[Willie Green]

Woodstock-era Baby Boomer hippies are all a bunch of lazy, atheistic slobs.

[woofie]

Yep but Im happy

[Conservative til I die]

I don't think there's necessaroly anything wrong with wearing polo shirt and khakis. Now don't read what I am about to say the wrong way, but times have changed, and fashions along with them. The perception today is that polo shirts, khakis, and dress shoes are what passes for formal these days.

[Vision]

I think you may be somewhat right. But I'll say this...I don't take my religion all that seriously anymore. I still answer to God, he is my moral compass. But, I'm burned out on the ceremonies. Maybe I'm a disgruntled Catholic. That's where I'm at right now.

[Fiddlstix]

Woodstock-era Baby Boomer hippies are all a bunch of lazy, atheistic slobs.

Hmmm...........
You left out "egocentric".....
J

[kdot]

"It's gotten to the point where people go the entire year without caring what they look like."

This is a good thing.

[Huck]

I'm doing the bare minimum.

[Blue Scourge]

Call me crazy, but I'm much more certain that the Lord would rather see you at a church praising his resurection than showing off your new 3 piece armani.

[stboz]

Clothes make the man....Naked people have little influence on society.

--Mark Twain

[Hildy]

I'm glad you brought this up. Could somebody here please explain to this Jew what bunnies, eggs and bonnets have to do with the resurrection of Christ? I'm not being facetious. I've asked many of my friends, and they can't seem to tell me. I know you all will be happy to inform me. Thank you.

[CindyDawg]

One of the reasons I stayed home today. Nothing to wear to the fashion show .

[Unknowing]

I'll wear a Brooks Brothers suit, a Nautica tie, and wingtips. And I'll shave my face. Must. . . strike. . . blow. . . against Baby Boomer slobs.

[Cicero]

I plead guilty.

There has been a general change in acceptable clothing since the 1960s. The first time I went to Europe in the 1950s, everyone there wore suits and ties. Our ancient English gardner, Acker, in the house we rented wore a three-piece tweed suit with tweed cap and tie when he came to dig in the garden. It would have been inconsistent with his dignity to wear anything less.

On the continent women all wore dresses, widows wore black, and men wore dark suits. I always wore gray flannels, a sports jacket and a tie back then, even when I was working alone in my study. When I bicycled through Europe I had a polyester shirt, a blazer, and a tie in my saddle bag for restaurants and church.

Next visit to Europe everyone wore an aligator shirt and khakis. Needless to say things went even further here in America.

I know I should wear a coat and tie to church on Sundays, let alone Easter. I did put on a tie for the Easter Vigil service, but I should do it every week.

It's called dressing down. Everybody does it, and you get in the habit. But when you go to church you should dress at least as well as you would to meet a great king. And I have to confess I don't do it.

Maybe we should try to start a counter trend.

[PISANO]

What happened?

IF it feels good do it, happened. Of course with it came if it doesn't feel good "DON'T" do it.

[It's me]

Well, people will dress up nicely to see the Pres or to out to a party but, they won't dress up nicely to see Our Lord.

Sad...

[Spiff]

The tradition in my family is to buy all of the children new Easter clothes which they then wear until the Fall or later. My girls are going to church today in pretty new matching springtime dresses, my sons have new dress pants, shirts, and ties. I would have bought the wife a new dress, but the local stores had NOTHING.

[heylady]

I was always taught that you put a little effort in your appearance. It was a sign of respect. You respected the church enough to wear your "best" clothes.

Sunrise service at 6am we were all dressed in our Sunday best, Jackets, shirts and ties,even on my 15 month old grandson.

[hgro]

Easter is a day to embrace GOD, not merchants inticing people to buy their wares. Go to GOD in whatever dress suits you.

[threat matrix]

You mean like this?

[Old Professer]

When they remodeled LAX back in the 80s they put up photos from old files back to the 30s; almost all the men wore suits and hats except for work uniforms and the women wore skirts and dresses and their fair share of hats as well, even along Santa Monica beach and the pier.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Affluence happened.

When nobody could afford much of anything, dressing up was a big deal.

Now that even "poor" people have multiple color TVs with cable, a couple of cars and more food than they can eat without becoming hippopotami, dressing up is not a big deal.