1960s

Richard gets hip in a black shirt.

Gone (for the moment) is the stiff, starched, collared white dress shirt that has anchored his wardrobe his whole life. It’s a surprisingly bold move by Richard, befitting a socially restive Sixties. The white business dress shirt has been a powerful symbol of class, wealth, sobriety, and uniformity since the Victorian era. But “the times, they are a changing,” as singer Bob Dylan warns the Establishment in 1964. As an artist, Richard enjoys a bit of social leeway; everyone knows artists are non-conformists. But perhaps too shaped by the weight of his upbringing, Richard stops short of full rebellion. Coat and tie remain.

He’s now in his late 50s.