Gossip Friday: Best Dressed Man

From December 1935:

Virginia Bruce Fires Broadcast at Men’s Dress

Virginia Bruce fired a broadside at Hollywood men’s fashions yesterday. Declaring that men, much more than women, are “slaves to convention”  in the matter of dress, the blonde player said she was “disgusted” with formal dark business suits, shoes and hats for every day wear.

She held Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy and Jack Oakie were outstanding “best dressed men” of Hollywood–because they are entirely informal and know how to wear light colors and contrasting shades becomingly.”

Men, she said, may belittle women because of their fondness for accessories, but men would be much more attractive if they adopted some of those “fripperies” of dress. She thinks every man should have a cigarette case, match holder and one or two attractive items of jewelry–and use them.