W, omen notice certain things when they first see a man--his eyes, his smile, his shoulders. Now I see twenty somethings who, when trying to wear semi-formal or business attire, are doing so in the wrong way, such as leaving the shirt untucked, or wearing sneakers with a suit, etc. Hi, Pam! First, for a clue, I live in a town which is called "The Biggest Little City in the World," and which the comedienne Amy Schumer referred to as a "Dump." As I live in a German speaking country I have also noticed that formal greeting is being more and more reduced. People don't have any pride anymore. What kind of a standard is that? YetI'm at a loss when I see so many obese people in public and I've noticed there's a LOT more obese women than obese men, it seems. These teachers dress like slobs. The Bump Yoga pants in public outside the gym are out. The whole process seems counter-intuitive to me, and why do they feel too important now to complete the process for you? Because of fear of communism, all kinds of social organizing has been discouraged, and now they are reaping the rewards. Sad isn't it? I am a male in my early thirties who has, or at least once had, a penchant for "dressing up", before the economy crashed. I have actually been mistaken on numerous occasions by other shoppers as an employee because I was dressed halfway decently. It's interesting to look at vintage photos of any decade of the 20th century through the 1980s, and compare it to your average shopping mall photo of today. And it has become harder to differentiate who works at these stores and who is really the customer. I can say with the strongest of confidence that Americans, both men and women, dress like absolute dog shit. Who are they trying to impress if anyone? Let's not pass over the fat women slobs out there. Also, I've never understood the appeal of bulky hooded sweatshirts, particularly on women. The people nowadays don't seem to care about anything important or any basic cultural and social norms. Dumbed down&looking like dumpster divers or whores. What a moronic joke. Im 50 now, many say i look 35. I usually wear all black with a band tee. My pet peeve is spandex/clothing out side the gym. Adobe Stock. A few months ago, my fiancee and I, had gone shopping. The woman he was with had on shorts, tank-top, an un-zipped hooded sweat jacket and tenni-runners. They never look good. People should pay attention to keeping up appearances instead of rotting their minds with the unsrestricted use of technology. I see a lot of people in stores that wear flip-flops (even in winter! The Slice: Young and old alike dress like slobs I'm sure you've noticed how customer service is non-existent these days in just about every field? For my entire life, I have dressed well and spent very little money. What happened to the days when you had to go out "dressed appropriately"? A nice fitted sweater or button down shirt and clean shoes, for example, goes a long way. Unfortunately it wasn't the first time I noticed it. They are supposed to be rich and glamorous and the last thing that we would expect is that they live like slobs. It also doesn't help that at least 95% of the clothing one finds at the local retail store is insipid and made in China out of synthetics that are cheap. They would judge you because you are not a mindless sheep buying the latest leggings at Victoria's secret or not dressing like a hipster. Here in Europe, if a man is wearing jeans and trainers (sneakers for my US friends) and a t shirt, they won't be baggy, sloppy looking items. In the 80s we "woven ties", around 1990 everything was silk with geometric patterns, in the mid 90s, the trend was floral ties!I walked into that same dept store a week ago and saw virtually nothing. They're always wearing track suits and sweats! The USA is being taken down on purpose..you really don't want to know what happens next..David. It's not a question of money, but of class, as in the way you present yourself in public. She wanted to buy a white pair of women's underwear, but we couldn't find any. As a professional designer, I realize that at least 90% of people wouldn't know what looks good, and they need to be shown. I went to my local grocery store which is now in a somewhat run-down shopping center in what used to be a better area of the "Dump." When I still worked as an engineer and an I.T. A good appearance doesnt just earn you respect, its a way of respecting yourself and boosting your confidence, which is something lots of people would benefit from. There appears to be no common sense of what is appropriate, compared with what is trashy and disrespectful. Every damn time I go to a restaurant, there are numerous bozos who sit there with their idiotic caps on their hollow heads. In re J D Lowe's post, there was a popular series of travel guides published back in the 1960s and 1970s with titles like "Europe on $10 a Day" or "New York on $5 a Day." or just about anything. And no,I am not by any means rich or well off. Or this pathetic need to stick out and get noticed, or join in because it's a fad and you want to belong. Cleavage poured out of T-shirts bearing vulgar messages. But if you want to be taken seriously, it pays to carry yourself with some class, and that includes attire. It's also due to the usage of technology and exposure to the information sewer which is the internet. A colleague who used to work at the Neue Galerie a museum housed in a former Vanderbilt mansion would see visitors in cutoffs. Clothes have gotten cheaper, tackier, and minimal in variety. When people were invited onstage at a recent performance of Penn & Teller on Broadway, many women looked as if they had stepped out of a jazzercise class, while men ambled around in hideous cargo shorts. Obviously they pay money for all of it! I don't look like a slob. People go out these days looking as if they've never spent more than $10 on an article of clothing. .css-16c7pto-SnippetSignInLink{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;cursor:pointer;}Sign In, Copyright 2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. I tried to be polite about it without "fat shaming." We were being robbed from the