Old Work Wear Photos

 

Once upon a time, shirts for evening wear (white tie) might be made of very thin muslin but with a plain (or fancy) linen front, always stiffly starched, and with the shirt fastening in the back and naturally with a detachable collar. Presumably you had a servant help you get dressed. They might also be worn with a vest that only had a front and sometimes the shirt only had a front, too. Old comedy movies sometimes showed the shirt front rolling up. And if the man were in a fight or otherwise messed up, the collar would be shown sticking out.

 

Remember when shirts with button down collars had a button in the back, too?

arizona_mine_no_date by buler2008, on Flickr

arizona_mine_no_date_zoom1 by buler2008, on Flickr

arizona_mine_no_date_zoom2 by buler2008, on Flickr

railroad_workers_no_date by buler2008, on Flickr

railroad_workers_no_date_stifel by buler2008, on Flickr

joe_steaks_saloon_milwaukee by buler2008, on Flickr

Interesting cuffing style

joe_steaks_saloon_milwaukee_cuffs by buler2008, on Flickr