In the old days, even outlaws and ditch-diggers looked tidier than the average person now.
When I was a young kid 50-60 years ago, the adults, especially the older people, always dressed nice when they went out or visited.
Now even many old people (who would have been teens or young adults when I was a child) dress like slobs.
Are we more civilized than we were half a century ago? Sometimes I wonder.