Fashions for Men
N London's famous Victoria and Albert Museum an exhibition of male costumes during the past 600 years is being shown, This gay and colourful display brings sighs of relief or groans of envy from the men who see what their ancestors wore, though perhaps the relief outweighs the envy, for what modern man would be happy wearing a wide-brim-med, plumed hat or broad starched ruff as he battled with conditions of modern transport? Robert Baker spoke about the exhibition in his "Letter from London" broadcast in the BBC’s General Overseas Service and said, "I gathered one rather interesting point from the combined illustrations and actyal clothes which make up the exhibition, and that is, that in each period dress becomes standardised until the younger, more dashing male thinks out a sports dress. In its turn, the sports dress becomes the formal attire."
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 447, 16 January 1948, Page 11
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145Fashions for Men New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 447, 16 January 1948, Page 11
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