You are growing up with your decision to look good. Small blessings, right? Nowadays, the same type of store lets the employees wear whatever they choose, with tattoos and/or piecings unhidden. It's not a question of money, but of class, as in the way you present yourself in public. But high culture isnt the only victim. No wonder everybody from Patti LuPone on down is complaining that nobody knows how to behave anymore: If you dress like a child, chances are you're going to act like one. Casual pants with bleach spots and rips as fashion. I've bitched about this topic many times. This is how one is supposed to pay, by using a machine instead of having the waitress give the bill and then give them money or a card. Good for you for making the effort to look nice! Tell that to the slobs who turn up at Broadway shows dressed as though theyd just walked in from a tailgating party one with a three-figure admission price, mind you. Bra less too. I might otherwise resemble my Norse ancestors, though even they cared about their appearance. But the mentality of the store bigwigs is that they can use one person to oversee four computerized terminals instead of hiring four additional people. It gets so old, and it's just another reason why my opinion of society is beginning to drop.Im all for individuality and self-expression, and Im not suggesting that everyone needs to dress to impress when they leave the house. It would be nice if the rest of us could comment on their attire but they still wouldn't care or sue for slander. Sadly, she was better dressed than the guy (she was overweight and he was a bean-pole). Trust me, during the summer, it doesn't get much better. Going to the grocery store especially when I'm inundated with foul dress. I noticed how scruffy everyone was when I was over there. )From my first office job in the mid-1980s up to 2000, I always had one suit in the cleaners, 2-3 "work suits" in my closet & 1-2 "good suits". This is a lot like what happened to the car industry in America during the 70s. I was a sales associate in the men's and coats departments. Am I saying that our society needs to return to the way it was 60 years ago? They would judge you because you are not a mindless sheep buying the latest leggings at Victoria's secret or not dressing like a hipster. Public slobbiness started earlier than you noted. I am a woman&I too,hate that disgusting,hairy homeless bum,ungroomed look. Groups of people working side by side like work horses, but who don't connect and form a community. Now, I should add that I do have long hair (which I keep tied back when in public) and a longish beard (also kept neat and clean). People used to take decent care of both dress&their bodies,years ago. That training reflected in my life. Wear the same clothes to go grocery shopping as you would to go to bed at night. It doesnt mean you have to be wealthy or thin. Hi Pam, I've commented on this site before, and I thought I would give you an update as to how the thoughtless, ignorant masses are "behaving" in service restaurants these days. After all, if you dress better, youll feel better. Obviously they pay money for all of it! I go for the traditional, timeless look that has now become passe. While at this particular juncture of place and time in my life, I truly cannot afford good clothes, and the ones I do have need replacing. Great article, Pam! Back to the dark ages is the theme of your message. Having said that, I wholeheartedly agree with you; the absolute laziness and sloppiness of people (including, but not limited to, prospective employees) appalls me. Everyone at the checkouts stopped and stared at them as they walked into the store. Different strokes and all that. How about the trashy women who wear bra tops with ugly tattoos showing? I understand that we're active when working with the younger ones but I mean COME ON! I'm actually taking a little break from blogging but am already getting inspired to resume posting soon. They look abominable but they think it makes them unique. Casino clientele today is definitely not the way they look in the movies!redc1c4 - I suppose you've never heard of the saying "dress the part"? I went out today to go clothes shopping, hence being on this site now. "Why?" I asked. Today's pop culture doesn't help, either. This was in the beginning of the 2000s. Being 18, I'm part of the uncaring generation and I have to admit that for years I've been a slob. Its very obviousThey look pleasant and situationally appropriate. Giorgio Armani designer fitted jeans, a fitted Stone Island, Dolce & Gabbana or other designer Italian t shirt, smart trainers such as Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana or even Adidas Gazelles. When I decided to try a casino's vaunted buffet, I had to make my way through a milling throng. Those cost money so its funny how none is spent on clothes yet tats get it. Or darkly, is the past never to repeat, stagnating or spiraling down? I'm not sure what dressing down has to do with Trump or mass shootings. Most 9f us are the work horses that keep the system going, that's all. (Information Technology) professional, I wore clothing appropriate for what I was doing, which was mostly a nice pair of Dockers pants, either a button down shirt or Lands End polo shirt, and for outside I wore an Australian outback hat (like a fedora, only with a slightly wider brim) if I wasn't required to wear a hardhat. A lot of so-called "stars" look like they left the local homeless shelter. Fine. Even when I dont wear makeup or style my hair, I see to it that I am clean and presentable. I happen to live in la la land, and another pseudonym for this city could accurately be slobville. Soooo sick of the endless uniform of tennis shoes and hoodies and joggers. And what happened to nice big collars?I blame the education system where they let their teachers come to work in casual sloppy clothing and I also blame the retail business and wholesale manufacturers. A kewpie doll? The same store today has nothing to speak of anymore, which is a pity. I am a former French Foreign Legionnaire, born in Norway to Norse parents, but moved to the UK after serving 15 years as a legionnaire, and noticed that the poor self admin was apparent, not only in US civilians, but also its military while I was serving in Afghanistan. As I live in a German speaking country I have also noticed that formal greeting is being more and more reduced. They assume you are an old fart stuck in the past and tell you to get hip with the times. 