There are exceptions, of course. But to this day the Westside will reprimand their guys for living over their heads and putting on a show with luxury cars and fancy clothes. But they dress down for a reason, to deflect attention from themselves. When guys in the other families dress like slobs, it's not a charade. They're just fucking slobs.
I remember when a reporter caught Dom Cirillo on the street back in 1997 after it came out he was the acting boss. He was wearing jeans and an old t-shirt.
Cirillo is a Westider, Ivy. So how is what you posted any different from what I posted?
You're right about people seeing too many movies, though. I think a lot of outsiders expect to see Jimmy Cagney flipping a gold coin in a double breasted suit lol.
But the truth is,
as a whole, that years ago they seemed to care a little more about outward appearances. The Westside being the anomaly. But look at them, then look at everybody else.
