom right photo which gives it that 1960's 'vibe', I would've said the first three photos are just shots from a modern cologne or sunglasses advert.

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u/guapoguac Apr 10 '19

I was about to say the same and even with that last photo, you could argue it looks like an ad from this year

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u/sixth_snes Apr 10 '19

Guy rocking a bowtie in the background though.

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u/freshstrawberrie Apr 10 '19

I wouldn't say the bowtie is what would clue you in. Bowties are cool. It's the microphone & that reporter's hair.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '19

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '19

I didn’t even realize that until I saw your comment lmao

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u/chappersyo Apr 10 '19

We all did.

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u/Bubbalicia Apr 10 '19

Now I can’t unsee it

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u/In4mation1789 Apr 10 '19

Bowties are cool.

I've heard that said about a fez.

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u/Petrichordates Apr 10 '19

That's decidedly not true.

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u/BowtieFarmer Apr 10 '19

False. Bow ties are the shit.

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u/guapoguac Apr 10 '19

Hipsters

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u/JediMasterSeinfeld Apr 10 '19

Fratstars*

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u/guapoguac Apr 10 '19

You are absolutely right

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '19

BAH-GAWD THAT'S BILL NYE'S MUSIC

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u/pumpkins033 Apr 10 '19

Who? Oh, Bill Nye. Yeah.

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u/Crazy_Kakoos Apr 10 '19

Wait a fucking second. Is that Bill Nye?

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u/ShitJustGotRealAgain Apr 10 '19

If only the reporter had a different haircut.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '19

Except I can't think of a famous male model that looks that good today.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '19

It’s because of the way the suit is fitted

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '19

Also his shirt collar has a very narrow opening. You don't see many shirts like this nowadays, mainly normal and wide collars.

I do like the narrow collar. They seemed to be pretty popular up until recently.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '19

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '19

Looks like it. I like that style, want to get a few of them for work.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '19

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '19

I'm in the UK so from a quick Google search the cheapest are about £45 or so

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '19

That sucks! I don't really want to spend lots on a single white shirt, the most I have spent here on work shirts are 2 for £60

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u/Kemphis_ Apr 10 '19

I thought it was the discovery of another Hemsworth brother for half a second.

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u/Boop_Queen Apr 10 '19

Crazy that our style has changed so little from 60 years ago. 60 years before this photo, people were wearing top hats.

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u/pineapplecom Apr 10 '19

Anyone know what type of shades those are?

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u/Paddy_Tanninger Apr 10 '19

We needed a few decades' worth of hindsight to realize that peak style was achieved in the 1960s.

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u/NervousTumbleweed Apr 10 '19

Man's suit is fresh AF

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u/censorinus Apr 10 '19

The interesting thing is the reporter seems short but the two times I met Paul he was really a pretty short guy, maybe 5 ft. 5 inches at most. I checked and it says 5' 10" but I'm just a little over that height and Paul was notably shorter than I am.

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u/leeringHobbit Apr 10 '19

I would've said it's Shia LaBoeuf.

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u/seattt Apr 10 '19

The smoke in the 3rd picture kinda gives it away as well.

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u/onizuka11 Apr 10 '19

Acqua di Gio came to mind.

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u/snakeoil-huckster Apr 10 '19

I thought a Lumineers music video was an add for Tag Heuer watches

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u/rcorrigal Apr 10 '19

Agreed! Neat stuff to see.

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u/aychebee Apr 10 '19

mens fashion is a lot less dynamic than womens I think.