so attire is important here - but outside here , what did you wear ?

[watab kid]

i started my work life in slacks and polo sirts or sweaters , that was high school years working in a hardware store and then a major manufacturers pump factory , i worked in the advertising department - not the factory or foundry , even tho i was in those areas often , i had to look good - my dad was a vice pres even tho not all that many there knew that , i didnt tell them and he wouldnt say anything , i was just a high school kid working in an international company that made pumps for every industry and our military at that time , 

 

in college i went to work at an architectural firm in jeans and flannel shirts , those were lean years , i couldnt afford to do much more but as a draftsman type it worked , it was a small firm , seldom more than me and the principle architect , but we did some big projects over those years , some with a lot of prestige , but i was in jeans and flannel mostly , a couple events i dressed up for a little , 

 

after college i was wearing suites and ties with starched shirts , a couple were three piece suites - not sure thats a thing anymore but they ere nice , gradually these progressed down to sport coats and slacks over the decades still with ties , 

 

i think it was the late ninety's that we became casual , no ties , dress slacks , back to polo shirts and seaters , i was happy with that for work , i didnt wear that at home but then i wasnt home all that much back then so ill call it my daily dress of that era ,

 

after i retired - then went back to work it was jeans and sweatshirts or polos , i was really good with that , its where im most comfortable , i could live like that forever , 

 

since then im in T-shirts and jeans or sweatshirts and jeans , much to my wifes chagrin even to family events these days im in jeans , im comfortable there - not sure what her problem is but ill stay forever in blue jeans 

 

i always wanted to be comfortable and that suite and tie period was the most uncomfortable - even though in the late 70s one of my suites was blue denim - i liked that suite , miss it a bit , if i had it now my wife might not complain of what i wear to family events so much as it would be dated to the 70s , probably get just as much grief no matter what i chose to wear , 

 

gonna be cremated so there wont be an argument over what im wearing ......i think ....but who knows ?

[Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770]

When I was still working, whatever uniform the company decided until they changed it, but the last 15 years or so it was dark gray cargo pants, button up short sleeve shirt, Metatarsal boots, (steel toes with armor all the way up the front, looked like lace up work boots), topped off with a black USMC Soft Cover.

Off duty, until the last 6 or 7 years, I dressed full Cowboy, from hat to boots. Before that, modern Cowboy shirt, (snap front, yoke shoulders), jeans, boots and hat. (I was Urban Cowboy BEFORE Urban Cowboy).

These days, (retired), I usually wear a polo shirt, jeans, and cowboy boots, and my Soft Cover. 

I think that many men have lost any sense of propriety when it comes to dressing themselves. I'll probably annoy a few of you here, but IMHO, the current "fashion" of shorts and flip flops is horrible. I don't even OWN a pair of shorts or flip flops.

[Pat Riot]

Now? I wear whatever I feel like. Sweatpants, tee shirts, shorts, cargo pants, sneakers & boots. 
 

All my dress clothes - jackets, shirts, ties, pants, suits and dress shoes went to Goodwill. 

[Flint Westwood]

Living in SoCal we don't even consider long pants (unless it's formal of course) until Holloween and then it's on a day by day basis, flip-flops or sneakers for foot wear outside bare foot otherwise.

Edited September 14 by Flint Westwood

[Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474]

I wore suits, two and three piece for almost 50 years, school and work.

Now, it's back to my Alberta roots with jeans, shirt and often my Stetson.

Here in Eastern Canada, (Ottawa) I like to remind them there is more to our country.

[Doc Shapiro]

I work from home.  Summer is shorts and a t shirt.  Winter, jeans/camo pants and t shirt.  Simple and comfy.  

[Stump Water]

After university, working for a software services/support firm, slacks, jacket, tie, dress shoes. 

 

1994 I became the computer guy for a private company.  For the next 30 years jeans, button-front shirt, hiking boots or cowboy boots.  Long sleeve/flannel shirt in winter, short sleeve in summer.  Not at work same thing, but cargo shorts & T-shirt in summer.

