I don't know if it's my age, the fact that my parents both believed in dressing up for special occasions like dinner in a nice restaurant, the fact that I spent my teen aged years overseas, or a combo of all three, but living in California, I constantly feel overdressed whenever I go some place nice. And it's insane because dressing up for me usually means slightly gothy boho chic, but the very fact that I have a skirt on usually puts me way ahead of the rest of the people in a given restaurant.
For me putting on something nice is part of the whole experience. It's not always about the money spent on the meal or the tickets; I've put an effort into getting dressed to go to dinner at fairly inexpensive places because it was a birthday meal and if that was all we could afford that year, then damnit, at least I was going to look good. I think the reason I do it is the ritual aspect of it; setting aside my normal jeans and tee shirt existence gives an event a weight and a significance that it wouldn't otherwise have.
Also, do these people know what they're missing? It's fun to dress up!
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Date: 2006-09-26 07:11 pm (UTC)For me putting on something nice is part of the whole experience. It's not always about the money spent on the meal or the tickets; I've put an effort into getting dressed to go to dinner at fairly inexpensive places because it was a birthday meal and if that was all we could afford that year, then damnit, at least I was going to look good. I think the reason I do it is the ritual aspect of it; setting aside my normal jeans and tee shirt existence gives an event a weight and a significance that it wouldn't otherwise have.
Also, do these people know what they're missing? It's fun to dress up!