The explanations Maryann gave make sense to me. But I'm thinking, if only it had been something other than pin-striped suits (S1) or mere suits (the other stanzas). Had it been a piece of clothing that immediately signals an outdated style and older time period, I might have grasped the poem from the start. Like hats -- what man wears a hat today that looks like hats in the 1950s? Or a zootsuit -- I don't even know what that is, but I know it's a fifties thing. Bellbottoms, à la the seventies, does anyone wear them nowadays? Just a thought.
Last edited by Petra Norr; 09-01-2009 at 11:35 AM.
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