Nov 30, 2025 04:08 AM
(This post was last modified: Dec 1, 2025 12:10 AM by Magical Realist.)
"In his seventies, Mark Twain made a deliberate choice to wear white suits instead of the dark clothing expected of Victorian men. He had lived through bankruptcy and the deaths of his son Langdon, daughter Susy and his wife Olivia, and he was tired of what he saw as gloomy, heavy “mourning” clothes.
He said he preferred the lighter colors worn by women at the opera, and he liked how the white suit made him instantly visible in any room or photograph. It became a practical uniform, a bit of quiet rebellion, and a simple way to control how the world saw him. That is why, when most people picture Mark Twain today, they see not just the mustache, but the white suit too."
He said he preferred the lighter colors worn by women at the opera, and he liked how the white suit made him instantly visible in any room or photograph. It became a practical uniform, a bit of quiet rebellion, and a simple way to control how the world saw him. That is why, when most people picture Mark Twain today, they see not just the mustache, but the white suit too."