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I've talked about this before but it's just getting worse as the year goes on. RARELY do i see a person dressed perfect. Spike Lee in a purple outfit and some presenter in a woman styled suit. But I digressthis post is about how people in general dress today. Even in the Army, that uniform and one's appearance is part of what makes a man a soldier. Am I saying we need to go back to dressing like they did in the 1920s. Respect has to be earned,it's not an entitlement. If I've used a photo, video, etc in one of my posts it means I really dig it! I try to look as good as possible when out in public. I am asking for someone who dresses like a gentleman and presents himself professionally when the situation and setting calls for it. And the folly of it all is that in the longrun these cheapskate tactics don't save the business money, but actually lose them customers like me, who'll want to shop at a place where we feel our business is appreciated. And from what I hear, slob nation is making its way into those social situations, too. I ran a quick inspection over the M4s our US colleagues were using and was gobsmacked - residue and sand everywhere. All this nonsense with the jeans (mining and peasant trousers) started in the 70s with the rise of the left. Contrast this to what we are used to seeing in the US now - baggy jeans with the croth around their knees, t shirts that look about 2 or 3 sizes too large and ugly trainers that look like they were made for walking in space. The only people that I know who dress acceptable are the elderly. Sores like HM and Zara have the nicest clothing for the same price you would pay for what you usually buy. They may claim no money,but even thrift stores,have nice clothing. Fatties with tank tops and unnecessarily huge tattoos. %-). I know that times change, but why can't the so-called fashion people come up with a trend that acknowledges real style and class? Apparently this "casual Friday-and-then-some every damn day" way of dressing is a national epidemic and according to a some, a tragedy. The human body looks better, in my opinion, when unadorned. I mean, c'mon, it looks like they just fell out of bed and put on some baggy pants, and take their greasy hairew!and cover it up with a backwards cap and, like, we're expected to swoon? Pam it is interesting you said that "everyone has their own idea of what is esthetically pleasing." While he was wearing a nice, flannel, striped double breasted suit, he looked ridiculous. Or dressing like "lesser beings" dress. I wonder if the slobbiness could be a cause of a societal lack of confidence, or, the other way around, if a societal lack of confidence could be the cause of slobby appearance? I'm just thankful that their are still a few clothing companies out their who still know how to make nice clothes for people. Maybe so, but it also sums up the decadence and lack of self-respect and confusion of mores that our society is experiencing these sad days. Technology and addiction to devices, maybe. So many people will say, "Who are you trying to impress? It's truly revolting and frankly, seems dangerous--you're just asking for an infection. I couldn't agree with you more. The one store "associate" who was there never greeted me, and looked at me as though I was in her way, while she was more interested in pretending that she had to tidy up. Are these so-called famous people for real, or are they competing for the outlandish awards? Most Americans dress like absolute slobs and should be ashamed of themselves I've been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to travel outside the US. Gene - first of all, from a fellow Pole to another, dzien dobry! Too much soft-pedaling stuff/PC ,these days,is another part of the decline in class,IMHO. I do not in any way claim the rights of ownership to any of them. But nobody has a problem because there's no need for them to look any better or have pride in themselves; they get the work done and life goes on. This explained all the jamming issues and stoppages they continually experienced during the contact we were engaged in. but also afraid because we might continue some of the trends from this decade into the 2020s. Style, low budget and comfort arent mutually exclusive. The celebrities don't help any. The youngish male weatherman (or meteorologist) appeared on the screen for about thirty seconds to give an update on the weather conditions for the country. Frayed denim hems swept the filthy floor. Throw them in jail for indecent exposure already! They have already been forgotten and more mass shootings will inevitably follow. It has to do with self respect. I've noticed that Pam hasn't had the need to update this posting in the last five years. I did say in the post that both men and women are dressing terribly these days. One of Spokane's long-embraced myths holds that our attitudes about casual attire are sharply divided along generational lines. The rise of casual style. The same thing happened when I wanted to buy a white dress shirt, with mop buttons, but couldn't find any What I want to say is, that even if you want to maintain a classic style for yourself, then you are most probably doomed because there is not the demand for classic clothes as it once used to be. I always have my make up on, hair done and no tattoos. When people were invited onstage at a recent performance of Penn & Teller on Broadway, many women looked as if they had stepped out of a jazzercise class, while men ambled around in hideous cargo shorts. Red velvet suits with white shoes, "Aquaman" in a light