One of the main appeals to the wiseguy world was their swag, their charisma, and how they dressed. Once they lost that, people lost interest. One commenter on an article once said to me something like, "why are you interested in this, they don't even dress cool anymore?" I personally will always have an interest in this subject, but nonetheless he's right.
I must admit though that the top guys still do take pride in dressing well. if you look at the top guys in Philadelphia for example they are good dressers. The Bonnanos also are very well put together.
