Colors! C-c-c-c-colors!
Yup, there we have it. The gang colors of the past were much more elaborate and festive, and the violence that went with these seemingly foppish getups would make modern-day "gangstas" shit their pants. I mean, who clears way for a guy wearing a neckerchief and stovepipe hat? Someone who doesn't want to get sliced up, that's who.