# How do you normally dress? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 6, 2009, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511 "2009-03-06T11:02:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Euryphaessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Euryphaessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euryphaessa)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511/41 "2009-03-07T04:35:22Z")
I pretty much wear Old Navy exclusively - “Flirt” rise jeans, graphic tees, jersey tops, a couple of dresses. The only job I’ve had yet has been at a takeout, so I had a couple of ratty pairs of shorts and oversized t-shirts that I didn’t mind getting all greasy and smelly. Footwear is Rubber Duck boots right now, flip flops and ballet flats in the summer. I’m a fat girl but I have very little ass, so plus-sized stores generally don’t have pants that fit right. I also have a large chest, so even plus sized clothing stretches and gaps across the chest if it fits at the waist. That’s why I’m a fan of Old Navy jeans and jersey tops. I like my clothes, but I wish I had some more feminine and unique stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511/42 "2009-03-07T07:23:30Z")
JNCO shorts: you know the ones… extra baggy, huge back pockets that I can put a 2-liter bottle of soda in, with some kind of embroidered graffitti on them somewhere. [I own a pair of these](http://cgi.ebay.com/Jnco-Bulldog-w-horns-Men-Shorts-Sz-34-Sharp-Looking_W0QQitemZ130290740260QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_CSA_MC_Shorts?hash=item130290740260&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50#ebayphotohosting), as well as about 70 other types. A henley-type t-shirt or a nifty quick dry athletic shirt. [Kino sandals](http://www.kinosandalfactory.com/sandals.html). The men’s Lily. When I work, I wear New Balance sneakers (cause they make them in 15EEE). That’s what I wear every day, regardless of temperature. Been dressing this way for, um, about 13 years now. I plan on dressing this way for, um, the rest of my life. Yes, even if I live to be 100. I’m comfortable and I like the way it looks. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511/43 "2009-03-07T16:23:32Z")
Once\* I take over my rightful place as master of the universe, I will make sure that wearing anything but a suit at work is a sin punishable by eternal damnation, involving spending an eternity with people dressed like Hip hop stars. “Business casual” hah. More like, “I can’t care less”. I wear a suit. A tailored one. Come home, get rid of the tie and Jacket. A blazer is casual for me. Wear a robe in court. And second thing that I shall abolish is the pantsuit. If you are a woman, wear a effing skirt suit, don’t try to look like an effeminate man. \*I am sick, help me. ---
**Author:** ![MissIntent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/97f17d/32.png) [@MissIntent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissIntent)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511/44 "2009-03-07T21:24:35Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > And second thing that I shall abolish is the pantsuit. If you are a woman, wear a effing skirt suit, don’t try to look like an effeminate man. I have a tattoo on my ankle, and I was told it would be inappropriate to wear a skirt suit while interviewing because my tattoo would be visible. I typically live in jeans and tshirts or tank tops, with a soft hoody thrown over it when it’s cold. At work, I wear business-y pants and blouses. Jeans if I can get away with it. In general, my favorite outfit is just something comfortable that I can do anything, go to the park, ride my horse, whatever, in. ---
**Author:** ![wunderkammer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ed8c4c/32.png) [@wunderkammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wunderkammer)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511/45 "2009-03-07T22:42:20Z")
The overriding palette of my closet is “Swamp Thing. At night. On casual Friday.” Which is to say that at least half of my shirts and sweaters are black as night, and most of the rest are some variation on green, brown, or teal. For pants, I favor dark, muddy-tinted jeans, and on top I like to layer tees, tanks, and long-sleeved knit tops with hoodies, cardigans (especially cardigans!), and wool sweaters of all sorts. My signature items are shoes like [these](http://www.simpleshoes.com/ClearanceDetails.aspx?productID=9767&categoryID=221&g=w&model=Sugar-Suede) (perhaps I should obtain a backup pair in case they’re discontinued in the near future), and an old-man-style black cardigan with honest-to-goodness shell buttons. In winter, I’m a black wool overcoat kind of girl (though I do layer with polarfleece and stuff if it’s really cold), and the fact that I’m a selfish knitting enthusiast provides me with all kinds of awesome woolly accessories. Some of them are even in color! ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511/46 "2009-03-07T23:44:48Z")
