Warning, this is a fashion rant so I'm not at all expecting this thread to get much traction.
For the past couple of years I'm concerned that a lot of men (American men in particular) just don't give a crap about their appearance anymore. On TAM we focus a lot on weight lifting for men, which is good but to be honest a lot of guys need help on the appearance part too.
When I look at the MLB,NFL, and NBA films from the 40s, 50s, and 60s, take a look at the crowd. All the men are decked out with jackets, ties, trench coats, fedoras, etc. etc. No wonder they weren't sexless, they had all kinds of swag. What has happened to us? Did the business casual transition do this to us or did something else?
Lots of men today don't even have a decent suit, even when they do have one for weddings and other occasions they don't look comfortable in it, and they complain about having to wear one. Also the art of shining shoes is gone too. What's the point of wearing a nice suit if your shoes are dusty and scuffed. This isn't about money either. It doesn't cost that much to look decent.
Its gotten to the point that men point out other men for "over" dressing in offices. I guess I'd just like to see us maintain pride in our appearance. I'd challenge anyone that would disagree with this to walk around your town one day in a well cut suit. You'll notice a lot more attention from the ladies than you would in your dockers and polo shirt. Apologies for the rant, I guess I'm just paranoid that twenty years from now men will be wearing sweat pants to work. Does anybody else out there think that men are slipping when it comes to personal appearance?
For the past couple of years I'm concerned that a lot of men (American men in particular) just don't give a crap about their appearance anymore. On TAM we focus a lot on weight lifting for men, which is good but to be honest a lot of guys need help on the appearance part too.
When I look at the MLB,NFL, and NBA films from the 40s, 50s, and 60s, take a look at the crowd. All the men are decked out with jackets, ties, trench coats, fedoras, etc. etc. No wonder they weren't sexless, they had all kinds of swag. What has happened to us? Did the business casual transition do this to us or did something else?
Lots of men today don't even have a decent suit, even when they do have one for weddings and other occasions they don't look comfortable in it, and they complain about having to wear one. Also the art of shining shoes is gone too. What's the point of wearing a nice suit if your shoes are dusty and scuffed. This isn't about money either. It doesn't cost that much to look decent.
Its gotten to the point that men point out other men for "over" dressing in offices. I guess I'd just like to see us maintain pride in our appearance. I'd challenge anyone that would disagree with this to walk around your town one day in a well cut suit. You'll notice a lot more attention from the ladies than you would in your dockers and polo shirt. Apologies for the rant, I guess I'm just paranoid that twenty years from now men will be wearing sweat pants to work. Does anybody else out there think that men are slipping when it comes to personal appearance?
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