 

I can't remember the last time I owned a pair of "sneakers" or athletic shoes.  Probably when I was at university and rode a bike from off-campus housing to class every day - because hiking boot toes wouldn't fit in the rat traps.  When training with weights I'm in my socks.  Never owned a pair of flip-flops, but have some Teva sandals that only see daylight when I'm at the beach. 

 

 

[Rip Snorter]

Western Dress - jeans, belt with silver buckle, long sleeve western shirt, boots, (Don't own anything else but a pair of moccasins) always a hat or a cap.  Winter add a parka.  I did wear a western cut sport coat and slacks for a friend's funeral, one of only a couple of times in the last 20 years.  Obviously the clothes go from work wear to Saturday night in quality. 

[Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life]

From about April to October, cargo shorts and a T shirt. Going to Lodge or a meeting in the evening, slacks or jeans and a polo shirt. During the winter, sweat pants and T shirt or if I have to go outside slip on insulated pants and sweatshirt and cover with a down jacket....depending how cold it is. 

 

During my working years, white long sleeve shirt, tie, slacks and sport coat or suit, depending on whats going on for meeting and such. In the late 80's we went to tieless Fridays and then to total casual. I loved it because I spent so much time in the factory.

[Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L]

Here in Houston, it's t-shirts and shorts for a good 8 months of the year.  probably long pants and sweat shirt in our "winter"

 

[Dead Eye Jake]

Boots, jeans, hat and western shirts for work.  Fall winter and spring I add a vest.  Same type of clothes for church just newer.  Occasionally I wear some of my CAS outfits to church and a frock coat.

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

Depended on my job, all the way from informal to three-piece custom  made suits (with three pairs of trousers each) with Army or Marine uniforms thrown in.  I don't remember ever wearing anything other than jeans, boots, two pocket long sleeve shirts, and "cowboy" hats for my "comfort suits".

[Cypress Sun]

Shorts, company T-shirt, socks and walking shoes for work. Same thing for most everything else but not a company T-shirt. Gym shorts, T-shirt and flip flops around the house. 

I don't differentiate winter shorts/T's from summer shorts/T's. During the winter months, I might wear blue jeans for probably seven total days out of the year.

[Wild Eagle]

Jeans and a T shirt are pretty much my first choice.  Been that way since I was about 5.  I can dress up if I have to, I wore out two tuxedos over the years and wore dress pants and a tie for work for a while.  But when I die, I want to be buried in jeans and a T shirt.  I'm not sure God would recognize me otherwise.  Besides, I want to be comfortable for eternity.

[Blackwater 53393]

For a very short period, just after I was married and before Hatfield was born, I wore a sport coat, slacks, and dress shoes. I worked for about six months as a salesman.  Didn’t like the job or the clothes.

 

From early in high school until that time and practically every day since, I’ve worn jeans and T-shirts with a pocket, or flannel shirts with the sleeves rolled up, except when required to wear a uniform. My last fifteen years of employment, I wore the uniform work pants at first and a pocket T-shirt. When the boss demanded that I wear their ugly uniform shirts, I produced a doctor’s note explaining that I had problems with the chemicals that the laundry company used and after that I wore jeans or bib overalls and black T-shirts.

 

I don’t wear shorts because I’m likely to be found crawling around on the floor or the ground. I started wearing henleys and long sleeve Ts in the winter because I seldom wear a jacket or coat.

 

My footwear consists of lace up boots of several varieties. I have a pair of 17” lineman’s boots that I wear when riding motorcycles and sometimes horses. I have several pairs of lace up work boots. I have a nice pair of packers that I hope to get back to wearing when my well documented foot issues are completely settled. I recently purchased a pair of lightweight lace up “barefoot” shoes for riding my stationary bike and for driving.  The jury is still out on whether I’ll keep wearing them. Cant stand flip flops or sandals!

 

I haven’t worn a suit in 45 years nor a tie in over 49!  I won’t wear tight collars or anything else around my neck.  I saw a friend get seriously injured when his tie got caught in a drill press!  That’ll never happen to me!!

