Dressing Nice?

[Travisthetruth]

I like to dress in suits on some days of the week and was wondering if any body else does as well. If not then what is your personal style?

[GuitarStv]

My personal style is to wear only a penis sheath during warm weather.  This cramps my wife's style though, so I usually can be found wearing pants during business hours.  After 5:00 and all bets are off though . . .

[going2ER]

I wear alot of dresses to work. People always comment on how well dressed I am. I usually don't pay much for my dresses or the necklaces I put on with them, but it does look more professional.

[fantabulous]

My "thing" lately at work has been wearing a burgundy cloche with a big black bow on it. Usually just with jeans and a tank top. Being an IT employee, work is just glad I'm covering up and wearing shoes.

[sol]

I would never take a job that required me to wear a monkey suit.  Or a suit.

My "personal style" involves choosing comfortable clothes that are weather appropriate, and then telling anyone who wants to change the way I dress to go fuck themselves. 

I won't wear a yellow star on my jacket.  I won't wear a bright orange jumpsuit.  I won't wear a number.  I won't wear a paper hat or a fancy uniform.  Slavery comes in many forms, but the universal marker of a slave is that he gets told what to wear just like he gets told what to do.

Now if you're the type that likes to wear a monkey suit, that's totally your choice.  I'm sure there are lots of people who would like to dress up like your master, and the two of you can roll play in whatever way you see fit.  I don't begrudge other people their voluntary lifestyle choices, as long as they don't begrudge me mine.

[beltim]

I would never take a job that required me to wear a monkey suit.  Or a suit.

My "personal style" involves choosing comfortable clothes that are weather appropriate, and then telling anyone who wants to change the way I dress to go fuck themselves. 

I won't wear a yellow star on my jacket.  I won't wear a bright orange jumpsuit.  I won't wear a number.  I won't wear a paper hat or a fancy uniform.  Slavery comes in many forms, but the universal marker of a slave is that he gets told what to wear just like he gets told what to do.

Now if you're the type that likes to wear a monkey suit, that's totally your choice.  I'm sure there are lots of people who would like to dress up like your master, and the two of you can roll play in whatever way you see fit.  I don't begrudge other people their voluntary lifestyle choices, as long as they don't begrudge me mine.

Holy drastic overreaction batman!  You Godwinned a thread that started with the OP saying sometimes he/she likes to wear suits, and in just 4 posts to boot!

[lizzzi]

Personal style is interesting, and just from the replies on this thread (no pun intended--clothes…thread..ha,ha) I can see that there are some strong individual opinions. I go for a fairly plain, minimalist style for the day-to-day routine--stretch jeans or crops with solid color tees or mock turtlenecks with sandals or Uggs depending on the season. But I like to "dress" for occasions like weddings, funerals, holidays…sometimes it is just fun and creative; or seems more respectful to make a statement. I am like Sol in that whatever I wear has to be comfortable and weather-appropriate--whether it's jeans and anorak or my blue satin formal dress with sparkly silver shoes. Yes, it's glamorous, and I suppose the feminine version of a "monkey suit", but it looks great and I could run a 5K in those shoes. So hey. I think people with no style whatsoever are boring.

[sol]

Holy drastic overreaction batman!  You Godwinned a thread that started with the OP saying sometimes he/she likes to wear suits, and in just 4 posts to boot!

What can I say, I walk hard.

[beltim]

Holy drastic overreaction batman!  You Godwinned a thread that started with the OP saying sometimes he/she likes to wear suits, and in just 4 posts to boot!

What can I say, I walk hard.

Maybe you tried to walk hard.  What actually happened was you tripped and fell all over yourself. I don't see any evidence that you have any respect for people whose sartorial choices are different from yours.

[Fi(re) on the Farm]

I wear alot of dresses to work. People always comment on how well dressed I am. I usually don't pay much for my dresses or the necklaces I put on with them, but it does look more professional.

I work in a law office and do the same thing. One of my co-workers thought that I had a wealthy husband who supported my clothes habit! I take really good care of my work clothes and only buy classics on sale.

[Pat]

I'm not too proud to 'be told what to wear.' I was in the military and wore a uniform everyday, which we were issued x amount of uniforms and given a clothing allowance for necessary replacements/additional items. When I got out of the Army, the Mustachian in me thought "Crap, now I have to buy clothes for work." ...Still, I keep it simple, t-shirt and jeans when I can, or inexpensive slacks and collared shirt when I need 'business casual.'

[sol]

Maybe you tried to walk hard.

Sorry, my sarcasm was not obvious enough.  One cannot walk hard.  One does not saunter like a badass.  One does not express one's manliness by participating in internet forums. 

I don't see any evidence that you have any respect for people whose sartorial choices are different from yours.

Depends what you mean by "respect".  By my definition, that whole last paragraph was about respecting other people's choices.  Their choices to do whatever stupid shit they want.  So if by respect you mean approval, then no, of course not.  If by respect you mean a reticence to impose my opinions on the choices of others, then I'm pretty sure I'm in the clear.

