[78-L] Donald Lee Nelson^

Julian Vein julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk
Tue Jul 2 04:51:51 PDT 2013


On 02/07/13 09:58, Mike Harkin wrote:
> Think 'Mad dogs and Englishmen'  -- in films of the period the Brits are suited,
> tied and hatted and the women wear gloves, in the hottest weather.
>
> When I was a kid in the 40s and 50s my dad always wore a suit to the office, and everybody was kitted out in their Sunday best for church.  The only dresscode nowadays seems to be Don't show TOO much skin....
>
> Mike in Plovdiv
>
>
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In the 1930s BBC TV cameramen were required to wear a suit for work, 
except for Fridays, when they were allowed to wear a sports jacket!

      Julian Vein


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