YOUNG LAWYERS DESPERATE to stand out in a crowd in their early, formative years before the altar of endless fees usually find an outlet in unconventional apparel. Nothing too outlandish so that a reputation of bizarre and unusual practices can be acquired. That comes later. These budding bandits at the bar might select a snappy bow tie or an unconventional suit with say, three buttons instead of two or vice versa. They are not truly bold statements but keep in mind they are just in training to become key participants in the Fifth Estate. They get to their feet before the beak and grasp the lectern with a firm yet courteous and respectful stance, leaning slightly forward to give their practiced eloquence the patina of earnest honesty.
Young politicians also seek to stand out amongst their peers although their ‘earnest honesty’ is less of a patina than a complete façade as they elbow their way through the maze of sleazy streets to the inner sanctums of power both at State and Federal levels.
Police too have to ally with the most powerful or appropriate faction that will see them to the dizzy heights of street power. They join the ‘Tinnies’ or the ‘Micks’ or the ‘Masons’ or the mysterious but largely fictional ‘Purple Circle’.