I just loved reading about the dads.

My daddy was always dapper. This picture is how I will always remember my daddy. He was always clean (Sharp) this is my favorite picture of him and my mom. It was always a blast seeing them get dressed.

I'm lucky my dad is still alive and I had the pleasure of working with him for 16 years and I am my fathers daughter when it comes to fashion. My dad was a president most of his professional life and lived in a suit & tie, I don't remember him in anything else but a suit & tie as a child, he didn't care about fashion and would buy the same tshirt in 6 different colors and call it a wardrobe. My mother & brother are the fashion plates of the family. One of my favorite memories of my dad is in the summer when he would sprinkle baby powder in his Velcro sandals and then walk around sending puffs of powder out the back of his sandals to my brothers utter mortification, that was the type of man he is, no fuss, no muss and plain. I try and be a little more fashionable and I know it would please my dad for me to be a bit more feminine but it's definitely in my DNA to be plain, I pray I don't find myself at 78 with the scent of baby powder wafting around me!

What a timely question, because I had been thinking about the same thing. Last year my sister had raised the question, how did our styles turn out so different? She is earthy boho, and whereas I used to aspire to that (everyone did in the early 70s), I have evolved into the Gentlewoman, an androgynous mix of classic and preppy; even though as the small-town Ontario child of immigrants, I had barely any exposure to those sort of role models.

Or so I thought. But just last week I was reflecting on how my dad dresses, and suddenly it all came together. He always wore a shirt and a sport jacket for work. Casual would be polo shirts and slacks (never jeans, till after he retired!) or tennis whites. Pullovers or cardigans; never Tshirts or sweatshirts. Never ball caps, if a hat was needed it would be a fedora, or a bucket hat for the sun.

He taught me to tie a tie, both a half and a full Windsor. And I used to raid his closet (I am way taller than my mom) for shirts which I wore with the sleeves rolled up.

So the apple hasn't fallen too far from the tree after all.

My Dad is has always been a uniform dresser - since retirement that uniform consists of too big jeans, too big polo shirt and a baseball cap. As I recall getting him into jeans was a major undertaking. My son, whom takes after him in many ways, is similar but luckily I got him into the jeans habit considerably earlier.

We just hosted my dad for an early Father's Day brunch. He looked great today in his column of color! I think my dad and I dress similarly--we both appreciate a comfortable, polished casual outfit. He pretty much lives in jeans and polo shirts/button downs and slip on loafers. I tried to swap out his footwear several years ago but practical man that he is--has quadruplicated his most comfortable shoes. (If it's not broken...) Prefers untucking but will tuck if necessary. If something call for dressing up, he will wear cream denim jeans or khakis with a pressed button down shirt. He just turned 86--hope I still look as put together as him when I'm his age!

Great stories!
My dad is 76 and recently gave us quite a scare with some heart problems! But he has come out of the surgery very well, and it seems his daily walks have paid off, because he's made a full recovery. What a relief!
In terms of style, my dad is largely known for his lack of it. He holds onto clothes forever, and we often laugh that dad gets rid of an item just before it comes back into fashion!
He looks best when dressed up - he was an accountant before retirement, so it was all suits and ties. He rocks a tuxedo, and indeed he wore the same tux to his own wedding and to mine, with not a single alteration!

These are great stories. That is interesting Janet that our fathers were similar. My father was also very artistic. Photography was his hobby.

Just re-reading this thread with all the new addition and it is fascinating. It's interesting to see that some dads were devoted to the baseball caps, others to their jeans, and yet others dressed conservatively. Many dads were/are frugal about their dressing.
Dads are so important in their daughters' heart. They have a great impact in our lives. Thinking bout their dressing style is fun and refreshing.

Angie, your Papa is adorable!
Suz, that is so funny about your dad and the brown suit. I think the bown suit had its day and must have been associated with power at some point.
Lisap, you can be proud of your dad's sense of style! He looks like a movie star. And as others have said, you sure look like him a lot.
Joy, you have a point about a certain generation going through life in uniforms. I certainly recognize members of my own family in this. Dressing was used to indicate status, role, job: and those were more important than personality, style or dressing for the occasion.
The Cat, this is too funny. Your dad was attached to his suits! But back then, he wasn't alone. Thank you for reminding us that in terms of hiking, we have all come a long way!
Donna, your dad was onto something with loose fitting clothes for comfort. I will remember this.
Style Fan, that is so touching.
Cindy, what good memories you shared of your courageous father. Little bits like that make us remember loved ones with a smile in our hearts.
Kelly, your dad is absolutely charming, and Ledonna, great pic of your beautiful parents. You must have both inherited your sharp sense of style from your dads!
Shevia, my son too takes after my dad, and I think the same thing as you regarding jeans! lol, for years my son refused to wear denim, prefering khakis + shirt over tee and some wool cardi. My dad also introduced denim to his attire late in life, and only oversized, ill-fitting ones as well... I think younger generations today are not into denim as much as we were. It the pendulum swinging backwards.