Wearing a suit is exactly the same as wearing a wedding ring made of gold and diamonds, when other metals and gems are clearly superior.  It's exactly the same as wearing a $10k mechanical watch.  It's deliberately choosing conspicuous consumption.  It's the very nature of the fashion industry, which is far and away the most disgustingly unmustachian industry we currently celebrate in this country.

[sol]

I'm not too proud to 'be told what to wear.' I was in the military and wore a uniform everyday

I'm glad someone brought this up, because the military was on my mind when I first replied to this thread to say "don't tell me what to wear".

I think the military is a perfect example.  When you sign up, you deliberately sign away all kinds of rights, and freedoms, and responsibilities.  They will tell you what to do.  And where to live.  And who to shoot at.  Your personal opinions about fashionable clothes or family-friendly communities or unjust wars are no longer relevant.  You are quite literally owned by the U.S. government for the duration of your service, and sometimes even after that.

The dictated uniforms is part and parcel of this control.  It's a deliberate attempt to make everyone in the service feel like they are part of the same group, a separate group from the rest of the population, a group to which they are supposed to subjugate their personal identities and preferences.  The uniform is a symbol of oppression of your former life just as much as it is a symbol of national pride. 

I feel the exact same way about monkey suits.

[beltim]

I don't see any evidence that you have any respect for people whose sartorial choices are different from yours.

Depends what you mean by "respect".  By my definition, that whole last paragraph was about respecting other people's choices.  Their choices to do whatever stupid shit they want.  So if by respect you mean approval, then no, of course not.  If by respect you mean a reticence to impose my opinions on the choices of others, then I'm pretty sure I'm in the clear.

I think a de minimis version of respect involves not comparing a behavior to slave-owners and Nazis.

Edit: Unless, of course, you think that is a mark of respect.

[sol]

I think a de minimis version of respect involves not comparing a behavior to slave-owners and Nazis.

Not so much slave-owners and Nazis, but slaves, Jews, and other persecuted groups.  I understand the confusion because it's a subtle distinction. 

I just don't particularly understand the desire to voluntarily associate with a subjugated minority.  I don't want to wear prison stripes.  I don't want to wear a paper hat over a hair net.  I want control over my own dress, and I want to make decisions about my dress that do not give people the impression that I do not have control over my own dress.

[YoungMoney]

I like to dress in suits on some days of the week and was wondering if any body else does as well. If not then what is your personal style?

I tend to go from one extreme to the other.  I dress up a little more than I have to at work (more towards the business end of the business-casual spectrum), then I typically wear workout clothes when not at work.

[Lian]

I can appreciate a fine looking man in a good-looking suit, although they seem uncomfortable for everyday wear. Men in my office stick to business-casual khakis, which make sense as hassle-free workwear you don't have to think about, but are kind of boring.  I like to wear skirts, and since I wear flats and no tights for most of the year, they are more comfortable than than pants, which can feel too binding and constraining. So I guess I dress nicer than I need to for a business casual office, but I like my clothes.

[Elderwood17]

I have to wear suits five days a week.  Evenings and weekends I dress just above the level of slob!

[lizzzi]

My dtr. and s-i-l both have jobs that involve being in a courtroom a lot. Suits are mandatory. They both manage to look professional, be comfortable, and wear whatever they feel like when they're not at work. I don't think "suit" is a four-letter word.  (Oh, wait--yes, it is! Hahahahaha.)

[DollarBill]

I won't wear a yellow star on my jacket.  I won't wear a bright orange jumpsuit.  I won't wear a number.  I won't wear a paper hat or a fancy uniform.

lol...this sounded like a line from Dr. Seuss

What can I say, I walk hard.

I'm gonna steal this line :)

Most of the time I'm in shorts and flip flops. My neighbors call me "no shirt"...lol. Sometimes I class it up with a cut-off.

[Loretta]

For work I typically wear dresses, as I have a very short haircut and feel like this is a good combo. 

Weekends and federal holidays, it's my birthday suit.  Oh yeah. 

[Juju]

I wear a uniform for work and am glad that I do.  It has the advantage of letting people know that I have permission/authority to be where I am in the workplace (hospital) and to be quickly identified.  Most of all though, it means I don't have to think about clothing on workdays.  Also, if something nasty happens to it (or gets on it) then no worries.
I do have the option of wearing my own clothing instead if I want - but why would I waste my money when work will pay to keep me clothed instead?  I do enjoy dressing up outside of work at times, so when I do buy clothing it can be whatever I want and not whatever would be "work appropriate".  This is either quite dressy as suits the mood or more often jeans and a comfortable top.

[Beric01]

I have to wear business casual (long-sleeve dress shirt and slacks) for work. Other than that it's shorts and a t-shirt or short-sleeve polo year-round (here in California), unless in the winter I'm outside for an extended period without physical activity, when I might put on jeans.

My personal style quirk is I like wearing polos (short-sleeve of course), and I always tuck in my shirts, t-shirts or otherwise. I have no sense of style and I don't view that as a problem at this point. :-)