Trousers – Flat font/high waisted with a classic or wide leg.Suspenders to hold up high waisted pants will not be seen under a vest.Add a pocket watch on a chain looping from the vest pocket. Blue, grey or brown vest should match or at least coordinate with trousers. Vest – A 6 button vest with notch lapels is the most 20s.Sleeve garters/arm garters ideally in striped elastic but a solid color like black will be easier to find.Tie – Neckties in plain or diagonal striped colors were more popular with bankers than bow ties.A white collar on a colored shirt body is the most iconic of the era.

White or striped club collar men’s shirt.History aside, where can you find all the pieces for your 1920s men’s outfits? Let me show you: 1920s Banker CostumeĪ 1920s banker outfit could also be a teller, accountant, clerk, casino dealer, office worker or professional business man. My grandfather was a banking man in the 1920s, and this is what he wore:ġ928 pastel striped elastic or ruffle edge armbandsġ928 striped armbands, suspenders and sock garters A musician might have taken off his suit jacket to practice in, but never to preform, just as a banker would not be seen in public with only a shirt and sleeve garters. A 3 piece suit was the norm for most men’s occupations. In reality, men who were bank tellers, bartenders, or musicians did not wear this outfit. The addition of a vest or suspenders adds to the vintage outfit, making a very simple and affordable 1920s men’s costume/outfit. Shirts were sold by neck size, not sleeve length, so they were usually too long for many men’s arms. What they all have in common is the use of sleeve garters, which historically were used to keep too long and baggy shirt sleeves out of the way. These are fun, seemingly casual outfits that don’t need a full 3-piece suit to pull off the look. Second to gangsters, 1920s costumes for men in the form of a banker, ragtime piano player/musician /barbershop quartet singer, and bartender are popular men’s 1920s outfits.

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