How to Look Like a Player

1920s

Golf gains mass popularity, but remains a gentleman's sport. Affluent players, determined to distinguish themselves from their more plebeian counterparts, pay serious attention to their apparel. The well-dressed golfer typically wore plus fours (that is, knickers cut about four inches longer than usual), golf hose with a pattern, two-tone "spectator" shoes, shirt and tie. A knitted cardigan was often worn on brisk days, and in sharp weather a Norfolk jacket, with vertical box pleats, was added.