Why did they have Lamont dressing so raggedy? My boy Lamont had on mismmatched clothes on all the damn time! Big a@#$ butterfly collars and i know it was the 70s but damn
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Funny. We always notice the opposite. There are episodes where Lamont is wearing a nice denim jacket with jeans to match and not dusty or dirty at all like he just walked in from a modeling shoot.
Of course he did have that tan leather-like jacket that finally got a rip on the sleeve and he just kept on wearing it.
Yeah. I was watching an episode this morning, and I noticed that he was wearing this tan/beige jacket with a conspicuous, large tear on the right-arm sleeve.
I agree with the other poster that you wouldn't expect him to dress like a GQ cover boy because he was after all a junk dealer. But it would be rather stupid for anyone to walk around with a large tear on the arm of their jacket, as well as unrealistic for anyone not to mention this to the person wearing the torn garment.
But it would be rather stupid for anyone to walk around with a large tear on the arm of their jacket, as well as unrealistic for anyone not to mention this to the person wearing the torn garment.
He is a junk dealer from Watts,California whadya think he is gonna wear...a Vera Wang tuxedo?
shareExactly! His clothing was likely always from places like The Salvation Army and often got dirty and/or torn while hauling junk.
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yall ever notice how lamont dressed when he went out with rollo or julio all mismathched lol
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mismatched clothes were the rage in the mid-late 1970's. that was a real low-point for most things fashion-wise.
shareok spy but Rollo was always sharp matching and all
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you're right gus, rollo was a sharp dresser.
shareOkay, let's see you drive a junk truck, get off and on while loading some big pieces of junk on said truck and see how you keep YOUR clothes in pristine condition. I work in a loading area for a shipping company and start out looking neat and end up looking like I've been hanging with Indiana Jones by the end of the workday. Especially in hot weather.
Yippee: "For king!"
Yappee: "For country!"
Yahooie: "And, most of all, for 10¢ an hour!"
Yep! Rollo stayed CLEAN! I got the impression that Nathaniel Taylor had some real life hustler in him, lol! I'd kick it with Rollo in real life lol
shareHe is a junk dealer from Watts,California whadya think he is gonna wear...a Vera Wang tuxedo?
Why does it matter Gus?
sharemactahc it doesn't "matter" so much..But i noticed Lamont was not a snappy dresser compared to his partner in crime Rollo
Life,its the *beep* that happens while your waiting for those momnets that never happen - The Wire
More than likely, Rollo didn't have a real job except maybe doing something illegal.
Yippee: "For king!"
Yappee: "For country!"
Yahooie: "And, most of all, for 10¢ an hour!"
Yeah, but it was obvious Rollo was supposed to be 'hip' and 'cool.' Lamont was more down-to-earth.
And...Watts junk dealer always saying money was tight, remember.
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That's because when Rollo ripped off a house in Beverly Hills, he didn't just take the jewelry and electronics, he also grabbed some of the rich dudes' threads too!
shareYou can always tell the early episodes from the later ones because Lamont's wardrobe changes big time. In the early seasons his clothes are raggedy but in the later years his whole style switched; he permed his hair,trimmed his 'stache, always wore sunglasses indoors.
"Lemme at 'em! I'll splat 'em!"
That perm always had me laughing like crazy!
Yippee: "For king!"
Yappee: "For country!"
Yahooie: "And, most of all, for 10¢ an hour!"
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"In my day, that wild, rumpled look spelled B-U-M" - Fred
Lamont did dress rather bummy in the beginning, but it was understandable considering his vocation, class status and the decade he existed in. I think it would have stood out more if he had always been neatly dressed.
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It would look out of place on a junk dealer (especially the guy out there getting the junk.) Why wear nice clothes in that situation?
shareLamont was a very handsome man but I always thought he dressed like his character; a blue collar average Joe.
shareHis raggedy clothes were for work, I think he looked fine when he was going out on a date or with friends
Seen some cool looking button up shirts throughout the series that i'd like to have, dont think I could pull off wearing Rollos plaid purple leisure suit though
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