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American Fashion Through History 2017-03-19 04:38:07 Post No. 2529069
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Through my studies of history, I have noticed an odd trend: Americans in times of economic prosperity wear loose, baggy clothes while Americans in times of economic downturn wear tight clothes.
Think about it:
>1950s
Suits become more baggy and baggy suit pants become the norm for men's suburban casual wear
>1960s-1970s
Troubling events such as the Vietnam War, Cuban Missile Crisis, paired with the rise of separatists groups such as the Black Panther Party and a crisis caused by lack of oil, all coincide with the adoption of tight fitting clothing, especially jeans.
>1980s
Return to sound economic status and eventual economic boom spurred by Reagan policies coincides with the popularization of baggy parachute pants and baggy suit jackets for men
>1990s
Increased economic progress, Pax Americana, increase in technology, etc. coincides with the rise of baggy jeans, baggy shirts, baggy sweat suits, baggy jackets, etc.
And now after economic recession, skinny jeans have become the norm. But why does this happen? What prompts the popularization of baggy clothes in good times and slimmer clothes in the bad?
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>>2529069
Wtf is this thread even
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>>2529139
What has historically stimulated consumers to purchase their respective form of clothing?
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>>2529069
Zoot Suit Riots in 1943 California
>White servicemen and civilians attacked and stripped youths who wore zoot suits because the outfits were considered unpatriotic and extravagant during wartime, in which rationing of fabric was required for the World War II war effort.
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>>2529069
If that's really a trend then why did blacks suddenly start wearing super-duper baggy clothes back during the recession in the mid 2000s?
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>>2529069
There were two recessions in the 50s.
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>>2529444
>no belt or suspenders
Shame really
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>>2529526
Blacks started wearing skinny jeans
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>>2529069
I need source for both your claim that skinny jeans are currently the norm, and your claim that the current times are 'bad'.
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>>2531346
>your claim that the current times are 'bad'.
The gap in "relative success" has been widening for the past 15-20 years.
Humans are social creatures who keep tabs on friends and societal propaganda.
They might have a smart phone but at the same time increasing percentiles of their money is spent on things that have outpaced the rate of inflation like housing and food.
It's really a strange time. Even homeless people have access to smart phones now. but the social sphere is becoming far more fragmented and withdrawn.
If we were under siege, we'd be happier because our neighbors are also under seig and we'd have a common goal that overrides the case of "the Johnsons" that a lot of people have.
Human happiness is subordinate to human survival. Hunger for status keeps people on their toes against the scheming of other groups.
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Something like this has been speculated before
http://www.infobarrel.com/Can_skirt_lengths_predict_the_economy
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>>2529526
The baggy clothes for blacks is a stereotype/meme from the 90s. Blacks (like most people) wear skinny jeans around where I live
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>>2533173
You realize it was a stereotype because it was true, right? Sometime in the late noughties black people all started wearing extremely form fitting clothing all at once it was weird desu
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>>2533183
Yes. It's a fact most stereotypes have a bit of truth in them.
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>>2529069
The business and fashion cycles both typically operate on a 10-20 year time span. What you're noticing is generally true, but the two things aren't necessarily related.
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