Completely random, but I'm always so impressed by how well-dressed everyone (including the poor) was 100+ years ago. While there are benefits to having less formality in public life I also feel that something important has been lost.
Yeah, but that was their only set of clothes. They look nice because it's what they go to church in as well.
Look through old wills and it's shocking to see what people list. Each shirt individually gifted, because they only had 3. Each pair of socks. Their toaster. This wasn't even 100 years ago. We don't realize just how much more buying power we have today. It's a completely different world.
Most people had few clothes and what they did have was hand-made. Poor women all knew how to sew, and many were quite good at it. Tailored clothes look really good on people.