Oh my god - just thinking about dads in jeans makes me laugh .

I have loved reading these posts. What great Dad's we all have.

My Dad did National Service as a teenager and I think that influenced him in so many ways including the way he dresses and presents himself. Always short hair, clean and crisply ironed clothing and well polished shoes.

My Father still cannot understand deliberately torn or distressed clothing and gets quite dismayed when he sees these items being sold in store, bewildered that anyone would buy them.

My dad is 65 and has always been a conservative dresser. He was a pastor and a military chaplain, so I think that influenced his style quite a bit. A typical outfit is a button-down shirt in a pastel color, slacks or jeans, and a belt. All very classic, somewhat old-fashioned styling. He still wears undershirts. On Sundays he wears a suit and tie. I've rarely seen him in a t-shirt or anything more casual. Now that he is retired, he is letting his hair grow a little longer again since my mom loves it long.

He is a short man with small feet, so shopping can be hard. When they lived in Korea, he formed a friendship with a shoemaker and had a number of shoes and clothing items custom made. He loves to talk about experiences like this. He loves quality and loves researching the "best" of something. When the custom made shoes wore out last year, he went on a quest for new shoes that took several months and many trips to various specialty shops.

When platforms were acceptable for men back in the 70s he wore them enthusiastically to feel a bit taller. That is the only fashion risk I have ever heard of him taking!

So much fun! Y'all sent us on a big project for Father's Day, lol. Spent the whole of it downloading gigabytes of files of photographs that my brother digitized.

My dad passed away over ten years ago. He dressed like Angie's Papa - but it has to be said Angie's Papa is so much neater. My dad wore his hair much too long. Haha. My dad was old world, of a time and place when manly men had to be interested in opera and fashion. He brought me Vogue so I would know When he died, he had a new Armani tux hanging in the closet; we were going to attend a gala at a museum opening.

Here are some photos of my dad from way way back. (My dad is on the far right in all the pics with multiple people.)

Rach, how lovely and touching. You must miss him a lot. He sure looks like he was fun like you.Those are wonderful pics.

I do miss my dad. He was full of compassion and a great story teller at dinner. I'll tell you, all my friends really liked him and thought he was the cool cat. They always want to talk about my dad still!

Here's my Dad. He always wore ties, until he retired and started wearing polo shirts.

Cool pics. That's gotta be you, yes BC? You look the same! I have always loved those short sleeve shirts with pockets your dad is wearing. I wish. Men still wore them.

Yes, that's me.

Rachylou, don't you mean "short sleeve SHIRTS", not shorts? I like them, too. Surprised to read that you wish men STILL wore them. They have never gone out of style in Scandinavia. Lots of men here wear them in summer.

Dratted spellcheck! The bane of my existence is the way it turns all my 'on's' into 'in's'. Always return to find I must edit. What a waste of time!

It's the rare man who wears them here in the U.S. - and usually they're over 50. They're not easy to find in stores. You have to have bought them 20 years ago almost.

My dad turned 80 this year, and his "style" is whatever my mother buys for him on sale. Not just any sale, but like 75% off, who-cares-if-it-fits sale.

Before he retired, he was a pilot -- not an airline pilot, so he had no uniform, but had to wear suits -- and my mother used to wash his dry-clean-only suits in the bathtub. You can imagine how rumpled and not-spiffy they looked afterward, and I'm quite sure he never noticed. (Before you start imagining that my parents were impoverished and scrimping to stay alive, forget it. They were in a five-bedroom house in a very fancy neighborhood -- my mother is just pathologically cheap.)

Now that he's retired, he favors knee-high dress socks with sandals and shorts and his Catholic deacon's robes.

Trust me, those robes (or a uniform of any sort) are better than any outfit he would put together from his own closet.