Fashionable outlaws notably missing

And now for something completely different:

I was talking with a friend about various capers we’ve witnessed and perpetrated over the years, and she mentioned Bonnie and Clyde.

Which reminded me:  Where did all the bank robbers go?  Or really:  Where did all the well-dressed outlaws go?

The 1930s are famous for their organized crime and notorious outlaws like “Pretty Boy” Floyd and John Dillinger.  Not only were these people very cool (except for the moral issue of robbing a bank), they also had great style.  You never saw Dillinger in anything but a three-piece suit — with a hat, of course.  He handled machine guns and jumped over bank counters all while wearing the most fashionable criminal attire of the day.

So the point is, Bonnie and Clyde were well-dressed, even though they robbed banks.

Plus, Faye Dunaway was pretty awesome back in 1967.

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