For the vast majority of my working life , I wore a uniform, so perhaps it's an unconscious rejection of mine not wear a collar and tie and look presentable.
I can make an effort now and then , but more happy to slum about.
What isn't stylish about wearing a boiler suit ,odd socks , big boots and a barmy hat ,( which I am quite keen on)
If I don't need to dress to impress , then why do so?
Before I started working in an office putting on a shirt and tie - and especially a suit - made an event special
birthdays, Christmas and all that
But once I had been working in the office for a few years a suit just became like a set of overalls
but an expensive version
so going out to dinner for something was actually reduced as an event by wearing a suit as it felt just like going to work
to make something special I would be better off wearing a good quality shirt with an open neck
Since stopping working in a suit it has become a mark of an event again
Felt really special at my wife's son's wedding wearing my suit and a good quality new pink shirt with a nice matching tie
weird how clothes make something feel differetn - but what caused what effect changes over time!
Oh - little aside - we wore a suit at work because it was the rules
there were no rules that applied to women
some of the suits that people wore were verging on the disgusting - one bloke I worked with from time to time wore a suit that looked like you would need a pollution license if you tried washing it
it also stank of tobacco - and something that was probably whiskey!!
so the concept of "a suit is smart and professional" was a bit ineffective!
