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I have not read all the thread, but I agree with the OP. I am in my 60s. I was raised in NE and we dressed up in high heels and gloves to go to church, or downtown to go shopping. Fast forward to the 70's and 80's when we still dressed up to go out to dinner. Then I moved to a more rural area in the 90's, and I noticed that dressing up was out of "fashion". In the country in the 90s, dressing up meant a theme appliqued sweatshirt.
Now, I live in the deep south. I think dressing up is a little more prevalent here.
I guess there is a happy medium between white gloves and pumpkin appliqued sweatshirts.
What I don't understand is people dressing like slobs to nice restaurants??? We went to Ruth Chris for our anniversary one year on New Years Eve. I wore a goregeous floor length dress and him a suit. People were there in flip flops and shorts..I mean really??
What I don't understand is people dressing like slobs to nice restaurants??? We went to Ruth Chris for our anniversary one year on New Years Eve. I wore a goregeous floor length dress and him a suit. People were there in flip flops and shorts..I mean really??
It is too bad when a lack of decorum spoils it for others. My pet peeve is tank tops on men. Yuck. Our Ruth's Chris is in a very touristy area, so it would have people in flip flops too, but not on New Years Eve. There are still a few restaurants in town with a dress code, thankfully. I guess in this hard economy, a restaurant will not turn anyone away.
Dressing up does seem to be going the way of the Dodo in the UK anyway. I go to the Theatre and the Opera on a regular basis and the vast majority of people just turn up wearing jeans, sneakers, shorts and t-shirts , there seems to be no concept of "occasion" and I find it sad. You go to a really posh restaurant and the diners will be wearing the most casual clothes.
People who dress up seem to be the exception these days rather than the norm.
My "normal" day to day "look" is what I would call "classic" and I always end up with people looking at me as though I have four heads or a purple horn growing out of my head. Hubby and I were invited to a Garden Party ( not a BBQ but called a Garden Party on the invite ) recently. I wore a long navy polka dot tea-dress and navy jacket with my pearls and he dressed casual smart too with jacket, blue shirt and khaki slacks. Pretty much everyone was in jeans, trainers or shorts. Another couple of women were wearing dresses and we looked completely out of place. Does anybody know the meaning of "Garden Party " anymore ?
Just as bad as going to a neighbourhood BBQ wearing Wedding attire and a Fascinator IMO.
Even the Royal Opera House in London where I would expect to see a lot of evening dresses and men dressed to the Nines is more "city park" attire than anything else. It is as though nothing is special anymore.
There is no sense of Decorum anymore and everything is purely about comfort. Nothing else seems to matter. I have been to Weddings where men wore jeans and trainers and women wore tarty see through outfits more suited to streetwalkers than anything else. The mind boggles. We drove past a Wedding recently where half of the guests seem to be wearing leggings, jeggings and one actually had one of those tank tops which shows your midriff. It makes you want to weep.
I find it spoils my enjoyment when Hubby and I go somewhere really special and everyone looks like a slob. Sorry if this makes me sound like a snob but leggings at the theatre and shorts at a Michelin Starred Restaurant ?!?! Really ????
I personally like dressing up. It draws a line between "everyday" and more "glamourous" and IMO a little "glamour" once in a while is no bad thing.
Just as it would be silly to be wearing an evening dress and tiara whilst camping, wearing jeans during a night at the Philharmonic is just ridiculous and inappropriate.
I find it quite depressing that we seem to lack the will to actually make an effort these days. The concept of occasion is lost on most people. If you can't dress for the Opera or the Theatre when should you dress up ?
It's expensive to wear dressy clothes.
Flip flops: $2-$15, pacsun, American eagle, Walmart, etc.
heels/flats:$40+ If you want a pair that won't destroy your feet. I got cheap dress heel sandals for my graduation which I still spent most the time sitting, I wore the shoes to walk to the bus, from the bus to my seat, to the stage, back to the seat, then to my moms car, I had deep dig marks, they were my size just cheap as hell, I still have scars on my feet from how bad these shoes were.
I have not read all the thread, but I agree with the OP. I am in my 60s. I was raised in NE and we dressed up in high heels and gloves to go to church, or downtown to go shopping. Fast forward to the 70's and 80's when we still dressed up to go out to dinner. Then I moved to a more rural area in the 90's, and I noticed that dressing up was out of "fashion". In the country in the 90s, dressing up meant a theme appliqued sweatshirt.
Now, I live in the deep south. I think dressing up is a little more prevalent here.
I guess there is a happy medium between white gloves and pumpkin appliqued sweatshirts.
This made me think of something a few years back....my son and DIL took me to see Riverdance at Radio City Mucic hall..the evening performance....had not been to Radio City or Broadway in years...
I was APPALLED at the way people were dressed....when I was a kid my grannie was always taking us into NYC for shows etc and to quote her we were dressed to the nines...oh grannie would have been so upset...
Dressing up does seem to be going the way of the Dodo in the UK anyway. I go to the Theatre and the Opera on a regular basis and the vast majority of people just turn up wearing jeans, sneakers, shorts and t-shirts , there seems to be no concept of "occasion" and I find it sad. You go to a really posh restaurant and the diners will be wearing the most casual clothes.
People who dress up seem to be the exception these days rather than the norm.
My "normal" day to day "look" is what I would call "classic" and I always end up with people looking at me as though I have four heads or a purple horn growing out of my head. Hubby and I were invited to a Garden Party ( not a BBQ but called a Garden Party on the invite ) recently. I wore a long navy polka dot tea-dress and navy jacket with my pearls and he dressed casual smart too with jacket, blue shirt and khaki slacks. Pretty much everyone was in jeans, trainers or shorts. Another couple of women were wearing dresses and we looked completely out of place. Does anybody know the meaning of "Garden Party " anymore ?
Just as bad as going to a neighbourhood BBQ wearing Wedding attire and a Fascinator IMO.
Even the Royal Opera House in London where I would expect to see a lot of evening dresses and men dressed to the Nines is more "city park" attire than anything else. It is as though nothing is special anymore.
There is no sense of Decorum anymore and everything is purely about comfort. Nothing else seems to matter. I have been to Weddings where men wore jeans and trainers and women wore tarty see through outfits more suited to streetwalkers than anything else. The mind boggles. We drove past a Wedding recently where half of the guests seem to be wearing leggings, jeggings and one actually had one of those tank tops which shows your midriff. It makes you want to weep.
I find it spoils my enjoyment when Hubby and I go somewhere really special and everyone looks like a slob. Sorry if this makes me sound like a snob but leggings at the theatre and shorts at a Michelin Starred Restaurant ?!?! Really ????
I personally like dressing up. It draws a line between "everyday" and more "glamourous" and IMO a little "glamour" once in a while is no bad thing.
Just as it would be silly to be wearing an evening dress and tiara whilst camping, wearing jeans during a night at the Philharmonic is just ridiculous and inappropriate.
I find it quite depressing that we seem to lack the will to actually make an effort these days. The concept of occasion is lost on most people. If you can't dress for the Opera or the Theatre when should you dress up ?
Rant over !
Not a rant..I totally agree, people can not even dress for a wake or funeral anymore..have seen my share of raggedy jeans, leggings at those as well..I guess the person being waked no longer cares, but really people
Not a rant..I totally agree, people can not even dress for a wake or funeral anymore..have seen my share of raggedy jeans, leggings at those as well..I guess the person being waked no longer cares, but really people
Leggings can be dressy....
Black leggings with heels or flats and a dressy longish top.
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