Today I am wearing an American made, fully canvassed, chalk striped flannel suit, 3 roll 2 ½ button, side vents, pleated, cuffed trousers; Italian made snuff suede half brogues, spread collar, barrel cuffed, graph checked cotton shirt made in Hong Kong; dotted rep silk tie (USA);  paisley silk square (Italian); brown fur felt trilby (USA).  The suit could as easily be Italian or Canadian, 3 button or 6X2 DB, made of worsted; the shoes, English; the shirt Italian or American; the tie, Italian or English; the square, Far Eastern; and the hat, Italian.

Twenty years ago, my attire would have been the same, but the suit (same cuts, fully canvassed) would much more likely have been American on most days, the shoes, Italian or equally likely American (one pair of English); the shirt almost surely American; the tie and square American; and the hat absent or American, weather demanding.

Thirty years ago, the suit would have still been fully canvassed but certainly single breasted (2 or 3 button, darted) with center vent and plain front trousers; the shoes certainly American; the shirt certainly American, the tie and square certainly American; and the hat, never.

Twenty and thirty years ago, as I am today, I was a trial lawyer.  Forty years ago, however, I was between degrees and selling that time’s version of the same clothes I am wearing today, but the cut was almost all Ivy, the shirts almost all button down, and everything made in USA.

Fifty years ago: Wranglers or khakis; Weejuns or other American loafers with white cotton crew socks; American cotton shirts in plaids or stripes; canvas windbreaker, wool/leather baseball jacket, or surplus pea coat.  To dress up, plain front gray flannels and navy blazer or tweed sport coat.

Sixty years ago:  diapers under pull on pants with suspenders.  I’m wearing suspenders today, too, but no diapers (yet).

1978, the year I graduated from one of those little Ivy League colleges. Even then a clothes horse though I didn't know it. I had purchased a double breasted charcoal grey overcoat from the Savoy Tailors Guild in 1976 and wore it until I was no longer a size 38. An elegant garment that was different from what anyone else wore. I had a Harris tweed jacket. I owned three Arthur Rosenberg suits bought from the New Haven shop that may or may not have invented the sack suit. Not hand tailored. don't know where they were made. I wore Italian Gucci style loafers from Barries. I bought Hathaway shirts and Sero shirts and McGeorge sweaters form the Yale Co-op. I had a navy blazer and cord pants. I had penny loafers.

The Doors: they go on and on. But if you were there when it happened. .... it is hard to figure out. They were never that talanted. Just like the Rolling Stones. Just second rate bands.
      Frye boots. They were the worst. LL Bean was a style then. in the 1970s.

20 years ago:

black 10 hole Doc Martens w/white laces
Fred Perry polos
various band tshirts (my Minor Threat, 7 Seconds, Agnostic Front and Uprise shirts were faves)
Levis 501, cuffed
Dickies tapered to 7" at hem and about 2" above the ankle
plaid scally cap
black MA-1 flight jacket
Levis denim jacket
#1 or 2 crop depending on mood

1988:
8-hole dm air wairs, either soft cap black or steelie oxblood or burgundy cheapie brogues
levi's or lees w/ appx. 3/4 inch turnups
fred perry or no-name polos or some punk / indie t shirt
v-neck or o neck jumpers or probably a red cardie
a second-hand crombie-ish coat or green ma 1 flight jacket
a crew cut in imitation of suggs of madness fame

1978
flared jeans, finnish brand 'james'
a striped roll-neck
plimsolls
a cheap parka
beanie hat with the local hockey team logo on