I was lucky. I had approximately 3 degrees of separation from anyone who dressed like that back then.
Specifically, there were some "well-to-do" (upper middle-class pre-yuppies) on my Dad's side...saw 'em--at a distance--at a coupla weddings back then.
I was, er, "different". I had a $15.00 Robert Hall suit at the time, that was made from beige nylon freizé sofa fabric (I think). People would look at me and think, "I though Chuck Berry was Black?"