Why do people tend to dress up as they older? For instance, I see alot of older guys wearing blazers and dress shirts on the weekends. It's clear they are probably retired but still like to look really presentable when out in public. What's the point? What's wrong with a t-shirt, shorts and flip flops if you're just running errands or just want to be comfortable?
flip flops rule wrote:
Why do people tend to dress up as they older? For instance, I see alot of older guys wearing blazers and dress shirts on the weekends. It's clear they are probably retired but still like to look really presentable when out in public. What's the point? What's wrong with a t-shirt, shorts and flip flops if you're just running errands or just want to be comfortable?
Not everyone is content with doing the bare minimum to get by. Come to a major east coast city and you'll see guys in their 20s wearing a jackets and ties on Saturdays too.
They're not dressing up more than they used to, that's just how things were when they were young. Look at old pictures, and you'll see men "dressed up" most of the time.
It also is location specific. In Southern California you will see most guys, including old guys, in T-shirt, shorts and sandals/flip flops on weekends and weekdays if they work somewhere with no dress code.
That's what's called begging the question.
My suggestion is that you go to Walmart and test the assumption in your question.
As people get older, their physical appearance tends to get worse (excess weight, wrinkles, etc.). So, they compensate and wear nicer clothes to try to draw attention away from their withering bodies.
I'm in my late 60's and dress the same scummy way I dressed in my 20's and 30's.
T-shirts, running shorts, old running shoes.
Jeans is dressing up for me.
flip flops rule wrote:
Why do people tend to dress up as they older? For instance, I see alot of older guys wearing blazers and dress shirts on the weekends. It's clear they are probably retired but still like to look really presentable when out in public. What's the point? What's wrong with a t-shirt, shorts and flip flops if you're just running errands or just want to be comfortable?
Come to TX. Nobody dresses up here, not even old folk. "Dressing up" would entail jeans and a polo or button shirt. It's too damn hot most of the year to wear anything more.
you must be from the midwest wrote:
Not everyone is content with doing the bare minimum to get by. Come to a major east coast city and you'll see guys in their 20s wearing a jackets and ties on Saturdays too.
As someone originally from the East Coast, this is wrong. People dress up like that on the weekends because they are pretentious.
TLW wrote:
you must be from the midwest wrote:Not everyone is content with doing the bare minimum to get by. Come to a major east coast city and you'll see guys in their 20s wearing a jackets and ties on Saturdays too.
As someone originally from the East Coast, this is wrong. People dress up like that on the weekends because they are pretentious.
If by pretentious you mean they are not hicks, then yes.
Its usually to cold for shorts
Proper suit type trousers are actually more comfortable than jeans
some people don't like to look like slobs.
Too cold.
Because there are strict dress standards in order to qualify for the senior discount on the early bird special.
you must be from the midwest wrote:
If by pretentious you mean they are not hicks, then yes.
By pretentious, I mean exactly what the definition of the word says.
A lot of young 20 somethings thinking dressing up in a suit on Saturday makes them cultured. It doesn't.
In fact, your very response proves my point.
Balian wrote:
I'm in my late 60's and dress the same scummy way I dressed in my 20's and 30's.
T-shirts, running shorts, old running shoes.
Jeans is dressing up for me.
Female, so I add some earrings or some other bit of jewelry, but sixtysomething and prefer casual on my own time. For work, I dress according to the accepted culture, but fortunately my workplace is "business casual." At weddings or other formal events, I go again with the majority style.
But preferred clothes: t-shirts, shorts or jeans, sandals or running shoes. Maybe coming of age around the late sixties/early seventies had to do with this.
Younger people look great in anything because their skin, eyes and teeth shine.
Old folks need to embellish the truth.
Actually I think there is some truth to this. As an older employee, I am very cognizant about the way I dress. There is nothing worse than an older guy who doesn't care how he looks. An older guy needs to dress like he is still a force. I avoid white and on casual days I'm careful about what I wear. Can't let the young turks think you have weaknesses because you are old.
didid wrote:
As people get older, their physical appearance tends to get worse (excess weight, wrinkles, etc.). So, they compensate and wear nicer clothes to try to draw attention away from their withering bodies.
Because, people figure out that having your pants hang half-way down your butt, wearing t-shirts, and sneakers, is no way to convince people to take you seriously.
ahhh you're just lazy... wrote:
some people don't like to look like slobs.
For many, this is of course the correct answer.