 

I’ve worn my cowboy clothes to any sort of formal event, including funerals and such.  Anything that requires more than that can go on without my presence!

 

Edited September 15 by Blackwater 53393

[Stump Water]

11 hours ago, Blackwater 53393 said:

I saw a friend get seriously injured when his tie got caught in a drill press!

 

Dad was a field engineer for SDS/XDS/Xerox and so on.  Back when a computer with the power of your smart phone took up an entire floor of a building and had vacuum tubes and lots of moving parts.  A "business suit" was always required, but also required was a clip-on tie.

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Edited September 15 by Stump Water

[Matthew Duncan]

RV draftsman, blue jeans and a dress shirt.  When gasoline hit a dollar a gallon I was forced to change careers.

 

Next 15 years I wore a uniform with chrome hardware and badge,  Switch to Town Manager I usually wore work jeans and work shirts so I could pitch in as needed (lead by example).

 

Switched careers again.  Jeans and company shirt.  27 years later I switched careers again.

Now I’m self-employed.  I do odd jobs for room and board.  Jeans, T-shirt, shorts or whatever is comfortable, practical or whatever I grab first.

Edited September 15 by Matthew Duncan

[Texas Maverick]

Here in Austin area it is shorts and tshirts for the whole year. For those few days of winter I will go with a pair of jeans and still a tshirt around the house and then a flannel shirt over the tshirt if I go out. Very seldom do I need a jacket.

 

TM

[Rooster Ron Wayne]

Blue jeans and black t-shirts as I got older and went to Blue Jeans black t-shirts and a dress shirt.

 

[Count Sandor, SASS #74075]

Started my teaching career in an elementary school building commanded by an adamantly old-school spinster principal, so dress pants, shirts and ties, "proper" shoes, and sport coat for meetings and when parents were in for conferences. Took me five years to get out of 6th Grade and move up to Junior High where I happily blended in with the crowd and went with khaki-style pants, short sleeve dressy shirt with tie and comfortable shoes...And grew my first beard!  After I was transferred out of that building to my last assignment - teaching creative writing, journalism/advising the school newspaper and yearbook - I spent 19 years wearing blue jeans, light-colored shirts, ties and slip-on shoes. Post retirement I'm still blending in, but now with the rest of the old guys - short sleeve shirts, Sketchers-style shoes that don't require bending over to put on, and cargo shorts until the temp drops below about 50. Below that, switch to jeans and throw on my fleece jacket from Paradise Pass.

 

CS

[watab kid]

this has been fun , was just musing ove my wifes wishes for a family wedding when i started the reflection , im a forever in blue jeans guy , so far oneexception , mihght have one more next year - we shall see , 

 

anyway been interesting to hear how others lives evolved , i dont own any casual or formal attire younger than a decade old now , but i have a couple pair of blue jeans i bought in the last two years , 

 

i appreciate all the response - didnt expect it - i was musing over the past , but now i know im not the only one that thinks on such things these days , 

[Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770]

20 minutes ago, watab kid said:

i appreciate all the response - didnt expect it - i was musing over the past , but now i know im not the only one that thinks on such things these days , 

I think that you'll find that many of us have been wearing clothes for most of our lives.

[watab kid]

28 minutes ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:

I think that you'll find that many of us have been wearing clothes for most of our lives.

i never questioned that they were "WORN" my thoughts were reflecting back on when i purchased and what im wearing today , i was never one of those people that bought new to stay in style , if i paid for something and even when things were gifted to me i tried to care for them and wore them way beyond their "IN STYLE" lifetime , but ....i knew folks that always had to be current in wardrobe to the point that they were constantly buying new when they had serviceable old they gave or threw away , never understood exactly but thats why - i knew we were all wearing clothes , was just speculating on what style and vintage might still be in use 

 

i know my suites are out of date - they always were , i grew up with clothes that you wore till you outgrew or wore out , i still live that way ............................but now forever in blue leans