why do celebrities dress like slobs

To wit, Notre Dame professor Linda Przybyszewski teaches . And Mr. LaBeouf belongs in a loutish league of his own, wearing hot-pink running tights underneath tattered denim cutoffs, ripped-collared hoodies and Uggs. That's not bullying, it's setting the standard. Appearance is the first thing we all notice, and many people still do use that when making judgments about each other. I'm pretty sure that the wait staff probably doesn't like the idea of shortcutting the traditional process, because it could lose them tip money, which is what they are really relying on, since they don't get a high hourly wage. I work in an elementary school and always dress professionally even though my title is not a high one at this point. Well just look how horrible their parents are today that don't even know how to raise their children right anymore these days when years ago most parents back then knew how to raise their children right. Each person is in essence lonely. I don't understand why people make excuses to not dress nicely. However, I do believe this condition of looking like bums seeming to have little to know pride, is all (Gov.) Aaron Hernandez, the ex-Patriot that was on trial for murdering two people (and who killed himself after being found guilty) was covered with them, including sporting random ones on his neck. Trust me, during the summer, it doesn't get much better. I have a busy life and chronic pain. There are comfortable dress shoes! If you make people feel good about themselves, they won't care how you dress. When I was in my late teens and early twenties, I worked at a nationally known clothing and home goods retailer. What does "dress like kids" even mean in this context? The "trend" of people wearing pajamas (usually bottoms) in public is not new. ). Today's pop culture doesn't help, either. The people don't try to look their best because they live inside a marxist fever dream where everyone is their best buddy and everyone is so very equal. They may claim no money,but even thrift stores,have nice clothing. La La Land indeed. There's no "we" anywhere anymore. But I can't help feeling that there are too many dirty ingredients in the melting pot now. A leading question, but I believe that most people today dress less well than the generations before (myself guilty). If there is any question that the masses of "God's Country" have been dumbed down to idiocy, then one only need look, if you are able to, at the hideous way most people are "dressing." Unless they are a Doctor, all are dressed like trash. Sure, everybody thinks that because they live in the United States of Moronica, have tattoos, piercings or want to look as though they have been living in a homeless encampment (even if they really don't) that this is freedom of expression. News Corp is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content and other products and services. Oh, and the "language", notice the level of profanity that is mostly bleeped out, radio, TV, etc..Great topic, Pam! It's no different than plastic surgery -- getting a bump smoothed out on your nose is one thing, but transforming yourself with multiple surgeries into a human Barbie (or Ken) doll is quite another. First, it was clothing, then came the no shave look. That really got 'em going. "My supervisor told me, 'Always dress up for Linda's class,. Style, low budget and comfort arent mutually exclusive. Yuck. But I can't understand why, given that modern technology has provided new fabrics, better environmental controls (A/C . In a developed society like ours, you would think people would have better common sense than this. ( I've bitched about this topic many times. Small blessings, right? Satans baby? I've copped a few comments about trying too hard and things like that which i just let wash over my head. I am male and am of the larger variety. When they dress like slobs, they act more like slobs. No one would ever consider me overdressedor overeducated, for that matterbut if I am now regarded as well-dressed . I can't tell you how happy I am to have found this site and this article on how sloppy people have become. Too many people now days,either dress like slobs or sluts&I find it apalling,personally. No one at it.I honestly think my boss likes it this way though. Luckily, I don't have any tattoos - as I think they're hideous. variety. It doesnt mean you have to be wealthy or thin. It's rather timely that I found your article because I had commented on a post in Facebook about the same thing. Feeling good about. Could you imagine someone like Elizabeth Taylor or Cary Grant covered in tattoos? Sadly, theres so few places now where you wont be seen as ridiculously overdressed. Am I saying that our society needs to return to the way it was 60 years ago? And no,I am not by any means rich or well off. ).When I'm "casually" dressed in a basic skirt and sweater, I'm considered "dressed up" because everyone else is running errands in their pajamas.Wellyou knowI could rant on this forever! Good for you. 135. I don't buy that argument because if you can afford PJ bottoms with the