Beekay 5,143 Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Just looked like a vest with buttons to me CT. Thank you any road. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,159 Posted April 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 My Mother circa 1951..........enjoying Chicken leg,, on Sea wall in Rhyl Me and Grandad,,on way to watch Notts cricket Trent Bridge.........circa 1950 Me and my lovely Dad........Rhyl 1950 ish And again early morning walk on the Prom.............. Mam,,me,,Dad,, and uncle John who ive mentioned pre' a bit lol.........Skegness 1949 ish 14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,159 Posted April 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 Granddaughter put these on for me,,,as promised....hope you enjoy.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 I think you're more like your dad than your mum, Ben! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 Lovely photos, Ben. You were so cute! ... and still are perhaps? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,159 Posted April 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 Thanks Margie,,,,perhaps indeed....lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,417 Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 Love it! on the beach and till wearing a collar and tie! Well done that man... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,507 Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 Fab photos Ben, my favourite is the one of you and grandad walking over Trent Bridge, you look so chuffed! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN FINN 808 Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 Great photos Ben i have similar photos to that with my mum and dad and grandparents around 1950 at Mablethorpe,they rented a chalet on the beach to make a cuppa and somewhere to go if it rained but i always remember heading back to the boarding house about 3.30pm so everyone could get spived up for the evening dinner quite a performance but great times. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 Superb stuff Ben, nice to see a Nottingham post for a change amongst the insane Facebook type drivel & crap 70s jokes 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,292 Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 14 hours ago, benjamin1945 said: Me and Grandad,,on way to watch Notts cricket Trent Bridge.........circa 1950 Love this photo Ben. Dad with the ubiquitous ciggie in his mouth and you with a look of excited anticipation 15 hours ago, benjamin1945 said: And again early morning walk on the Prom I had a jumper just like that one it must have been a 50's fashion item for young boys. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,281 Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 Smashing photo's Ben. Your dad looks ready for a 'gangsta' party. Proper tailored clothes then - no Sports direct shabbies 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 In an old photo album, I have 1920s photos of George and Emily Ward who lived in Garden Street, paddling in the sea. George is wearing a 3 piece suit, shirt and tie, trousers rolled up to the knees. Emily is wearing a floral day dress, white cardigan and a hat, handbag over her arm! Might be considered a tad overdressed these days. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,159 Posted April 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 Thanks for all the likes folks,,,,,,,,Never ever saw my Dad,,,, Grandads or Uncles wearing shorts,,,loved there sense of dress 3 piece suits ,Trilby hats,,Pocket watches, Arm bands the lot, Still can't get my head round todays style of mens dress sense,,all my older male relatives are now gone,,mostly in Bulwell Cemetery and when i visit them (and there are many) i still picture them dressed like proper men,,(which they were),,all lovely happy chaps who had seen hard times,,but only ever gave me lots of hugs and happy smiling times,,,not a nasty bone between them............ 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 Dress sense on the beach.... In the centre my grandad, my mother on the right and her brother on the left. Around mid 1930s. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 You're just a carbon copy of your mum, CT. It's astounding. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trogg 2,016 Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 Great photos of parents and grandparents, when despite the hard times standards where the priority, more please if possible. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 894 Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 Wonderful photos Ben, doing holidays and special days. In those times photos were spared for those special moments which now get more precious with time and the looking at. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 7 hours ago, Jill Sparrow said: You're just a carbon copy of your mum, CT. It's astounding. My sister's daughter (i.e. my niece) is even more of a spitting image of my mother. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN FINN 808 Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Did they call those jumpers pullovers way back in those days?. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,079 Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Ian I think you will find that they were called Tank Tops and not a Tank in site. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha 176 Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Ben, wonderful memories and photographs of times past. I too can not understand today's style of men's dress, which appears to me a clown's outfit, especially so with the often attendant beer bellies and singlets. Hoodies look particularly offensive and were banned in Singapore, well done to them. Where did our sartorial decline come from? USA? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,143 Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Mary1947, us lads wore pullover and girls wore tank tops. Only posh kids had jumpers. I'm talking back in the mid fifties. Where we lived you were dragged up, not brought up. I had 3 brothers so it were a case of ' first up, best dressed'. That part of Radford was due for slum clearance even when I were a nipper. The old gas street lamps and cobbles. Worra time ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,134 Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 I think the main thing is to dress for one’s own personal comfort. There are occasions of course when a more formal standard of dress is de rigeur. Photos of people at the seaside back in the fifties wearing a suit and collar and tie may look ridiculous today but most people only had the clothes they stood up in and jeans and t shirts had not yet made an appearance. There are certain occasions when you expect to see a more formal style of dress such as at a meeting with a professional where a certain decorum is required. Even the tie is becoming extinct. You still see people wearing a smart business suit but with no tie and it does look a bit incongruous. When you consider it ties are just a form of adornment indicating memberships and affiliations or just a means of self expression. I used to have have lots of tailor made suits for business but the more time I spent on the factory floor it was just a shirt and trousers, still with a tie of course to denote ‘management’ but carefully tucked into the shirt for safety. My usual dress nowadays is a rustic checked shirt, casual trousers and a gilet for wallet, phone, keys and all other sundries. I only have one tie and one suit for weddings and funerals and even at funerals I usually wear an open necked shirt and blazer. I only have one pair of shoes which I replace when worn out! My wife’s the same - no pretensions, just plain country wear. Our outgoings, apart from services and food are minimal. The simple life for us - apart from a couple of decent cars! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,159 Posted April 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Alpha,,don't think our Sartorial decline came from America..........they are as bad as we are,,,but the decline seemed to occur about the same time. In the 50s and 60s the Americans had some great mens style of clothing,,,purchased a couple of great American style lightweight suits in the 60s,,made you feel great to wear,,,all the singers wore suits,, never saw Dean Martin,,Frank Sinatra etc in shorts or t shirts,,,even the Cowboys,imagine Clint in shorts,,...........I think today many blokes are just lazy,,or perhaps they have a misplaced image of themselves that its ok to dress slovenly. I used to have blokes turn up for interviews in T shirts and shorts,,even some with no socks,,they were all told and sent packing,,bless em. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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