I noticed at recent trips to the theatre and concerts, to restaurants and exhibition openings or parties that people now dress very informally, as if these events are no different from going to the shops, say, or lounging about at home.
They will wear trainers, sweatshirts or jeans, for instance (generally the men are more casual), and often look pretty awful.
Do you think more dressy styles should be revived, as before the 60's?
2006-10-27 11:32:55 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
I would love to see a revival of dressing up for activities such as theatre and balls etc. I used to go to two or three balls a year when I was married to a soldier, it was great fun choosing a ball gown and going out all glammed up. People don't seem to bother much at all and I think it is a shame. You even see people as guests on a tv programme and they are so dressed down you wonder what they were thinking. If I go out for a meal with my partner we will both make an effort to look smart, its part of the experience.
2006-10-28 05:10:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah they should. Otherwise when will it be acceptable to dress up? For weddings..is that all?
I'm sick of feeling overdressed just because I make an effort on nights out.
I've found that women are usually more casual though
I think it could be because a lot of places have a strict rule that they don't allow anyone in wearing trainers (here). Women rarely wear trainers anyway.
It's hard for a man to get a balance between casual and smart for going out so that's probably why you find a lot looking like bums. (or why I find a lot are better dressed than the women)
They probably don't want to be really casual (like slobs) but they're not wanting to go be at the other end of the scale, going out wearing dressy shoes or even a suit as that is just far too formal. They might not even own stuff like that.
2006-10-27 14:47:22 · answer #2 · answered by Fluffy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think so. But then I'm a little old fashioned. I wish the dressy styles would make a big come back. Every woman needs an excuse to get all dressed up. The first time I went to Las Vegas I was so disappointed to see how people were dressed at the evening shows. It would be nice to get the evening gowns with pretty hair styles and jewelry back. As for the men. I know my handsome husband looks even more handsome when dressed in a nice suit or tux.
2006-10-27 11:43:46 · answer #3 · answered by Vida 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, I think each person feels different about the topics you described. I went to see Wicked and wore jeans. I was not on floor level and was not the only one. I did not look like a slob either.
I think it's stupid when kids take their prom dates to Red Robin dressed in formal gowns and tuxes, but it's them and not me so I have no say on how happy they are with the way they look.
Theater, restaurants, openings concerts all mean different things to each other.
Some people never go anywhere so it's a big deal for them to go out and they get all dressed up, while other people are just born with that judgmental bug up their a.ss and criticize others that don't follow the same fashion rules as they do.
I think it's okay to dress both up and down depending on how you feel and where you're going.
2006-10-27 14:21:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
A lot of people dress like slobs now adays. I am all for dressing how you like but there are some occasions that you should dress up a bit.
I have seen:
Pajama bottoms in church
Dirty blue jeans at a wedding
Cut off shorts for an interview as a bank teller
A girl with jeans so low that she had to have a bikini wax and a top cut off under her breasts so you could see the bottom of her boobs at the grocery store
Guys with their pants dropped so low they couldn't walk properly
2006-10-27 11:47:39 · answer #5 · answered by TheLastPrincess 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its hard to find good dresses anymore. Most clothes I can afford like from Walmart or Kmart are very casual in style. Nice dresses to wear to church and out to eat and to the movies on date night are priced so high I can only afford one or two a year. I dont know why everything is so casual these days. But it is.
2006-10-27 12:19:41 · answer #6 · answered by chattanoogamollyblue 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes they have. at one time when people went to the pub on a saturday night (my mum and dad) the men wore a shirt and tie and the ladies wore a skirt, nice top and high heels. they made an effort. nowadays it looks like some people don't even bother to get changed out of what they have been wearing all day. i agree that a more dressy fashion should be introduced or a stricter dress code for things like the theatre, restauarants etc.
2006-10-27 11:47:43 · answer #7 · answered by magicalle 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I've noticed it at my work too. Our dress code is "casual business" which means neat pants or skirt, and a collared shirt or blouse, but ties aren't necessary. I've seen people turn up in cargo pants and sneakers and sleeveless tops, and it drives me nuts that they get away with it.
I went to my partner's university function. I went out and got a new dress and did my make-up (normally i wear mascara, that's it) and wore nice shoes and a matching handbag, and people turned up in their jeans!
No one dresses up nicely anymore!
2006-10-27 22:50:48 · answer #8 · answered by arcanehex 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well for me it depends on where you live. If you live in the "upside" of the neighborhood then yes you must dress formal. If somewhere in the lower side mix it up go casual and formal. Todays time is very casual, so mix it up with some formal stuff, use your own fashon sense
2006-10-27 11:48:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes because, some gentlemen like to wear extremely baggy clothes that are actually annoying but, continue to do it just to look good, girls wear tight jeans
The world's getting lazy, tolerating more and lowering their standards
2006-10-27 13:01:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