It probably was even worse than that. My mom died. My dad was dating again. He is going on a first date in the 2000s wearing something colorful from the 60s. (I wasn't there.) His date goes something like, "Nope. We are getting you a new shirt." My dad wasn't a hippie, but he wore things that looked like wallpaper from the 60s that were hippiesh. Think Brady Bunch.
E: Also, I'm certainly no fashion maven, but the shit my dad wore was out so far out. I didn't really give a shit what I wore as long as it was bland. My dad was wearing massively outdated flashy shit.
E2: Plaid was as flashy I've ever gotten in my life. Maybe a striped dress shirt. Other than that, solid colors. And not too bright.
My dad recently passed his all BROWN suit to me. All of it is brown, including the dress shirt and tie!
"Oh that looks good on you. What a good color."
A well-dressed human turd! LOL ... sorry.
E: My friend had a slightly greenish tint suit. He hadn't worn it in years. It was a funeral or a wedding, and he is wearing it. His gut is busting out of it. He looked like a shady leprechaun.
E2: And unlike the rest of us, he had a vest with it, which made it more leprechaun-ish, haha.
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