Why is a suit seen as smart and professional, neat trainers, neat combats & a short sleve shirt not?

Question

Why is a suit seen as smart and professional, neat trainers, neat combats & a short sleve shirt not?

Firstly in practical terms

Suits are useless in keeping you warm, cool, comfortable, allowing freedom of movement and agility.

The shoes risk injured ankles with no support or bounce and dangerously slippery no grip soles.

They are overly expensive and easily damaged, hard to wash requiring time and money in dry cleners.

Ties were invented to get in the way, land in food and machinery.

What reason have they to be seen as smart compared with other neat, ironed, clean clothes? let alone whats professional about them... Any tramp with no brains can be cleaned up and put in one.

Short sleeves are more practical and comfortable regulating bio temperature better. Therefore making you more productive.

Likewise combats are looser and have many leg pockets for items without getting in the way like a suit jacket making you too hot.

Easy to clean cutting costs,

Therefore more efficinet.

Rank and dept can be done with colour codes.

And neat trainers are better for fert in more support, grip, faster movement so greater effeciency and less chance of foot injuries resulting in time off work.

Why then is a suit seen as more appropiate for work?

When no logical reason?

Likewise more extreem hair...

it makes sense to keep machinery and dredlocks separate but other then that whats the problem say with neat clean coloured spikes...

Maybe suggesting company colours.

For sales it attracts attention.

And many customers far from being put off want to know how its done and find it interesting.

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Danny Im inspired by the likes of jean Michael Jarre who produced stunning shows, the likes of Steven Speilburg for 'Schindlers list'

Tony Hawks for amazine skateboard stunts

Baz Lurman for stunning films.

Richard Brandson for his adventures.

Bruce Lee for martial arts

Nelson Mandela, Roser Parks (the one who would not get out of her seat for a white person)

ie someone who deserves respect for outstanding achievement so I would want to serve under them to learn from them...

Not someone who wore a fancy costume called a suit

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Why does it impress ladies and interviewers? why do they think that way...

ie it does not come with loads of gadgets, can clean itself with a button press, make the perfon bullet proof, enhance strnght, come with tools, and communication system or something of any use...

Ok you can skip the superhero bit but you get the point... On a building site a hard hat is there for a reason. A colour of hat could say who you are or job/rank so easy to identify... thats has a use

Answer 1

what is considered proper business attire has almost nothing to do with what is practical. it has to do MOSTLY with tradition, the history ( that men and women wear suits to look professional) and to a MUCH lesser extent, looking alike.

THE exceptions:
Safety equipment , like hardhats and steel-toed shoes.

Nothing you say is incorrect. the only logical flaw is in believing that "professional looking" equals or should equal practical. Maybe it should, but in practice, it doesn't.

Answer 2

Well it depends on where you are and what industry you are in. Busines people wear suits with ties because in general it gives off a professional appearance. If you're in Canada on a cold fall or winter day, believe me a suit keeps you warmer than short sleeves. May be not so in warm climates, then you can get away with shorter sleeves and a light jacket.

Cross trainers and other causual shoes are fine for the beach or a weekend but definitely look unprofessional and unkempt in business attire.

You're in fashion or some other industry that is more causual fine but not in business.

As for you can dress up any tramp and put them in a suit , true , you can but they'll feel more professional. Was just talking with my 22 year old god daughter who is majoring and busieness and she said to me , wow , we had to dress up in business clothes, and for the first time those guys in jeans and shorts actually looked like they knew what they were doing and so did we girls. It's the culture of business , causual 's been in for awhile and people take it to the extreme. Suits are just it for business whether you approve of it or not.

Answer 3

People naturally look for points of reference or stereotypes. If you wear the right uniform you are perceived to be more predictable and dependable. It works both ways. If you want to be seen as a creative artist try wearing a pin-stripe suit when presenting your work!!! It is not about what people are really like. It is about the superficial way in which people in our society are judged. Recognise that there are rules or social norms. Use the "rules" in your favour rather than whinging about them.

Answer 4

I think it's because your choice of combats, trainers and shirt will express your personality, whereas suits are pretty generic and make the wearer a uniform part of whichever organisation they work for, therefore meaning that a customer will not be distracted by your cool clothes.

Answer 5

I agree with you mate... i had tattoos done 30 years ago when they were all the rage... then i spent £2,000 having them removed from my hands so when i wore a suit people didnt turn their noses up at me... but hey they are all the rage now... so i wear shorts and T-shirt all the time... and dont give a monkeys toss

Answer 6

I am with you on the tie front and most of the suit comments, go into a European company and they are almost all casual! About he only good thing Europe has though!

Answer 7

I would imagine as it (usually) gives an aura of respectability and professionalism to the wearer in contrast to casual clothes.

After all, I would not be greatly inspired by someone who takes little pride in their appearance. Rightly, or wrongly, it is very important as to how you look in terms of first impressions, et cetera.

Answer 8

It depends on the industry. Russell Simmons has never worn a suit and he is soo rich!!

Find your niche in the clothing industry :)

Answer 9

only 1 reason, suits are expensive, and so distinguish the rich from the poor, the rich like this, it makes them feel better about being shallow. A have a suit... for court..

Answer 10

Good arguement. Maybe you should put this to your employer.