How important is dress to you? I don't mean brands and fashion trends I mean dressing for the occasion. J. Bieber is making news because he was dressed in overalls when meeting the Canadian Prime Minister to receive an award. People have said cut him a break he is ONLY 19. Really ONLY?!!! Exactly how old should you be before you get a clue? This is a major parenting failure in my world.
During the summer I went on a cruise with a bunch of women and each woman brought their two children. There was a formal night and all of the boys had on sneakers. WTF?! Before anyone says maybe they could not afford anything more than sneakers, All of these women make well in the six figures by themselves not including what their spouses make.
Am I dying breed where I think you should dress for the occasion?
I would agree you should dress for the occasion as it is defined by the host(s). It is not that important to me personally how people dress. And I don't like formal wear or formality in general so I'm not bothered that society has become more casual as far as things like dining, travelling, theater, etc. If anything I am in favor of that. But again, I wouldn't defy a dress code. I wouldn't wear overalls to meet the Prime Minister or sneakers to a "formal night" ( I probably just wouldn't go to the formal night)
It is important to dress appropriately for any occasion. Justin Beiber is old enough to own a suit and to know when he needs to wear it. Here in the Mid-west, the average person has no more idea of how to dress appropriately than how to accomplish nuclear fusion.
We went to a funeral Saturday and I made sure DH wore a suit and junior was wearing a white shirt and tie with his khaki pants. There were several people there in jeans and tennis shoes. A couple of young girls were wearing what appeared to be ****tale dresses. One of the pallbearers was wearing a Harley t-shirt, shorts and combat boots.
Last wedding I attended everyone in the wedding party was wearing Converse. It was adorable. But we're hicks.
I see no problem with this whatsoever.
If the wedding couple had requested formalwear and the guests had worn Converse that would be a different story.
I have also attended a wedding where the bride wore Converse (though they weren't visible under her dress most of the time) & I also thought it looked cute and not a big deal.
It is two completely different scenarios. If the bride chose converse and asked the wedding party to wear them with the other items she chose for them to wear, it would be very cute. Especially on an extra young, kind of sporty couple. It is another thing to go to a formal occassion in the first tshirt, jeans and sneakers combo that hit the top of your laundry basket that morning.
I am sure they exist but it is mostly a mythical thing of message boards to me but I have never ever been to a wedding where at a minimum people where men are in suits and women in ****tail dresses.
But then again I just want to die if I see people in church in shorts....I am a formal sort of gal.
I don't get excited about how people dress to tell the truth, but I do think sometimes those who don't know how to dress for the occasion or don't do it for whatever reason put themselves at a disadvantage. For example, when I go to court and see litigants dressed very casually, I know that they will get less consideration from at least some of the court officials. I think most judges can tell when a person just can't afford a suit and tie, but many dislike it when a person who obviously could shows up in jeans and a sweatshirt.
I don't feel sorry for Justin Bieber, though, and suspect that his style choice was carefully calculated for maximum publicity. He has plenty of people to advise him and I doubt his outfit was the result of youthful ignorance.
I actually heard that The Prime Minister visited Him backstage and he was dressed ready to go onstage so.... If that's the case, It changes the situation completely.
but that said, I generally dress up for weddings, funerals and holiday parties. It was my upbringing!