pink suit. The fashion industry doesn't help by encouraging with the "rags" it comes out with. (1995). Now that I'm more mature, I want to completely revamp who I am and have a classic wardrobe with mostly dresses and skirts. And we're smart enough to know that clothes aren't that important and we can weed out women from our lives who judge us on our clothes. Give me a break. If you want to understand the cluelessness of the American male when it comes to dress, consider a recent Men's Wearhouse commercial in which a fellow freaks out simply because . But now I'm starting to blame the so-called fashion gurus for the problem of people being so poorly and slovenly dressed and having no sense. I have actually been mistaken on numerous occasions by other shoppers as an employee because I was dressed halfway decently. As I passed one couple, I heard the wife tell her husband, "Follow him, Ed. I'm a guy and I feel like you about this issue. Including torn stained levys. I can say with the strongest of confidence that Americans, both men and women, dress like absolute dog shit. The sleeves of tattoos looks so gross, not artsy and cool. Technology alone, including . Tattoos are also going to fade over time. A few people also unfollowed the page. I work in an elementary school and always dress professionally even though my title is not a high one at this point. The same decomposing society that allows grown men to walk around in tattered clothing and prison tattoos permits them to be big, fat, disgusting pigs, and then calls the few who still notice how wrong this is "fat shamers". This has, like evey other stupid thing, become endemic to so-called American culture, and it's really annoying to me. P.S. I agree with you, Anonymous. Look at old Kodachrome photos from the 60s or look at old film videos from Disneyland in the 60s on YouTube. It was a privilege to wear jeans on Fridays, but now it seems we've gone to the other extreme, and in many offices the dress code is too lax ornonexistent. It's still ugly, however. Post Comments This nonsense has to stop right now. Personally,I fail to see how any of these teens expect to be taken seriously in the real world,when they dress like dumpster divers,street walkers,and wannabe gang bangers,and are covered with tattoos,body piercings,and other mutilations.News flash child,nobody wants to see your underwear,or your scrawny (or giant) backside. Skinny jeans, skinny slacks, ankle slacks--teacher should not wear skinny slacks to work, but there wasn't anything else. I wish more of us could understand that. Yuck. This is what modern technology has wrought. I can't tell you how happy I am to have found this site and this article on how sloppy people have become. or just about anything. However, there is such a thing as being too casual. I will add it is related to class to some degree. Adobe Stock. Why has it become fashionable to actually want to look like a bum even when you've got plenty of moola to your name? 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8, Continue reading your article witha WSJ subscription, Already a subscriber? It's laziness and stupidity not money issue. 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. Years ago I wrote a post called "Why Are So Many Of Us So Fat?" 135. People were fiddling with phones, and are mostly unable to even put the damn things away for a half hour meal. I see it everywhere. Very neat and put together. Dumb asses. Aaron Hernandez, the ex-Patriot that was on trial for murdering two people (and who killed himself after being found guilty) was covered with them, including sporting random ones on his neck. Whatever the reason, I refuse to believe that lack of money is the main cause for dressing like slobs. I often went beyond this basic requirement and donned a sportcoat as well. I think it's so sad how sloppy Americans have become, even when they dress casually. 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. Every roll shows the fat. Can we judge an entire country by its clothing choices? As Maher pointed out in his on-air editorial, if you can afford $17.99 pajama bottoms with the Budweiser logo on them, then you can afford the $11.99 jeans at Target. To judge from Professor Przybyszewski's students, her one-woman crusade to rescue the nation from its own sloppiness is bearing fruit. A lot of them are bizarre, you cant help but stare because your eye is trying to figure out what youre seeing. Apparently you're not allowed to have an opinion, especially if certain people disagree with it these days. The women often arent dressed much better; they tend to wear clothes that are either too baggy or much too small for them. You could move to new York, but then you have to be spending some serious cash on clothes and probably a style consultant as well to stay with the trends. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact All they want is the convenience of distracting digital pacifiers, so they can be controlled by Big Brother while their empire falls apart. People looking like potato sacks. There's one teacher who wears big (gaucho big) pants and flip flops every . Sorry for the rant, Pam. In one image, he stands there in baggy, cornflower-blue track pants with mismatched sneakers and an unzipped cycling jersey. One tie rack in the back. Even though America is still in an economic depression (yes, it really is! I don't look like a slob. Well, I have absolutely nothing against same sex people, since I am one. People today just don't seem to give a s*it about their appearance and the way they present themselves. But you've got to realize that we live now in an age of post-1984 surrealism and computerized fascism. ).When I'm "casually" dressed in a basic skirt and sweater, I'm considered "dressed up" because everyone else is running errands in their pajamas.Wellyou knowI could rant on this forever! I suspect some women don't even look at the mirror for a second. Whatever happened to the saying "the clothes make the man"? I told my Kurdish husband how I once knew a French professor in her late 60s