Oh my-we had a 'dress code' row this time last year, and sorta piled on poor rabbit for just wanting to look period appropriate. Since most of our ancestors did not leave The British Isles or the Continent because our future options looked so bright and filled with opportunity (Clan Hunter myself via N. Ireland and apparently with a knack for picking the wrong side), it was suggested that emulating Teddy Roosevelt, the perfect model of All-American manhood, might be best.
http://www.theodore-roosevelt.com/trpics.htmlAt Yellowstone, 1903
TR writing about his days in the Dakotas:
We knew toil and hardship and hunger and thirst; and we saw men die violent deaths as they worked among the horses and cattle, or fought in evil feuds with one another; but we felt the beat of hardy life in our veins, and ours was the glory of work and the joy of living.
This neat old Baker illustration suggests the contrast between the broad shouldered and a bit cocky Yank, and His Lordship
Or maybe something like this by Arthur Davenport Fuller
Lots more ideas on the 'Life is Good' album
http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=17554609 