Duck Dynasty logo on them, then you can afford proper daytime pants from Target or Walmart. I'll usually wear jeans/shorts/chinos with a plain well fitting T-shirt or polo and a nice pair of shoes for casual wear. Just because they're known to millions of adorers still doesn't impress me with their grunge appeal, and doesn't enhance any fantasy about wanting to be in bed with them. When I was a boy, I remember my mother once telling me she couldn't go to the store until she took the curlers from her hair. It's gotten so ugly that I notice if someone is even wearing a decent pair of jeans, compared to most of the slob army out there now. Hi Anonymous, welcome and thank you for your comments! I remember as a kid we dressed up to go out, even if it was to an A&W. Maybe so, but it also sums up the decadence and lack of self-respect and confusion of mores that our society is experiencing these sad days. Or how about Kim "Kar trashian" and her implanted, hippopotamus-sized ass? Throw them in jail for indecent exposure already! They were probably forced upon her by stylists in order for her to look presentable, for red carpet events or award shows. It's absolutely ridiculous. I know this was kind of long but I wanted to get some of thoughts out their on the whole americans dressing like slobs issue. Ray Bradbury had it right sixty years ago with his book Farenheit 451. Its a culture thing. I should add I agree with the poster who commented on the excessive tattoos. Too much soft-pedaling stuff/PC ,these days,is another part of the decline in class,IMHO. Fat people as well as very thin should not wear what they call leggings.These are tights not pants. Gene - first of all, from a fellow Pole to another, dzien dobry! I've talked about this before but it's just getting worse as the year goes on. Give me a break. I suspect some women don't even look at the mirror for a second. I will not wear the rags. I thought I was the only who even noticed and am very glad for your article. I take after my father and still enjoy wearing a suit even when it is not required and I run the risk of being overdressed. Not many people mentioned women's hair yet, besides their greasiness. Sadly, you are right, only now we have miraculous technology instead of religion. For patients, that can mean treatment delays, medication switches and other . The people nowadays don't seem to care about anything important or any basic cultural and social norms. I recently went out to dine a "chain Italian" restaurant that shall be nameless, but is one that is very popular and is nationwide. Comedian Bill Maher questioned why celebrities and Democrat politicians do not address issues like the Black-on-Black crime wave in cities such as Chicago. Because clothes are freedomfreedom to choose how we present ourselves to the world; freedom to blur the lines between man and woman, old and young, rich and poor. So while you can hold on to your crop tops and ratty band tees, you may also think twice about where and when you wear them. Not to mention, all the unsightly tattoos that these idiots are defacing their bodies with. Hi, Pam! But then they still wouldn't care. Very nice post! Unless you have a personal tailor, probably at least 99% of clothing sold in what was once middle class retail stores is cheaply mass produced in some chinese sweat factory. Stop wearing shorts and T shirts in freezing weather, too. America definitely needs a renaissance not just in fashion but in general. in October 2013 (when Crocs were introduced in the late 90s, Maher quipped that people won't be happy until they can go shopping in a diaper) and I've read numerous blog posts attesting to how our European counterparts dress compared to us (hint: we've really let ourselves go.). They're like spying on your next-door neighbor. Even though Im retired, I still love to dress up and follow fashion. I'm not saying that I think all men should be wearing gray flannel suits or that all women should be wearing Paris dresses like they did in the conformist 1950s. Most people took pride in looking their best and dressing for success. One pair belonged to a father and son schlub team; in fact the dad even had his sunglasses on the top of the ballcap, which was camouflage, while junior was wearing his typically backwards. As John Wayne said, "Life is hard enough but it's even harder when you're stupid." One would think this common sense, but evidently it's a mystery to those at the management level. Have you noticed how horrendous women's hair styles look nowadays? I think it ridiculous when I see a woman who has an oversized derrier that she feels she can stuff into a pair of tight jeans. The Grandmother Who Fought Porn: Mary Avara, Mother's Little Helper: Vintage Drug Ads Aimed at Women, The Curious Case of Freddie Mercury's Teeth. I think now fashion has reached its lowest point in a great while. Casual pants with bleach spots and rips as fashion. I am asking for someone who dresses like a gentleman and presents himself professionally when the situation and setting calls for it. Giorgio Armani designer fitted jeans, a fitted Stone Island, Dolce & Gabbana or other designer Italian t shirt, smart trainers such as Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana or even Adidas Gazelles. Besides, at least in the town where I unfortunately dwell (It really sucks living here) I would probably experience cognitive dissonance should I "dress up", as a lot of persons have now adopted the "just got out of bed and am still in my jammies" look. I wish more of us could understand that. They are supposed to be rich and glamorous and the last thing that we would expect is that they live like slobs. It gets so old, and it's just another reason why my opinion of society is beginning to drop.Im all for individuality and self-expression, and Im not suggesting that everyone needs to dress to impress when they leave the house. Apparently, the youngest of the millenial generation will work for minimum wage and be exploited, but is happy so long as they get to express themselves by looking vulgar and unprofessional. I doubt people will look back fondly at this decade with how much garbage is being pushed into our kids and teens now. If I've used a photo, video, etc in one of my posts it means I really dig it! Coco Chanel once famously said, "Dress shabbily, and they remember the dress. It is disgusting that people just dont care about anything and make sure they dress the part. Lived a couple of years in Japan. Nowadays, everyone wears sweatpants like cranky children who insist on wearing their pajamas out in public. People used to take decent care of both dress&their bodies,years ago. All will look ridiculous at 70 when everything is sagging and wrinkled. I'd rather see a return of the old "zootsuits" than what I see people wear nowadays--or at least some of the 1960-1970 clothes. People should pay attention to keeping up appearances instead of rotting their minds with the unsrestricted use of technology. Disgusting. What is notable in both countries is that the standard goes up with the average income of the shoppers.Ties I can live without, but there are plenty to be had in UK shops, and if anything they seem to be having a revival especially with younger men. There isn't much if any emphasis on style these days. No one has any problem showing their underwear or lack thereof. It's kind of sad that wearing a suit and tie would make one overdressed in certain environments I remember when some restaurants required jackets and would lend them to men who walked in without wearing up. I'm actually taking a little break from blogging but am already getting inspired to resume posting soon. It derives from the Irish Gaelic slab, meaning mud. I really want a time machine,so I can go back to something betterbecause yes,things ARE getting worse. For the record, I was born in the 1950s. Second, very funny observation about your casino experience. Said restaurant now has little, brightly lit computer monitors obtrusively placed on every table. our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. Another depicts him clutching a Juul, the millennial e-cig of choice. There's one teacher who wears big (gaucho big) pants and flip flops every . It has gotten so bad now that if a man wears an ordinary suit outside of a strictly professional business he will be conspicuous, and people will wonder if he's some snob or is rich and showing off. take the Kardashians, for instance. While he was wearing a nice, flannel, striped double breasted suit, he looked ridiculous. Hi Pam, I've commented on this site before, and I thought I would give you an update as to how the thoughtless, ignorant masses are "behaving" in service restaurants these days. It is hard to look put together if your hair looks like that in the first place.Hair has been made a political issue, so you can't easily bring a neat hair policy anymore. This has zero to do with being poor. A bald gorilla? Mr. Biebers saggy sweatshirts and stringy blonde hair suggest hes the lost long son of Jeff Spicoli, the surfing stoner in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Mr. Hill achieves slightly more polish overall, but his tie-dye T-shirts and short board shorts place him squarely in the slobcore category. The whole process seems counter-intuitive to me, and why do they feel too important now to complete the process for you? I usually put on a day dress and heels to go to school and get looks from people in their pajamas, it's very strange. Frayed denim hems swept the filthy floor. Its all about money, many do not have the means, i get it, ive been poor too, but i never looked like a mentally ill hobo. I should qualify my comment by stating that my work environment, while assigned a "suit-position", requires that I wear clothes more conducive to getting dirty, i.e., t-shirt, jeans and work shoes; my uniform of the day which is always clean and well fitting at least at the start of the day. And to make my point, all one has to do is watch the Oscars and see how the celebrities turn up at the awards, with their goofy outfits, or with some men wearing SNEAKERS with their tuxedos. You know, wearing tennis shoes and stretch elastic pants with old shirts that look like they were off the rack from the 80s. