When Taiwan was a primarily agricultural, then primarily industrial, society, most men lived off physical labor. Few bothered to worry about their external appearance. Even office workers dressed the same every day for years on end. Of course, rich kids had the ability to dress up, but they were generally seen as playboys or dandies.
長久來，農業、工業社會男人多靠勞力、黑手賺錢，少去講究外觀，上班族則多是十年如一日的穿著，「面肉幼秀，穿差講究」的富家子弟有雖能力打扮，但常被視為花花公子、紈子弟。