Do you like suits or not/does it make you feel important?

[FromEquestria2LA]

Hi, all. What are you attitudes on wearing business suits?
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My personal POV on them is that I hate them. I used to like them as a kid, wanting to look as nice and polished as possible, but as an adult today, I can't stand them. They look stuffy, and I think the pandemic amplified my opinion on this; and I sometimes feel uneasy wearing them.

I made a vow years ago (15-ish years), that went like this: "No. More. Neckties. No. More. Suits!"

 

[Judge]

I tend to sneeze just being in the men's section of a store if I get too close to the suits section.

For me, "business casual" couldn't come too soon back in the early 90s.

 

[Raggamuffin]

Wearing a 3 piece suit makes me feel good and it gets me a lot of looks and attention from people. But since lockdowns and this part time office/home working system, work has now allowed people to "dress down". So my suits gather dust.

Shame really.

I was all about 3 piece suits, lots of tailor made shirts, colour coding with shirts and socks and accessories etc. I liked to make the effort. Being 6'4" and slim, I do wear a skinny fit suit very well.

Ed

 

[Gerald Wilgus]

I sometimes enjoy looking good, but for that I rarely wear a suit (since a well-tailored bespoke one I hesitate at the price). Instead, I'll mix and match, even wearing a RL herringbone jacket over a ranchwear shirt with some nice jeans, sometimes with a leather vest.

 

[Suzette]

My husband looks great in a suit. But he does not likecwearing them.

 

[Neonatal RRT]

I am a bit more flexible with how I dress. Whether it is a suit, "business casual", jeans and a T-shirt,...whatever,...I dress for what is appropriate for the occasion or environment. I do like to wear nice clothes when I leave the house, though.

Working with the public for as long as I have,...with the poor, the middle class, and the wealthy,...right or wrong, there is something to be said for "first impressions". Right or wrong, many make immediate judgements about a person and will treat people accordingly. On the other hand, I will also dress nice for my students, for meetings, for any first impression that I may create,...out of respect for the other person, as well.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

I had to wear a suit when I worked at the Ford plant. eventually switched to polyester as I was very hands on checking spray nozzles in the treatment system. the polyester resisted water from the drips. you do what you have to do to perform your job.

 

[Magna]

I used to have to wear suits years ago for work. I'm glad I don't anymore. In fact, when I started working from home permanently I took great pleasure in wearing my dress shirts outside to do manual labor, gardening, etc to purposely ruin them. I could have donated them, but they served a purpose for me when I was using them as outdoor work shirts rather than me just throwing them away. It sure felt good getting them all dirty and torn!

 

[Ken]

Suits make me feel restricted. I don't even like long sleeve shirts.

 

[Sherlock77]

For me dressing up is wearing one of my nice coats... I have several and love a long coat... I also have about ten different brimmed hats, ranging from a fedora to cowboy hats... Cowboy boots of course... One pair is well used but I also have one pair that is denim with some purple colours...

But, no, I don't own a suit

 

[Luca]

I wear suit jackets when I show my dogs. But other than that I prefer not to. It does make me appear more masculine but it also makes me look fat. Lol

 

[OkRad]

I think there is an inverse relationship between the very thing that makes you look awesome is the very thing that you just hate to wear!

 

[Fino]

It makes me feel silly, and I start thinking about babies in suits because that's how I feel in one. The first time I wore a suit, I posted a picture on Facebook of a baby in a suit, and I talked the whole night about all of us being babies in suits.

 

[Au Naturel]

Being a nudist, my thoughts on wearing a suit are not kind. However, when I was able to buy one that was properly tailored I discovered they are not at all uncomfortable. Even though I normally look like I dress from a laundry bag, I do like the aesthetics of nice clothing.

I have been in business environments where wearing a good suit automatically makes you more credible. Social environments where wearing expensive clothing automatically made you more attractive. I always worked under the assumption I should say as little as possible so as not to ruin the illusion.

 

[Aspychata]

I love a well tailored suit for females because my body is hidden. You then will concentrate more on my words most of the time. Aesthetically speaking, a suit on a male or female does command authority and is excellent in certain situations. However, pajamas are the best to wear at home after dealing with the NT's all day. Now a handsome guy (like my friend) in well cut casual black slacks, nice belt, (and he wears pastels well ) pastel shirt slightly unbuttoned, he can defintely command attention more so than a stuffy suit because he is very shapely so a nicer tailored cut is very flattering for his body type. Then some simple loafers to top it off.

 

[SusanLR]

I like to see men in official uniforms and suits such as the armed forces.
There is a large military recruitment and training building nearby and sometimes when I'm out
I just sit in the car on the parking lot watching the recruits and officers coming and going.
They look so perfectly crisp, clean and groomed.

But, I'd rather be with a guy that is just in casual clothes like a raglan top and cargo pants with loafers.
It fits my style better so I would be more comfortable.
Of course as @Au Naturel states at, the best suit of all for comfort is your birthday suit.

 

[Unclewolverine]

I like suits for formal parties like weddings or such, and I generally look pretty good in one; but too formal for a job and people wearing one for just being out comes off as pretentious too me. But I'm just an old kansas boy whose dislike for city life and everything associated with it grows and grows every year.

 

[justin_havu]

I absolutely hate wearing a suit. I really hate neckties. Dressing up for me means dress slacks and a short-sleeve polo shirt. If I need to look a bit more formal, I'll put a sweater vest on top of the polo, but absolutely no long sleeves for me.

 

[maycontainthunder]

The suit itself wouldn't bother me... it's the tie that would drive me nuts. Thinking about it I suppose it would class as a sensory issue because I don't like having things around my neck.