[discostu]

Only weddings I’ve worn a tie to I was in (groom or best man). I don’t like putting a noose around my neck. Now I do wear a nice button up shirt, and I never wear jeans because I never found them comfortable, I gravitate to black khakis. As a society we’ve figured out that dressing up is generally wearing uncomfortable clothes for no good reason, so we stopped. I don’t see it as a decline, just a change.

[chrisser]

As a society we’ve figured out that dressing up is generally wearing uncomfortable clothes for no good reason, so we stopped

I wore a suit for years until the company I work for asked me not to.

When I was younger, I found them uncomfortable.

When I was in my late 20s, I started going to a good tailor and purchasing fitted shirts of 100% good quality cotten, suits of wool with no synthetics, and comfortable, quality shoes and it made all the difference. The only time I found suits uncomfortable after that was when wearing a year-round suit outside in the hottest days of summer, but even that can be mitigated with a summer-weight suit. If it were an option at my employer, I'd wear a suit every day.

I had to figure it out for myself, and it took a few years, but I found the additional cost to be minimal, but the difference in comfort to be almost profound. It's really a question of knowing how to shop for clothing.

But it's rare to find someone, even within the clothing industry, who knows what works. If you can find an older tailor and get his advice, it's minimal money well spent.

[SoothingDave]

As a society we’ve figured out that dressing up is generally wearing uncomfortable clothes for no good reason, so we stopped.

Exactly.