Japanese. Anybody who wears sneakers with a tuxedo and is seen by millions of people ought to be laughed off the stage for being an ass. 15 Celebs Who Are Such Slobs, Not Even A Cleaning Crew Can Help Them So I definitely see some of the worst here, although I do try to stay out of Walmart if at all possible. Different strokes and all that. Kids play tennis at Forest Hills West Side Tennis Club, famous for its strict all-white dress code. I believe such personal values start at home but the catch-22 is if they weren't there or inculcated to begin with. Basic common sense, and yes, it seems like most people dress without it now. Obesity is a problem (latest report out said -- SURPRISE -- it's increased among American adults AGAIN) but if anyone says they are only physically attracted to someone their own size they get attacked. But I digressthis post is about how people in general dress today. I LIKE wearing a suit when I go out, though I may appear overdressed in even "fine dining" establishments. That really got 'em going. While he was wearing a nice, flannel, striped double breasted suit, he looked ridiculous. Well, if everyone is tattoooed then they all look the same, which is to say they all look like shit together. And Mr. LaBeouf belongs in a loutish league of his own, wearing hot-pink running tights underneath tattered denim cutoffs, ripped-collared hoodies and Uggs. It seems sadly apparent that the average "american male" has been bereft of a culture in which fathers would show their sons how to at least form a necktie. I might otherwise resemble my Norse ancestors, though even they cared about their appearance. Could you imagine someone like Elizabeth Taylor or Cary Grant covered in tattoos? It's wrong to call it "style" because obviously no thought or effort seem to go into women's hair today. Burlington Coat Factory, Filene's Basement, and Marshall's all have designers clothes marked down to ridiculous prices. And from what I hear, slob nation is making its way into those social situations, too. Shame on them! The Wal-Mart slob ethic is pervasive everywhere (people of wal-Mart!) As if to shame me for caring what I look like. Adult couples wearing raggedy t-shirts with some ugly nonsense graphic on it. I'll usually wear jeans/shorts/chinos with a plain well fitting T-shirt or polo and a nice pair of shoes for casual wear. Womena lot of womendress sloppily, too--but as a woman, I've noticed a few things about guys that have turned me off. Behind the Backlash Against Bud Light's Transgender Influencer Apparently you're not allowed to have an opinion, especially if certain people disagree with it these days. I'm tired of it and wish that there would be a return to more conservative times when dressing to at least look presentable was the norm. "Why?" I asked. To me it's no different then saying you don't like a certain artist and their artwork. Take a look at television shows from the 1950s or at "Mad Men," and note how stylish people dressed when in public. Its enough to make you long for the days when high-end restaurants had loaner ties and blazers for forgetful dudes, and you could be turned away from a club for a slack outfit. One cannot help but wonder where are morals and standards are heading to and it's quite sad to see America this "dumbed down". I try to look as good as possible when out in public. Regardless, my clothing fits me as it should and is clean. Take a look sometime at how male movie stars are dressed for a magazine shoot, and especially European celebs. All of this appears to go hand in hand with the socio-economic problems that afflict our country, and, by extension of our misbegotten empire, the rest of the world. The human body looks better, in my opinion, when unadorned. While at this particular juncture of place and time in my life, I truly cannot afford good clothes, and the ones I do have need replacing. And the new generation of students don't know any better either, because they were born into a digitalized society that places no emphasis on personality and style, since one is supposed to be a vapid automaton. I thought this was so disgusting that I called the store and told them to look out for this person who went in. (please,take them, and far away if you do. Even wearing this which i don't think is overly flashy I stand out like a sore thumb in a decent size city amongst my age group and older ages. Being cool and counterculture meant dressing like a local thug. Dressing bad is one thing but smelling like a dirty dogs bed. no excuse. People today just don't seem to give a s*it about their appearance and the way they present themselves. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8, Continue reading your article witha WSJ subscription, Already a subscriber? They were very popular, but most of the suggested hotels were skid-row dives and the restaurants tended to be of the Automat (remember them?) Sadly, you are right, only now we have miraculous technology instead of religion. Yes, You Need to Dress Better Than You Do. Clothes way to tight or to small. LOL. And guess whatI can afford my groceries,too. One of Spokane's long-embraced myths holds that our attitudes about casual attire are sharply divided along generational lines. I almost couldn't believe what I was seeing! I'm not saying that I think all men should be wearing gray flannel suits or that all women should be wearing Paris dresses like they did in the conformist 1950s. A bald gorilla? Large breasts swinging to and fro makes for an ugly site from gals who are not attractive in any way. We Are a Nation of Unkempt, Bedraggled Slobs, and We Look Like Crap I am an apple shape and look for clothes that will look nice on me. Part of looking like you care about yourself,is taking care of both how you dress AND how you take care of the only body you have. I don't have a lot but I manage to look my best in any given situation. The PC Police will probably be after me for saying as much. First, it was clothing, then came the no shave look. The Canadians apparently take more pride in their appearance than we do. I found this by accident and wanted to contribute too. You are growing up with your decision to look