Worker's dress in the 50's and 60's

HarryM1BYT · 17th March 2017, 14:45

Some of the photos here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39295025

remind me of the fact that no matter the type of job, everyone, even labourers would work in a suit. How very inappropriate to wear a suit jacket for this type of work.. I remember my dad always wore a hat, collar and tie, even when he serviced the car. Never seen without them.

uk_dave&gill · 17th March 2017, 18:13

I know that modern work gear is a lot more appropriate, but seems a shame that it often looks scruffy!

As an example, every day we cross a manned level crossing. The bloke comes down from his box to shut the gates and is wearing an orange boiler suit and a woolly hat. Just up from him we regularly see track workers wearing the same thing, with the exception of the woolly hat being swapped for a hard hat

In "the old days", the gateman would have been wearing a smart uniform, with a tie and a peaked cap!

I know it shouldn't matter and that I am an old grump, but seems a shame in some ways!

sponge_mike · 17th March 2017, 18:29

I remember going on holiday with my parents and grandparents - dad and grandad would always wear a suit (and this was driving down from Sheffield to Torquay in the 60's!).

Mike

roverbarmy · 18th March 2017, 16:56

I remember being on a building site in the 60's and seeing a labourer trying to recover his (suit) jacket from a foulwater drain. It seemed that his sandwiches were in the pocket when it fell in the manhole!

Tackleberry · 19th March 2017, 08:27

I have to wear a shirt and tie to drive a 7.5t truck to deliver and fit domestic (and sometimes business) appliances...

HarryM1BYT · 19th March 2017, 08:56

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Originally Posted by Tackleberry

I have to wear a shirt and tie to drive a 7.5t truck to deliver and fit domestic (and sometimes business) appliances...

Not quite the same as working up to your neck in mud, on a building site. It never seemed incongruous at the time, but now, looking back at the old photos...

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uk_dave&gill This is my second home .. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Town Posts: 4,166 Thanks: 1 Thanked 189 Times in 105 Posts	I know that modern work gear is a lot more appropriate, but seems a shame that it often looks scruffy! As an example, every day we cross a manned level crossing. The bloke comes down from his box to shut the gates and is wearing an orange boiler suit and a woolly hat. Just up from him we regularly see track workers wearing the same thing, with the exception of the woolly hat being swapped for a hard hat In "the old days", the gateman would have been wearing a smart uniform, with a tie and a peaked cap! I know it shouldn't matter and that I am an old grump, but seems a shame in some ways! __________________ Dave

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sponge_mike Gets stuck in Rover 75 Connoisseur SE CDTi Automatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Skegness Posts: 899 Thanks: 191 Thanked 157 Times in 96 Posts	I remember going on holiday with my parents and grandparents - dad and grandad would always wear a suit (and this was driving down from Sheffield to Torquay in the 60's!). Mike