advice from May 2006
Step 2
Ignore the wholesale decline of sartorial standards. Just because Dilbert in the next cubicle looks like crap doesn’t mean you have to.
Whereas previous generations wouldn’t have left the house without a proper hat and tailored jacket, guys today traipse into theaters and fine restaurants in jeans and sport shirts. “That’s appalling,” says [Bill] Downes. “Most of the theatergoing public looks as if they should be sitting at home watching television.”
Joseph de Acetis, 9 Steps to Better Fashion