good. Groups of people working side by side like work horses, but who don't connect and form a community. The dress pants that were available were of cheap fabric, studded with rhinestones, and had fake pockets. The youngish male weatherman (or meteorologist) appeared on the screen for about thirty seconds to give an update on the weather conditions for the country. (Information Technology) professional, I wore clothing appropriate for what I was doing, which was mostly a nice pair of Dockers pants, either a button down shirt or Lands End polo shirt, and for outside I wore an Australian outback hat (like a fedora, only with a slightly wider brim) if I wasn't required to wear a hardhat. I get turned off by the ugliness of tattoos and poorly and slovenly dressed people every time I go out. Whatever happened to taking off one's hat when sitting at a restaurant table that is being waited on? Sadly, she was better dressed than the guy (she was overweight and he was a bean-pole). I know that times change, but why can't the so-called fashion people come up with a trend that acknowledges real style and class? Very nice post! I'm a guy and I feel like you about this issue. I believe it started somewhere in the 1990sI remember a scene in the movie "Clueless" where Alicia Silverstone's character Cher mentions how boys dress "nowadays": "So, okay. I'm finding it more difficult these slovenly days to find male attire that is with the classic look, and which doesn't look hideous. It isn't just all about the men who look bad. As for ankle pants--what happens when winter hits? In fact, change your goddamn gym clothing BEFORE you LEAVE there. Most blokes manage to scrub up well, but, man, do some women take liberties. Each person is in essence lonely. Ah, America in the Spring! I personally don't like it but to each their own. Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. It doesnt mean you have to be wealthy or thin. Casino clientele today is definitely not the way they look in the movies!redc1c4 - I suppose you've never heard of the saying "dress the part"? Just who is the "boss"?You can say the same about "Reality" shows, while a few decent ones, most are junk. I always have my make up on, hair done and no tattoos. Love your observations, Doug. If one wishes to appear in public at large with tattoos, and looking like the circus freaks of old (often worse) than that is indeed one's choice. However, I do believe this condition of looking like bums seeming to have little to know pride, is all (Gov.) When they dress like slobs, they act more like slobs. So while you can hold on to your crop tops and ratty band tees, you may also think twice about where and when you wear them. If you make people feel good about themselves, they won't care how you dress. The "idiot trend" of looking like slobs is, sadly, not likely to turn back the other way any time soon. This is dangerous for blood circulation. I am a former French Foreign Legionnaire, born in Norway to Norse parents, but moved to the UK after serving 15 years as a legionnaire, and noticed that the poor self admin was apparent, not only in US civilians, but also its military while I was serving in Afghanistan. When will a renaissance begin? This is the reason why sites like People of Walmart get the attention they do--many of the images on there are so unbelievably grotesque and repulsive (breasts, bellies, and butts spilling out of too tight fabric; underwear missing altogether; bodily fluids leaking onto the aisle floor) they make me throw up in my mouth. I went to Las Vegas (for the first and last time)for a business convention in 1990 and was staggered by how badly everyone in the casinos dressed. No one would ever consider me overdressedor overeducated, for that matterbut if I am now regarded as well-dressed . She wore a beautiful scarf or turtleneck sweater along with her blue jeans. Maybe so, but it also sums up the decadence and lack of self-respect and confusion of mores that our society is experiencing these sad days. Even though America is still in an economic depression (yes, it really is! One would think this common sense, but evidently it's a mystery to those at the management level. Quite frankly I think the latter is a sign of mental illness and that applies to going overboard with tattooing and putting them on very visible body parts like your face. %-). These are kids who have no style whatsoever and were raised on a damn Iphone. No one has any problem showing their underwear or lack thereof. Better yet, look at photos of bands like the Who, moody blues, the small faces, and the Beatles in the mid 60s during the height of the mod movement. I think it ridiculous when I see a woman who has an oversized derrier that she feels she can stuff into a pair of tight jeans. I can go to the thrift shop and put together a nice outfit for $10 so when my coworkers, who show up in jeans/leggings say they can't afford to look nice that's unacceptable to me. Will the digital natives ever learn, or is this their way of expressing themselves differently than their sloppy parents, i.e. There are these weird stretchy spandex dresses women wear that look so terrible. We dress like slobs because we're cheap, we don't chase fashion trends, we get fat and we still wear the same clothes with our bellies hanging over our belt and we actually do like the plumber's crack look. The same store today has nothing to speak of anymore, which is a pity. Lived a couple of years in Japan. All this nonsense with the jeans (mining and peasant trousers) started in the 70s with the rise of the left. in October 2013 (when Crocs were introduced in the late 90s, Maher quipped that people won't be happy until they can go shopping in a diaper) and I've read numerous blog posts attesting to how our European counterparts dress compared to us (hint: we've really let ourselves go.). Fatties with tank tops and unnecessarily huge tattoos. Did you see the recent Academy Awards in HOLLYWEIRD and notice the absurd outfits that the male celebs were sporting, as though they weren't supposed to be ashamed? Throw them in jail for indecent exposure already! 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