One does'nt have to 'dress up' per se,but they can certainly try to dress decently/nice. At lunchtime you'd walk into the local Macy's mens dept, say "no thanks" to the cologne lady who wanted to spritz you & join the 100 other guys at table after table of dress shirts and neckties. As a professional designer, I realize that at least 90% of people wouldn't know what looks good, and they need to be shown. Dress impeccably, and they remember the woman." 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8, Continue reading your article witha WSJ subscription, Already a subscriber? Just because they're known to millions of adorers still doesn't impress me with their grunge appeal, and doesn't enhance any fantasy about wanting to be in bed with them. I remember as a kid we dressed up to go out, even if it was to an A&W. Thoroughly enjoyed reading the article and all the comments! I usually put on a day dress and heels to go to school and get looks from people in their pajamas, it's very strange. Then you use your finger to sign the screen! Dirty shoes and unwashed hair and these are females!Has anyone noticed these DAY GLOW yellow t shirts? Apparently this "casual Friday-and-then-some every damn day" way of dressing is a national epidemic and according to a some, a tragedy. Even then there were much better choices and styles in menswear and home furnishings, etc. One cannot help but wonder where are morals and standards are heading to and it's quite sad to see America this "dumbed down". In a third, hes shirtless, showing off a tattoo that reads: Jokes come and go, but swagger is forever. On Instagram, where GQ reposted some of the photos, the comments range from None of that looks wearable to This isnt GQ., Mr. Davidsons looks may not express the refined GQ aesthetic that readers know, but his giddily juvenile style is increasingly what weve come to expect from male celebrities. They have two children with them. Looking around the restaurant I noticed one woman who was at table with a Bluetooth in her ear. Recently I had the opportunity to play at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens. Nowadays, the same type of store lets the employees wear whatever they choose, with tattoos and/or piecings unhidden. Having said that, I mean no copyright infringement by the posting of pictures, videos, etc. Luckily, I don't have any tattoos - as I think they're hideous. s-a-h-d. Another excellent post! Too much soft-pedaling stuff/PC ,these days,is another part of the decline in class,IMHO. Their pants are slimmer than that staple of American men's closets, chino pants. You are exactly right. I'm finding it more difficult these slovenly days to find male attire that is with the classic look, and which doesn't look hideous. The status marker . This explained all the jamming issues and stoppages they continually experienced during the contact we were engaged in. A person can always change his clothes, but he can't change ugly tattoos. Quite a different time today unfortunately and nothing at all like the good old days were. I first wrote about the downfall of Victoria's Secret here a good 5 or 6 years ago, but the topic is worth revisiting. I see it all. This was some fifteen years ago. Here in Europe, if a man is wearing jeans and trainers (sneakers for my US friends) and a t shirt, they won't be baggy, sloppy looking items. I won't change but i definitely don't fit in appearance wise. It's gotten so ugly that I notice if someone is even wearing a decent pair of jeans, compared to most of the slob army out there now. Am I shopping at the grocery store or in the hood? I can't understand why people look so debased now, but I suspect it arises from a lack of not just money, but also from a shared sense of sloppiness that society says is okay. To fit in you have to look like your from a homeless shelter over here. I understand that we're active when working with the younger ones but I mean COME ON! Just look at how trim the general American public was in the 20th century. They were probably forced upon her by stylists in order for her to look presentable, for red carpet events or award shows. I know I'm late. I refuse to look like a slob. Basic common sense, and yes, it seems like most people dress without it now. I volunteer at a thrift store. The people don't try to look their best because they live inside a marxist fever dream where everyone is their best buddy and everyone is so very equal. I'm sure you've noticed how customer service is non-existent these days in just about every field? Red velvet suits with white shoes, "Aquaman" in a light pink suit. Why? Public slobbiness started earlier than you noted. When I do see someone dressed nicely, theyve usually added some touch thats supposed to be quirky and cool but is actually unflattering or just looks stupid. "if you're counting on your appearance to carry the day, it's doubtful you have the chops to compete any other way. Have you noticed how horrendous women's hair styles look nowadays? It's all being done by design on purpose and it's happening with everything not just the way people are dressed, not just with them being extremely fat, and not just with them having tattoos all over their bodies, it's happening in every single solitary possible way it could happen within the USA. Tell this to the same idiots who make stupid faces on snapchat or like to bullshit there lives on Instagram. There really is no excuse for it,except that people are'nt taught to dress better by parents or media. Each person is in essence lonely. People were dressed far better even in the Great Depression, which is telling, because style in the 30s didn't stop evolving due to hard times. Some might say I'm being snooty, superficial, judgmental--and maybe even a bully for having this opinion. Up here in the interior of Alaska, at least people have to wear appropriately warm clothing during a portion of the year to keep from getting 3rd degree frostbite within seconds, so one doesn't see bare body parts hanging out, unlike down in the lower 48. This is the reason why sites like People of Walmart get the attention they do--many of the images on there are so unbelievably grotesque and repulsive (breasts, bellies, and butts spilling out of too tight fabric; underwear missing altogether; bodily fluids leaking onto the aisle floor) they make me throw up in my mouth. I should add I agree with the poster who commented on the excessive tattoos. The baffling popularity of reality TV shows like. Obesity is a problem (latest report out said -- SURPRISE -- it's increased among American adults AGAIN) but if anyone says they are only physically attracted to someone their own size they get attacked. Partly this has to. Whatever happened to company dress codes? It seems sadly apparent that the average "american male" has been bereft of a culture in which fathers would show their sons how to at least form a necktie. Or if a lady wears attire that isn't masculine based, why, she is an oddity and the feminists will be on her for looking as women should (don't tell the PC police on me!) Lose weight and you too can fit into nice suits.