Cities/regions where people dress most formally and casually (live, cost, state)

[Trimac20]

Which cities do people tend to 'dress up' a bit more, and be more conscious of fashion?

I'm guessing New York, Boston, San Francisco...etc the liberal cities with fashion scenes.

I'm guessing those in California and the South would dress more casually...like some people wearing shorts to work, that sort of thing.

Your observations?

[miamiman]

In my experience, New Yorkers tend to dress very formally. For the most part, people in Arizona rarely dress up. Arizonans sometimes take the idea of casual dress to obnoxious levels. It is very common to see people walking around in Hawaiian shirt and flip-flops. Yes, it's warm most of the year, but there are some situations where a suit and a tie or closed toed shoes should be worn.

[SEAandATL]

I think the South is where people dress the most formally, and I think it's because of the bible belt culture. They not only dress up for church on Sundays, but many workplaces are strict with their dress code and looking professional. That's one of the things that makes Southern women sexy is how they dress. As for the most casual, I would say the West Coast, from shorts and flip-flops in SOCAL to the grunge look in Seattle, people wear these styles even to weddings.

[Golden-mind-State]

Originally Posted by SEAandATL

I think the South is where people dress the most formally, and I think it's because of the bible belt culture. They not only dress up for church on Sundays, but many workplaces are strict with their dress code and looking professional. That's one of the things that makes Southern women sexy is how they dress. As for the most casual, I would say the West Coast, from shorts and flip-flops in SOCAL to the grunge look in Seattle, people wear these styles even to weddings.

I would have to agree with what you said about the South although NYC and SF and others are still very sophisticated and formal. Also IDK about the grunge thing in Seattle but I've lived in CA for the most part my whole life and never saw someone wear shorts or flip flops to a wedding or any formal event,except for maybe in middle school or highschool.

[Westerner92]

The most formally-dressed place in the US: Amish Country.

[j33]

Originally Posted by Westerner92

The most formally-dressed place in the US: Amish Country.

I believe that would be the 'most uniformly dressed place in the US' (outside perhaps a few cults with strict dress codes).

[DeaconJ]

Originally Posted by SEAandATL

I think the South is where people dress the most formally, and I think it's because of the bible belt culture. They not only dress up for church on Sundays, but many workplaces are strict with their dress code and looking professional. That's one of the things that makes Southern women sexy is how they dress. As for the most casual, I would say the West Coast, from shorts and flip-flops in SOCAL to the grunge look in Seattle, people wear these styles even to weddings.

In my experience, more and more employers have relaxed company dresscodes at corporate offices and other office environments. It is like an extra benefit for the employees that doesn't cost the company a dime...and it's so nice to be comfortably dressed at work. I worked for two corporate headquarters in the early-mid 90s that encouraged casual dress (jeans, shorts in warm weather) but of course there were minimum standards for length of shorts, etc. At Home Depot corporate I saw Bernie Marcus (CEO and founder) wearing jeans all the time...the other company was the corporate headquarters of a bank. Employess simply used discretion and dressed professionally if meeting or interacting with stuffy suit/tie outsiders.

I've known many people who had the same situation...from federal employees to accountants to programmers. I don't know what that says about formal vs. casual dress, but in Atlanta I would say it's more casual. Thank God.

[DeaconJ]

Originally Posted by j33

I believe that would be the 'most uniformly dressed place in the US' (outside perhaps a few cults with strict dress codes).

The Amish aren't trying to impress anyone with their fashion sense, that's for sure.

[j33]

Originally Posted by DeaconJ

The Amish aren't trying to impress anyone with their fashion sense, that's for sure.

No kidding. I said they dress uniformly. In case you don't know what that means, I've supplied the definition below.

uniformly

Pronunciation:
\ˈyü-nə-ˌfȯrm\
Function:
adjective

1 : having always the same form, manner, or degree : not varying or variable <uniform procedures> 2 : consistent in conduct or opinion <uniform interpretation of laws> 3 : of the same form with others : conforming to one rule or mode : consonant 4 : presenting an unvaried appearance of surface, pattern, or color <uniform red brick houses> 5 : relating to or being convergence of a series whose terms are functions in such manner that the absolute value of the difference between the sum of the first n terms of the series and the sum of all terms can be made arbitrarily small for all values of the domain of the functions by choosing the nth term sufficiently far along in the series
— uni·form·ly \ˈyü-nə-ˌfȯrm-lē, ˌyü-nə-ˈ\ adverb
— uni·form·ness\ˈyü-nə-ˌfȯrm-nəs\ noun

[DeaconJ]

Originally Posted by j33

No kidding. I said they dress uniformly. In case you don't know what that means, I've supplied the definition below.

uniformly

Pronunciation:
\ˈyü-nə-ˌfȯrm\
Function:
adjective

1 : having always the same form, manner, or degree : not varying or variable <uniform procedures> 2 : consistent in conduct or opinion <uniform interpretation of laws> 3 : of the same form with others : conforming to one rule or mode : consonant 4 : presenting an unvaried appearance of surface, pattern, or color <uniform red brick houses> 5 : relating to or being convergence of a series whose terms are functions in such manner that the absolute value of the difference between the sum of the first n terms of the series and the sum of all terms can be made arbitrarily small for all values of the domain of the functions by choosing the nth term sufficiently far along in the series
— uni·form·ly \ˈyü-nə-ˌfȯrm-lē, ˌyü-nə-ˈ\ adverb
— uni·form·ness\ˈyü-nə-ˌfȯrm-nəs\ noun

The snotty attitude was clearly uncalled for...I certainly didn't intend to ruffle your feathers with my Amish statement, but for some strange reason it seems like I did. Or maybe you just wanted to display your search/copy/paste skills...