Thank you for asking!..I have TONS of clothes, just drawerfuls and closets full. A lot are great finds from thrift stores - silk shirts, cashmere sweaters, pretty white blouses of all fabrics and styles, denim and chambray and linen things, too much to name. I like to bring things home and fix them up (nothing ever fits me just right). In winter, I always seem to get unusual and expensive sweatshirts ordered from catalogs for Christmas that I wear around the house… In summer, I wear sundresses that I make, or sleeveless cotton tops and denim skirts. I don’t like tee shirts much, or jeans; never have, never will. (I do have a pair that I will put on, if I must, but I’m not comfortable.)…All year round, I lounge around and sleep in flannel pajama bottoms and oversized coordinating t-shirt/tank top/sweatshirt (according to the temperature). Shoes: duck boots in winter. Big white Mom Sneakers, if it’s not snowing too much. Ballet flats, canvas espadrilles, sandals, Chinese dollar store sequined mesh slip-ons in summer…I won’t say I get ‘dressed up’ for everyday, but I do look coordinated and ladylike most days. I also wear my ‘nice’ things, even if it’s just to the grocery store. A cashmere or lambswool sweater is just going to attract moths, might as well get some use out of it! And a nice silk blouse under that sweater feels so much better than a polyester rag from Walmart or Old Navy… ---
**Author:** ![SandyHook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2009, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511/47 "2009-03-08T02:03:18Z")
I’m 61 and wear almost nothing but tennis shoes, jeans, t-shirt, and a ball cap. ---
**Author:** ![GameHat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511/48 "2009-03-08T02:29:09Z")
> [@I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](#): > > Obviously it will vary day to day, but generally what do you choose to wear and where do you get it from? > > Do you wear a uniform to work and so put on casual jeans etc on your days off without really thinking about it? Do you always make an effort in what you wear or dress as casually as possible? Do you try and make a statement with your clothes or do you like to blend in with the crowds? Do you dress to fit in with a trend or group like hippies, goths, bikers etc? I spend probably 40% of my time in a lab, 40% in an office and 20% in a factory. The nature of my job is that clothes get ruined quickly. Even a lab coat doesn’t help much when you need to crawl under pipes and constantly get splattered with sticky unsaturated polyester resin. I dress cheaply - jeans, polos, sweaters. I can’t look too lousy because I do meet with customers from time to time. Cheap clothing from Target is my friend. > [@](#): > > Do you judge how other people dress? Do you really dislike some trends or outfits? And would like to be able to wear things that you don’t choose to wear currently? Absolutely I judge how other people dress. I still like to dress nicely when I go out. The “office” people? I’ll just say I appreciate the ones that dress nicely. Though my day-to-day clothing is pretty shit, I respect the ones who have gone from lab/factory to office and dress nicely. > [@](#): > > And if you had to give a description of your favourite outfit, what is it? Like I’ve said, I’ve been influenced by my current job. I have an absolutely awesome navy blue suit (pinstriped, looks fantastic with my nice pair of shoes). I wish I had more occasions to wear it. Day to day - I feel pretty good in a nice pair of jeans (darker blue preferred, straight-leg or boot cut), a nice fitting sweater (dark brown, navy, or red), A nice brown leather belt, brown socks, A sturdy 3/4 length brown leather jacket and my neo-retro [chunky brown Docs](http://www.dsw.com/dsw_shoes/catalog/product.jsp?prodId=179393) ---
**Author:** ![fruitbat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@fruitbat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fruitbat)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2009, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511/49 "2009-03-08T03:06:51Z")
I think I am the first person who wears a suit to work every day. Truth be told, I actually like it. I find it very easy to select an outfit each day and I find it very comfortable as my standard wear. I buy just about everything at the Brooks Brothers outlet and I really think the quality of their stuff makes it well worth it. When I am home in a random pair of jeans and t-shirt. The strange problem with this is that I really require very few casual clothes. So come Christmas or my birthday people buy me very nice casual clothes that almost never get worn. ---
**Author:** ![GameHat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2009, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511/50 "2009-03-08T03:52:30Z")
> [@fruitbat](#): > > I think I am the first person who wears a suit to work every day. Truth be told, I actually like it. I find it very easy to select an outfit each day and I find it very comfortable as my standard wear. I buy just about everything at the Brooks Brothers outlet and I really think the quality of their stuff makes it well worth it. My dad works for a small accounting firm. The owner is a crusty old guy that demands they wear suits every day (black, navy or gray. White shirt. Tie must not be loud.) My dad hates it. I’m actually a bit jealous - I really like wearing suits, I just have no reason to do so on most days. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2009, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511/51 "2009-03-08T04:02:58Z")
