Clothes do not make the man, the man makes the clothes.
I both agree and disagree with your statements. As someone, from child to adult, that's been reserved, thoughtful, quiet, introspective and patient I find those that go out of their way to clad themselves in superficial garb as being weak. This was recently proven to me by a man that, per his words, wears a tie every day because he believed it gave him a air of superiority over those that he dealt with on a day to day basis in his community.
To me, there is a big difference between a slob and sloth, being presentable and being vain.
In the early 1900s people dressed nicely. It was so much more beautiful. I wish we still dressed that way.
Have in mind that associating people who dress up with bad things sort of creates incentives to not dress up.
The images of the 1900s that may stand out in your mind the most of well dressed and well to do people may have been those living in suburban/city areas. Not every man in 1910 in the US had a suit and tie nor did every woman have a nice flowery printed sun dress. Some people's "Sunday Best" were their lesser worn out coveralls.
After a moment of thought, the inverse is the same.
>Have in mind that associating people who dress up with bad things sort of creates incentives to not dress up.
To me, there is a big difference between a slob and sloth, being presentable and being vain.
Cogent and well written. Would be glad to see more comments by you.
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