I would like to submit a proposal to the membership

[Peter Crowe]

My thoughts are that what your Grandfather wore and generations before him one considers "historic". What your father wore )or wears for the younger members here), one considers "traditional". What you wear youself is "contemporary" (I thought I'd through in another category to muddy the waters) and what your son wears is "modern".
But all of this is based upon your age - a perspective that changes throughout your own life time.

Thank You Liam! I am not sure I agree with your generational divisions vis-a-vis the categories (traditional/modern/historic) but I take your general point about where you are in your life's journey colouring how one might see these things.