What would you consider “traditional” United States clothing?

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1. The USA is too big a country for that question. In the southwest, it might be western gear. In the northeast, more formal dress. In the South, Daisy Dukes [short shorts] and flannel shirts ;-).

2. The stuff that the native Americans wore

3. Even Native American clothing varied across the US.

   Let alone the trends of each different wave of immigrants. And the needs of the areas they ended up at.

   Americana probably coalesced after WW2.

   So maybe the various fashions of the 50s.

4. My east coast friends were always baffled about how underdressed/casual we were in the San Francisco bay area. Jeans were *not* allowed at a friend’s workplace in New York (teaching) but were a considerable norm in California. Hoodies, t-shirts, and jeans are pretty much the staple dress for tech workers.

5. Philip J. Fry outfit: a red jacket, white shirt, blue jeans and sneakers, probably Chuck Taylors

6. Blue jeans.

7. Jeans/dungarees, work shirt, boots.

   Tshirts weren’t common until the 1960s. Men wore button ups for most of our history, for all functions from farming to formal.

8. Nothing, globalism has removed all types of traditional clothing. The whole world dresses the same

9. Jeans are worn everywhere. But worn differently. Tailored with white shirt and Blazer, East Coast.

   Boot cut, cowboy boots and western shirt, Southwest

   501s hiking boots and flannel shirts PNW. T-shirts and whatever jeans, everywhere else.

   Hawaii, bathing suits and surfer t-shirt or Hawaiian shirt. Jeans and Hawaiian shirt.

10. The clothes you find yourself most comfortable in.