Been years since I wore a tie, and I’ve long, er, outgrown my suits. I’m fortunate that I can dress in jeans and a T-shirt every day if I want to. Hot as it is here, it’s not really proper to wander the streets in shorts; that’s generally only for tourists. Some Thais will, but the other Thais will often look down on them, and anyway Thais can get away with more than farangs (Westerners) can. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2009, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511/52 "2009-03-08T15:26:22Z")
Suit and tie or sportscoat and tie at work, Monday through Friday. In colder weather, jeans and a sweater or sweatshirt at home. In warmer weather, T-shirt and shorts. I get most of my clothes from Lands End, L.L. Bean, Old Navy, and Nordstrom’s. I don’t try to make a statement with my clothes, but just want to fit in and be comfortable. Since I work at a court, fitting in is important. My clothes are not particularly expensive but are of good quality. I have lots of clothes, but not much that I don’t regularly wear. I am sometimes judgmental about what others wear, but really try hard not to let it affect how I treat them. I don’t like dark socks with shorts, socks with Crocs or sandals, too many stripes or too busy a pattern of shirt/tie/coat combined. There are no particular clothes I wish I could wear that I don’t. My favorite outfit is probably my favorite dark gray suit, a white French-cuffed shirt, Lincoln White House eagle cufflinks and my striped college-colors (red and yellow) tie. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511/54 "2020-08-12T13:24:26Z")
Used to wear Jeans and a Polo Shirt year around. A windbreaker in winter unless it’s below 45 degrees and then I reluctantly wear a heavy jacket. Since the Pandemic… Scrub pants and white T-shirt. I’ve pulled on a polo shirt a handful of times since March. ---
**Author:** ![begbert2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/begbert2/32/3357_2.png) [@begbert2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/begbert2)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511/55 "2020-08-12T17:05:24Z")
Blue polo shirts and blue jeans with no decoration or visible branding. Black belt. (And black watch). Glasses, with a dark metal frame. When shod, black crew socks and black tennis shoes. No variation in appearance whatsoever. Such it was before the pandemic, and so it is now. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511/56 "2020-08-12T17:20:43Z")
My usual outfit has changed a bit since the pandemic. [https://www.larp-fashion.co.uk/media/image/a3/97/73/halloween-outfit-pestdoktor-stl-303089\_1.jpg](https://www.larp-fashion.co.uk/media/image/a3/97/73/halloween-outfit-pestdoktor-stl-303089_1.jpg) As a bonus, I never have to wait on long checkout lines at Kroger. ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511/57 "2020-08-13T16:40:44Z")
Extremely informal. I’ve worked from home for years, making good money and could afford to dress pretty much any way I wanted. My “uniform” is a ballcap, t-shirt, cargo shorts for every season but winter (then jeans), flip flops for every season but winter (then tennis shoes). My idea of “fancy” is a polo shirt. I have a nice suit but it almost never out of the closet. I don’t judge anybody for how they dress really, unless it’s a really odd “people from Walmart” type thing. When Billionaires dress pretty much like I do, dressing casual is nothing to worry about. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511/58 "2020-08-13T22:18:09Z")
Kirkland brand jeans and company logo polo shirt with black Nike cross trainers for work Levi 501 jeans and Hawaiian shirts with western boots for casual wear ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511/59 "2020-08-13T22:31:13Z")
I’m retired (hooray) and I generally wear slacks or jeans and a t-shirt. I’ve got slip-on house shoes, which change to sneakers when I go out. A jacket or a coat in cold weather. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511/60 "2020-08-14T00:22:34Z")
At this time of year, now that I never have to go into an office, it’s cutoffs and t-shirt, all day, every day. By winter, it’ll be jeans and flannel shirt. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511/61 "2020-08-14T00:35:04Z")
> [@GameHat](#): > > > [@fruitbat](#): > > > > I think I am the first person who wears a suit to work every day. Truth be told, I actually like it. I find it very easy to select an outfit each day and I find it very comfortable as my standard wear. I buy just about everything at the Brooks Brothers outlet and I really think the quality of their stuff makes it well worth it. > > My dad works for a small accounting firm. The owner is a crusty old guy that demands they wear suits every day (black, navy or gray. White shirt. Tie must not be loud.) > > My dad hates it. I’m actually a bit jealous - I really like wearing suits, I just have no reason to do so on most days. Yeah, I also tend to like wearing Brooks Brothers suits. Unfortunately I find I have little cause to wear them in recent years. Mostly I tend to dress kind of “preppy casual”. Dress shirts from Brooks Brothers, Thomas Pink or Charles Thywitt with dress pants or jeans when it’s cool out. Sometimes a blazer. In the summers lots of Polo shirts or v-neck t shirts. These days I mostly just grab whatever is on the floor or already on my back. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-normally-dress/488511.md?page=4)