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• sanpo@sopuli.xyz ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  If you expect them to dress up for no reason, sure.

  Go where people actually have a reason to care and you’ll find them…

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  • heh@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It is expected to dress up for high end dining…. Even when traveling.

    That’s the point OP is making. Nobody is dressing up.

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    • MightBeAlpharius@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Last time I went to a nice restaurant, my wife and I were the only ones dressed nicely.

      She wore a nice dress, I wore a shirt & tie; the entire rest of the restaurant was enjoying $75 entrees in designer athlesiure outfits.

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      • TipRing@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I think ties have fallen out of fashion. At least in business dress. Button up shirt, nice slacks and a sport coat, all tailored. You have to specify black tie if you want people in fancy dress.

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      • diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Only 75 dollars? Where did you go? Olive Garden?

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      • terranoid@lemmy.cafe ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Designer clothes are designed clothes. The pretentiousness of looking like you have money was still there, just people do it differently now. You don’t scream “money” by wearing a suit you could’ve got tailored at Macy’s. There’s douchebag designer shit you can wear where it’s clear you spent a lot on it, and people recognize it.

        Clothes and dressing nice has always had a pretentious side. Some people used to just be showing off they could afford a suit and nice clothes. Now it doesn’t mean as much. You show off you can afford to spend extra money on designer jeans.

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    • HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Last time I went for a fancy dinner I wore jeans and a work shirt. And that was like a $350 dinner. I’m paying for the view not to be judged for my dress.

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• chunes@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I would dress fancy if the world were worthy of it.

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  • DagwoodIII@piefed.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Realistically, it costs about the same to dress up as to dress casually.

    In my humble opinion, when a person dresses nicely they are saying that they feel worth the effort.

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    • TrickDacy@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Realistically, it costs about the same to dress up as to dress casually

      Are you a trust kid or what? This couldn’t be more false.

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      • DagwoodIII@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

        https://www.dickies.com/pages/profession

        Those pants look nice, and last a long time.

        I can get a collared shirt for less than the price of a concert T-shirt.

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• MBech@feddit.dk ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  But why would you dress fancy for a hotel? Most of the time it’s just less comfortable than jeans and a t-shirt. Not to mention the cost of dressing fancy.

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  • DagwoodIII@piefed.social ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Look at pictures from back in the day.

    People used to wear suits and ties / dresses and jewelry if they were going out to dinner, or getting on an airplane.

    Also, the Plaza is a very expensive hotel. If someone can afford to spend the night here they can afford decent clothes.

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    • MBech@feddit.dk ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Sure, but why? What is the point in wearing decent clothes when other clothes are often quite a lot more comfortable. I’m not here to impress people with my clothes, I’m here to get on with my day/holiday/escort, not brighten some hotel lobby with an expensive suit.

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      • blartcap_@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        That just used to be the social norms in the past. At one point, it was expected that you had to wear a hat when going outdoors by default. When we were young we used to tie an onion to our belt, which was the style at the time. Things change over time.

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      • terranoid@lemmy.cafe ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Depends on the clothes. It’s not that I feel physically uncomfortable in a suit, just often socially uncomfortable. However a good suit is often more comfortable than jeans and a holey t-shirt physically. It’s soft, well made and fitted material. It shouldn’t be super uncomfortable.

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    • Captainautism@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      You sound pretentious.

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      • DagwoodIII@piefed.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        That’s not what ‘pretentious’ means.

        If anything, I sound elitist

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• lime@feddit.nu ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  because nobody goes to hotels just to spend time at the hotel anymore. because nobody can afford to.

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  • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The Plaza isn’t the Hilton Garden Inn. It’s a Fairmont hotel, and people 100% go there just for food, drinks, afternoon tea, the spa, etc.

    Also, you need to book reservations for a lot of that stuff well in advance. Those things are frequently booked up and used by a fuck ton of people who are not hotel guests.

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