The Brady boys – January 1965 (that's me in the middle) |
A good example of this is the comparison of the winter hats that I wore as a kid with the styles worn now.
Later, the wool stocking cap became the winter headgear of choice. In fact, I don't remember wearing anything else all the way through high school.
WKYC Channel 3 does a 'Bus Stop' segment each morning, showing real kids filmed in studio, wearing the winter clothes appropriate for the particular weather forecast that day. Several times, I have looked in disbelief at what the kids are wearing.
The most surprising is the Peruvian-style hat. I would probably be too embarrassed to wear one if I was a kid.
I've also seen the Peruvian style's American cousin, the furry one with flaps that come down (similar to what Cousin Eddie wore in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation).
It's like my hair stylist says. For a long time (she's cut my hair for about 24 years) I would ask her what the latest hair styles were. A few years ago, she finally explained that there really weren't any set styles any more – that it was "anything goes".
I guess that kind of applies to everything now. Which isn't that bad, I suppose. It's more fun for the kids, and good for the economy, too.
As for me, I'll stick with my practical Stormy Kromer with the brim, and the flaps that are tied in front.
My only problem is that when I wear it to work, my co-workers say I look like Elmer Fudd.
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