- Jul 11, 2001
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This is a little embarassing. My only suit is a good quality business suit I bought in 1976. I was working for the US government in the bicentennial year. Not because I was trying to be patriotic, I just really needed the money while I was in grad school. I took the 3 month position and renewed it for another 3 months but I spurned my supervisors' advances when they offered to make me permanent. I HATED government work. All I could think of was getting out of there, and I saved every penny, bought a couple of good business suits and started applying with local brokerage houses. I had a notion I wanted to be a stock broker and make it rich. Pretty damn naive. I didn't really know what stock brokers do, especially new ones. They just make cold calls, basically. I had no sales experience and didn't get an offer. I started working on other kinds of jobs and I never wore those suits again - just to those 1/2 dozen interviews at brokerage houses.
One of the suits' jackets was moth eaten and I threw it away. The other suit is in good shape, and I lost a lot of weight recently and can fit in it. I'm going to a wedding in a month or so and wonder if I'd look stupid in this 70's suit. I didn't realize it until I tried it on the other day - it looks pretty dated. The pants are cut tight and flare some at the cuffs. The jacket is kind of long and it's cut tight at the waist, the padding in the shoulders seems pronounced - the way they made them in those days, but probably less exagerated because it was a business suit, not a leisure suit. But I've seen people wearing 70's clothing, and wonder if it's ridiculous to wear a 70's suit to a wedding in San Diego. Or should I just buy another suit, period. Thanks for your input.
One of the suits' jackets was moth eaten and I threw it away. The other suit is in good shape, and I lost a lot of weight recently and can fit in it. I'm going to a wedding in a month or so and wonder if I'd look stupid in this 70's suit. I didn't realize it until I tried it on the other day - it looks pretty dated. The pants are cut tight and flare some at the cuffs. The jacket is kind of long and it's cut tight at the waist, the padding in the shoulders seems pronounced - the way they made them in those days, but probably less exagerated because it was a business suit, not a leisure suit. But I've seen people wearing 70's clothing, and wonder if it's ridiculous to wear a 70's suit to a wedding in San Diego. Or should I just buy another suit, period. Thanks for your input.
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