[Dixielandjazz] The Dixieland or Jazz look

[Russ Guarino]

Well, my rule is open collar.  I tell anyone, if they ask, which is seldom, that I play a wind instrument and need to avoid
restrictions around my neck.

Most Dixieland gigs are informal and this works fine.  Many of them are outdoors.

If I have a more formal gig, using the red vests, I will have the gang put on black bow ties [ me included ] and it does look, I must
admit, very classy.

By the way, I have had to have a tailor add six inches, three each side, to the vest to accommodate my expanded girth over the last 20
years.

Russ Guarino

David Dustin wrote:

> Russ wrote:
> One of the reasons I use a vest is that it has a lot of open space- arm
> holes, open
> neck - and loose fit. Consequently it is cooler and also helps hide the fact
> that
> now at age 71, I've put on a few pounds and need to hide it as much as
> possible.
>
> Russ [ shy about being overweight ] Guarino
>
> ====================
> Vests are indeed relatively cool, comfortable, and cost-effective visual
> brand identification for OKOM bands, provided (unlike me) you don¹t pour on
> the pounds after you got yours.  I¹m on my second one, alas.  The next
> problem some of us plus-size players have is the bow tie, or anything that
> will more or less close up my collar. God put most (not all) of the fat in
> my head around my neck and underneath my chin: keeping any kind of a tie on
> and even loosely cinched up, especially on a hot outdoor gig in the middle
> of summer (is there any other kind on the East Coast?), is a losing battle.
> Maybe the bowties are unnecessary, but we affect them to more or less
> complete ³the look².  Naturally, I¹m the only one in the band who has this
> problem and I get sent to the naughty corner a lot for violating my own
> dress code.
>
> Dave Dustin
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