in DC who always dressed very neatly - casual chic. It really is a shame. They will be fitted, and look smart-casual. People's fashion changes from state to state or even county to county. Someone on Facebook (not a fan of the blog's page, but another page who shared it) took offense at the post and said people don't have enough money to afford food with this economy, let alone proper clothing. I see plenty of people who should know better. Also, I've never understood the appeal of bulky hooded sweatshirts, particularly on women. I'm sure you've noticed how customer service is non-existent these days in just about every field? I believe that people feel better about themselves, perform better, enhance their credibility and create their own good luck by looking their best.Thank you for an interesting and important post, Pam! They even go so far as to consider formal clothing stiff and boring. But then they still wouldn't care. You know, wearing tennis shoes and stretch elastic pants with old shirts that look like they were off the rack from the 80s. They're like spying on your next-door neighbor. https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-are-male-celebrities-dressing-like-such-slobs-1535383985, .css-11kxzt3-Strong{font-weight:var(--font-weight-medium);}IN THE NEW ISSUE OF GQ, Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson, 24, .css-1h1us5y-StyledLink{color:var(--interactive-text-color);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1h1us5y-StyledLink:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}brags that his style resembles how I dressed when I was, like, 10. And boy, does it. YetI'm at a loss when I see so many obese people in public and I've noticed there's a LOT more obese women than obese men, it seems. A leading question, but I believe that most people today dress less well than the generations before (myself guilty). But get this: the woman was only wearing skimpy men's boxer shorts under her shirt. In a developed society like ours, you would think people would have better common sense than this. Cleavage poured out of T-shirts bearing vulgar messages. Clothes have gotten cheaper, tackier, and minimal in variety. Like the sneakers with suits, oddly cut blouses, weird prints, or huge, cheap-looking plastic glasses. ). If one wishes to appear in public at large with tattoos, and looking like the circus freaks of old (often worse) than that is indeed one's choice. Have lunch with friends in a "dress" that looks like it is a loose, wrinkled top (did you forget your pants) and shoes you could hike in. The dress pants that were available were of cheap fabric, studded with rhinestones, and had fake pockets. I also believe the idea of having a foreign substance such as ink -- which is often made in China -- could have side effects years from now. I'm not saying that I have a problem with people wearing t-shirts, shorts, etc. I go to my local library; instead of handing my items to a waiting librarian to check them out for me, as I once used to do, I am now made to do it myself. And have you seen those hideous khaki-jogger pants that the younger millennials are wearing now? Well just look how horrible their parents are today that don't even know how to raise their children right anymore these days when years ago most parents back then knew how to raise their children right. Hi, I'm Pam - thanks for visiting Go Retro! Burned, frayed, roots grown to their ears, two or three colors at the same time (not to mention all the blues and pinks and purples), long, puffy, messy, uncombed.. It's also due to the usage of technology and exposure to the information sewer which is the internet. Shame on them! What kind of a standard is that? I am a male in my early thirties who has, or at least once had, a penchant for "dressing up", before the economy crashed. When shredded jeans started coming in I wouldn't put them out in the store. I notice that many retail stores are selling "dress pants" that are composed with all synthetics and no wool. I'm optimistic for the 2020s to see if we will see a fashion renaissance. I think people need to realize that looking nice and decent does wonders for their self-esteem and their own civility. Well, its not a political thing so our President has nothing to do with this plague of garbage dressers.liberals are usually the biggest offenders, but hey. Its not just young people. She walks with her "family" into the store. I'm not saying that I think all men should be wearing gray flannel suits or that all women should be wearing Paris dresses like they did in the conformist 1950s. I was reminded of a David Sedaris essay where he suggested to North Americans visiting Paris that one shouldn't visit another person's country dressed like they have come over to fix the plumbing. I volunteer at a thrift store. That suggestion always seemed like the epitome of bad advice to me - to save your money and then travel to the source of western culture, only to dress like you're getting ready to paint your house back home. Lose weight and you too can fit into nice suits. I really want a time machine,so I can go back to something betterbecause yes,things ARE getting worse. \: Yes Pam, I think you are completely right when you say that these businesses are trying to save a dime at the expense of customer service and shave their labor costs. Yes, You Need to Dress Better Than You Do. It is actually commendable for someone of your age and generation to be tattoo-free. Yet, I trust that Pam is continuing to keep up appearances, and hasn't succumbed to the low mindset of looking like them? It's a shame because these people should know better. Very good point. Anyways, thanks for stopping by! And no,I am not by any means rich or well off. Even the way they dress casually is heads and tails above us. It doesn't cost hundreds or thouands of dollars to wear clothing that doesn't look as though it functions for bedtime wear. Justin Bieber in all of his tattooed, T-shirted and untamed hair glory earlier this month .

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