One word: mandals. Men of substance and conviction have never, ever worn them…period. Indian moccasins, tennis sneakers, unlaced brown suede bucks, even penny loafers…any of these would have been tolerable.
The year was 1954, by the way. Cooper was only 53, and yet he looked 60ish and his hair was half gone. When did he start wearing rugs? He must have been wearing one when he shot High Noon in ‘52. He had double the amount of hair in that adult western.
