Shoe Shiners: Keeping it Classy Since 1950

The 50’s were infinitely classier than today, no doubt about it. Ladies went around in skirts and dresses, showed some ankle when they dared, and drank tea with a passion.

Men wore suits and sported testosterone-filled mustaches of glory, swinging their neck ties with all the swagger in the world. Even shoe shiners seemed classier – just take a look at this picture, tweeted by @OldBeirut of Beirut in 1950 with the shoe shiner himself donning an old school blazer and dress pants.

Jeez, even the cars looked nicer! Let’s all take a leaf out of that decades old book and keep it classy this week. I’ll see if I can dig a couple dresses out of my closet.