This is a lot like what happened to the car industry in America during the 70s. 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. 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. Is this what America has given as an example to the rest of the world? There isn't much if any emphasis on style these days. Even in the Army, that uniform and one's appearance is part of what makes a man a soldier. Enough with the ugly tattoos! The smell was horrendous- parmesan cheese- him and her clad in ragged, ugly clothes, playing on their iphones. Sorry for the rant, Pam. All this nonsense with the jeans (mining and peasant trousers) started in the 70s with the rise of the left. I wonder if schools shouldn't have courses in how to be respectable since there are increasing numbers of people in the U.S. that are complete slobs. I always have my make up on, hair done and no tattoos. Whatever happened to the saying "the clothes make the man"? Sweat pants, yoga pants for women, t shirts - it's pathetic. The Real Reasons So Few Men Dress Well I don't really like the modern styling and choices of men's suits, since they are almost made only for those who look like some kind of GQ model with a perfect body. One of Spokane's long-embraced myths holds that our attitudes about casual attire are sharply divided along generational lines. I don't wanna be a traitor to my generation and all, but I don't get how guys dress today. Dressing down a culture for refusing to dress up - CBS News Unless they are a Doctor, all are dressed like trash. Most blokes manage to scrub up well, but, man, do some women take liberties. It's one thing if you have ONE tattoo that is well done and has personal meaning to you; it's another when someone has an entire body part or their body inked over, often with various random designs that don't relate to one another. People's fashion changes from state to state or even county to county. I will not wear the rags. But it's not just the men,who pay to look trashy,now days. I see it everywhere. A longtime user of the citys public courts and their anything-goes dress code, I complained at West Side daring to demand all white from its patrons but I eventually caved because I badly wanted to try out the clubs famed grass courts. It's a trend that started a good 20 years ago, most notably when companies started casual Fridays and it kind of permeated society from there through the years. 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. Well, it seems that while the masses are eager and salivating to spend $1,000 on the newest Iphone, they are reluctant to clothe themselves properly, or don't care or know how! It somehow morphed into torn clothing looking edgey, even on white bread middle class people. I was a sales associate in the men's and coats departments. Basically, we don't have an audience. This was some fifteen years ago. 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!) Apparently there aren't even dress codes for businesses anymore, and anything goes. Now we have fat slobs&sluts,who enjoy(or at least don't mind)making the list,on 'people of walmart',even if they are'nt IN walmart. One would think this common sense, but evidently it's a mystery to those at the management level. China would probably invade us if we cut them off and started manufacturing real clothing of our own again, like we once did. Dumbed down&looking like dumpster divers or whores. 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. I remember as a kid we dressed up to go out, even if it was to an A&W. Among the cavalcade of pajama pants, tracksuits, nightgowns, painting rags, and ill-fitting sweatshirts that one encounters in the world's terminals and stations these days, the competently dressed. Partly this has to do with the visual erasure of style barriers. About tattoos and piercingsI have a lady friend in Ukraine, and we've both noticed that the younger women in Eastern Europe are now following the American trend of covering themselves with tattoos and getting piercings (nose, lips, etc.) Why are so many people looking like this? I have a challenge for people who read this. Well, I have absolutely nothing against same sex people, since I am one. Help! And I think these big fat slobs SHOULD be shamed. It lacks style and substance; it is likely priced at ten times more than what it cost to make; and is generally indicative of a society of consumners that is hard-up financially. 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. I've copped a few comments about trying too hard and things like that which i just let wash over my head. My occupation means suits much of the time, or if I'm lucky very samrt casual. I prefer the traditional look. It seems to get worse every year. I have been noticing this problem for years. Dressing bad is one thing but smelling like a dirty dogs bed. no excuse. A bald gorilla? These are kids who have no style whatsoever and were raised on a damn Iphone. They have already been forgotten and more mass shootings will inevitably follow. New York Post writer Elisabeth Vincentelli's rant on the growing slob population strikes a chord. I don't understand why people make excuses to not dress nicely. That's not bullying, it's setting the standard. Smoking: Three homeless people from South Ferry doss houses are in Battery Park on June 6, 1941. or just about anything. I am asking for someone who dresses like a gentleman and presents himself professionally when the situation and setting calls for it. A good appearance doesnt just earn you respect, its a way of respecting yourself and boosting your confidence, which is something lots of people would benefit from. I hope this reply helps. And no, not all of them have a thyroid issue or medication causing itit's what they're choosing to eat. I do not in any way claim the rights of ownership to any of them. Speaking of strange body piercings, has anyone seem the disturbing trend online which may or may not be Photoshopped where people are piercing the sides of their faces and expanding the holes so that you can see their teeth? When people who appear in front of millions on tv don't know how to wear a suit, then you can bet that Americans have a real problem with dressing right. "if you're counting on your appearance to carry the day, it's doubtful you have the chops to compete any other way. Welcome to the slovenly 21st century of ill-dressed humanoids, Ronald. God forbid if i choose to wear a nice casual dress shirt and even worse if i tuck it in which in my opinion looks great if its well fitted.I can't help but feel like other people seem to have no respect for their appearance particularly the young males here who regularly wear singlets with enormous arm holes, baggy graphic t-shirts, board shorts and walk around bear footed or in cheap crappy shoes. Yeah great makes me want to ask them out! I went to Las Vegas (for the first and last time)for a business convention in 1990 and was staggered by how badly everyone in the casinos dressed. Do people dress like slobs today? Or were people 100 years ago just Sores like HM and Zara have the nicest clothing for the same price you would pay for what you usually buy. I notice those physical traits, too, but also the way he is dressed. Am I saying we need to go back to dressing like they did in the 1920s. *laugh*, Do you remember the effort put out in buying an Easter outfit? s-a-h-d. Another excellent post! (Never mind the fact the photo I used showed a woman shopping for food in the grocery store.) I also own a lot of dressier clothing, which I wear when I can. We've received your submission. The same store today has nothing to speak of anymore, which is a pity. I have written a few comments here about it, and I fear that I am starting to sound like a broken record. Even when I dont wear makeup or style my hair, I see to it that I am clean and presentable. I refused to have them on my ops after that incident. 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. When did American youth culture stop being cool and interesting? The women often arent dressed much better; they tend to wear clothes that are either too baggy or much too small for them. Let's not pass over the fat women slobs out there. I personally feel like the 50s and 60s had the best balance between formal and casual fashion. I couldn't agree with you more. Iphones have become the "opium of the people." We Are a Nation of Unkempt, Bedraggled Slobs, and We Look Like Crap The people nowadays don't seem to care about anything important or any basic cultural and social norms. Its looks like highlighter. Today, I still go out in public wearing decent-looking clothes. There are these weird stretchy spandex dresses women wear that look so terrible. But I digressthis post is about how people in general dress today. The Grandmother Who Fought Porn: Mary Avara, Mother's Little Helper: Vintage Drug Ads Aimed at Women, The Curious Case of Freddie Mercury's Teeth. You know,like they actually give a damn about themselves. In the 90s you had the start of the grunge rockers and the leftover crazy look of 80s punks, then you got into the whole gangster look from rap and hip hop. Years ago I wrote a post called "Why Are So Many Of Us So Fat?" He looked like a geek! I don't buy that argument because if you can afford PJ bottoms with the Duck Dynasty logo on them, then you can afford proper daytime pants from Target or Walmart. Seemingly half of our youths wear those hideous "gauge" earrings that distend their ear lobes, coupled with neck tattoos that used to only be seen on convicts, big chunky necklaces, and baseball hats worn sideways and uncreased, like an escapee from a lunatic asylum.
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