https://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2009/12/16/guido-beach-meets-the-great-relearning/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 07:55:46 -0400<![CDATA[Tom Wolfe&#8217;s whole oeuvre, including both his more recent fiction and original, groundbreaking non-fiction is a catalog of the flip-over that occurred in pop culture after World War II regarding society, class, and the styles that individuals affect in the desire to express their individuality. Prior to the post-war period, in fact, throughout almost all of history, style flowed from the top down. As late as the 1920s and &#8217;30s, the Duke of Windsor only had to be photographed wearing certain styles of clothing &#8212; such as suede shoes, tab collars, or the necktie knot that bears his name, to make them de rigueur for millions of men in Europe and America. Even as late as the first years of the 1960s, John F. Kennedy&#8217;s wearing two-button suits led to that style replacing the three-button suit as the most popular suit style for decades. Kennedy famously not wearing hats (at least after his inauguration) led to their gradual demise on men.]]>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:12:30 -0500<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2009/12/16/guido-beach-meets-the-great-relearning-n250763