Yet, given enough time there may be a reaction to all this boorish behavior and sloppiness masquerading as fashion. Molloy wrote the run-away best seller in the 1970's entitled "Dress for Success," a guide for people who wanted to work their way up the corporate world. I am asking for someone who dresses like a gentleman and presents himself professionally when the situation and setting calls for it. When did American youth culture stop being cool and interesting? Never Yet Melted Why Americans Today Dress Like Slobs Nobody has any pride in himself/herself and nobody has any energy to look at another person either, so there is no need for pride anymore. I saw a guy I'm a red basketball jersey (sick a sickening garment that needs to stop being worn by non athletes) and lime green shorts. I won't change but i definitely don't fit in appearance wise. He looked like a geek! no just NO. 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. Dressed to kill means to get noticed, to make yourself look really good by wearing your best clothes. I couldn't imagine seeing Elizabeth Taylor or Cary Grant with even a small wrist or ankle tattoo, let alone being covered with the goddamn things like David Beckham (nice body, yet he's covered with these obscenities which detract from the appearance!). Now that it's warming up, it's easy to spot the idiots who are part of the "slob culture". or just about anything. 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. Even wearing this which i don't think is overly flashy I stand out like a sore thumb in a decent size city amongst my age group and older ages. It's sad -- seems like there's a plan for these businesses to separate us from other humans and save some money in the process. But yet people get offended if you voice your opinion about this. This is a lot like what happened to the car industry in America during the 70s. The women are wearing dresses and hats. Then again, the rationale is: why should one much bother to wear a suit when most people will show up to the party looking like schlubs? This look ruins some nice designer made pants and you can't even sit properly in them without feeling tightness around your knees. I'm still waiting to see if it will. As if to shame me for caring what I look like. They're always wearing track suits and sweats! If you make people feel good about themselves, they won't care how you dress. I am only 16 years old, it's not only age that matters, it's intelligence and basic common sense of capitalism and aestethics. Not so Caroline Wozniacki and some others I'll go on to mention. One does'nt have to 'dress up' per se,but they can certainly try to dress decently/nice. I recently went out to dine a "chain Italian" restaurant that shall be nameless, but is one that is very popular and is nationwide. You know,like they actually give a damn about themselves. I think now fashion has reached its lowest point in a great while. People were fiddling with phones, and are mostly unable to even put the damn things away for a half hour meal. Dressing down a culture for refusing to dress up - CBS News 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. At the airport, many fliers appear ready for bed in their saggy sweatpants or even pajamas. I mentioned that "in order to be respected, one must first be respectable", and the younger person disagreed and eventually said that she thinks people should wear whatever they feel comfortable in. Stars like Jonah Hill, Shia LaBeouf, Post Malone, Wiz Khalifa and Justin Bieber dress like dorm-room slackers, supercharged with AmEx black cards. Now looking as though one has been in prison for a while has become acceptable. Hi Shady - Thank you for your comments and you raise a good point that I failed to mention; I feel more confident when I'm pulled together. So I'm thinking that now even dining out has been monopolized completely by technology. I feel nostalgia now for the days when I worked in a chain retail store--only twelve years ago! I personally don't like it but to each their own. I can't believe that this is where being a diner in a service restaurant has come to. Have you noticed how horrendous women's hair styles look nowadays? One of Spokane's long-embraced myths holds that our attitudes about casual attire are sharply divided along generational lines. And why do women allow their husbands/boyfriends to dress terribly, when they are dressed up? All this nonsense with the jeans (mining and peasant trousers) started in the 70s with the rise of the left. This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. According to a paper from Social Psychological and Personality Science, a certain number of subjects were instructed to wear casual clothing and formal clothing before taking intellectual tests. It's a complete difference in attitude between what my grandfather would have considered appropriate or even halfway decent, as compared to the 20 year old pop culture twits who have infantilized the world with their inane behaviors and digital music. Half the time you cant figure it out. Like the sneakers with suits, oddly cut blouses, weird prints, or huge, cheap-looking plastic glasses. This has zero to do with being poor. I've copped a few comments about trying too hard and things like that which i just let wash over my head. Everything looks like rags now, cheaply made with the least amount of fabric and no linings. Showing up on time, looking nice, and sitting in the front attentive and off your phone ought to go a long way!Lastly, let's talk about body shapes. News Corp is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content and other products and services. I cant recall the last time I saw a nicely dressed female in public. Small blessings, right? 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. But really, that's essentially what we are doing now as a nation, as Pam points out. I think dressing is a lot of fun and it's sad that more people don't see the fun in it. Back to the dark ages is the theme of your message. He's wearing a tie. A person can always change his clothes, but he can't change ugly tattoos. Frayed denim hems swept the filthy floor. Not many slobs, are there? Even in the court house, I asked my attorney (suit and tie as with most of the men) females working there with bare legs and tattoos that actually think they look good? Dear American men-boys: I know that you mostly don't have a clue, since you have been raised in a culture of dumb ass narcissism lacking restraint. That's not bullying, it's setting the standard. Annie -- I think it's a combination of several reasons: laziness, lack of pride, lack of common sense, the spilling over of casual Friday (which I never had a problem with) into places where one shouldn't be so casual. Also, what's up with this new trend of people now wearing pajama pants out in public. At least my friend agrees whole-hardheartedly that it's a disgusting trend (she only has a single piercing on each earlobe for an earring and no tattoos; I myself have no tattoos or piercings--don't want any). Americans dress like slobs because their phones are more - Wired Maybe they feel emasculated by a gender-blurred society and have retreated to cave man esthetics. What you say is true, and as a New Zealander living in the UK, my impression is that the British are more careful about what they wear and many of my compatriots have slid down the same mucky hole as some Americans. In a developed society like ours, you would think people would have better common sense than this. Also the problem of world overpopulation and terrorism are alarming. I have a busy life and chronic pain. As a professional designer, I realize that at least 90% of people wouldn't know what looks good, and they need to be shown. I've noticed that Pam hasn't had the need to update this posting in the last five years. Yeah great makes me want to ask them out! I thought this was so disgusting that I called the store and told them to look out for this person who went in. For patients, that can mean treatment delays, medication switches and other . Where do women and girls get off thinking that if they're 50 pounds overweight, that squeezing dumpy bodies into hideous yoga pants is not obscene? Their posture is better, too. Well, I have absolutely nothing against same sex people, since I am one. There appears to be no common sense of what is appropriate, compared with what is trashy and disrespectful. "Dress for success" is a true statement. I don't consider the Kardashians a good example of the point you're trying to make, because a lot of what they wear is trampy. I believe such personal values start at home but the catch-22 is if they weren't there or inculcated to begin with. The New York Post's Slob Rant is Totally Right | GQ Oh, and the "language", notice the level of profanity that is mostly bleeped out, radio, TV, etc..Great topic, Pam! After all, if you dress better, youll feel better. 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. His jacket length was too short in the body, his sleeves also too short. This explained all the jamming issues and stoppages they continually experienced during the contact we were engaged in. 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. I notice those physical traits, too, but also the way he is dressed. ). Clothes way to tight or to small. but also afraid because we might continue some of the trends from this decade into the 2020s. Or how about Kim "Kar trashian" and her implanted, hippopotamus-sized ass? She walks with her "family" into the store. Not to mention the hoards of young males with scruffy beards and un-groomed facial hair.I get the feeling many have never heard of such a thing as a belt as well.