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8, Continue reading your article witha WSJ subscription, Already a subscriber? Society has no problem with it or they are too afraid to criticize, so there's absolutely no shame in showing up anywhere looking like a witch now.People don't even bother to comb their hair anymore.All of us have become work beasts who come home only to eat and look at our phones and TV and sleep. Distribution and use of this material are governed by So many people will say, "Who are you trying to impress? The baffling popularity of reality TV shows like. At the end of our meal, the waitress brought back the little computer monitor to my table. I've gotten rather tired seeing ordinary people out in public places looking as though they were either refugees, or inhabitants of homeless encampments. They have already been forgotten and more mass shootings will inevitably follow. My husband and i go out to expensive music performances, some of them classical, and I see older people dressed just as heinously, though. Iphones have become the "opium of the people." This explained all the jamming issues and stoppages they continually experienced during the contact we were engaged in. No, not really. Fatties with tank tops and unnecessarily huge tattoos. %-). Yesterday, a colleague of mine was grappling with a . I think it's so sad how sloppy Americans have become, even when they dress casually. Sweat pants, yoga pants for women, t shirts - it's pathetic. Technology and addiction to devices, maybe. At least they were clean. Quite a different time today unfortunately and nothing at all like the good old days were. Clean and neat is good. People appear in public looking terrible and don't have much pride in their appearances anymore. Well, if everyone is tattoooed then they all look the same, which is to say they all look like shit together. I couldn't agree with you more Pam. It's also due to the usage of technology and exposure to the information sewer which is the internet. Hi Pam, I just came across your page and the "class" part is spot on. In re J D Lowe's post, there was a popular series of travel guides published back in the 1960s and 1970s with titles like "Europe on $10 a Day" or "New York on $5 a Day." It has really become pervasive, and I won't go back to eat at a restaurant that operates this way. I saw no fewer than four men who were seated at tables or booths with grungy ballcaps firmly on their heads. Very neat and put together. I would say that, since, clothing is so comparatively cheap nowadays, it is no longer a reliable social marker,so nobody cares anymore. to look even worse? People don't think for themselves anymore. Once again, Pam you've gotten inside my head and blogged about what I'm thinking! As Grant Williamson, 25, a Knoxville, Tenn. law student and admirer of these stars style admitted, Its kind of sloppy., Copyright 2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. What the hell happened? Now we have fat slobs&sluts,who enjoy(or at least don't mind)making the list,on 'people of walmart',even if they are'nt IN walmart. Well, its not a political thing so our President has nothing to do with this plague of garbage dressers.liberals are usually the biggest offenders, but hey. Its not just young people. I'm not sure what dressing down has to do with Trump or mass shootings. There are slobs all over the world, but we always have bigger expectations when it comes to a celebrity. Im a single man of 47. Lose weight and you too can fit into nice suits. Is this what America has given as an example to the rest of the world? ", image is the provenance of the non-performer.or, as we said in the Army, "All show, no go. I am only 16 years old, it's not only age that matters, it's intelligence and basic common sense of capitalism and aestethics. Very true&very depressing. China would probably invade us if we cut them off and started manufacturing real clothing of our own again, like we once did. It's been going on now for years and does absolutely nothing to ensure the average American will get noticed for their sense of style and sophistication. They will be fitted, and look smart-casual. and implants. I tried to be polite about it without "fat shaming." Variety is the spice of life. s-a-h-d. Another excellent post! I am a male in my early thirties who has, or at least once had, a penchant for "dressing up", before the economy crashed. My father practically wore a coat and tie to mow the lawn. That suggestion always seemed like the epitome of bad advice to me - to save your money and then travel to the source of western culture, only to dress like you're getting ready to paint your house back home. They are always wearing a suit that's been tailored to work with their physique, and fit them properly, or a nice jacket over a button down shirt. But really, that's essentially what we are doing now as a nation, as Pam points out. I could go on and on about this topic all day, but I guess I will end on a positive note: if I'm ever having an "ugly" day, all I have to do to cure it is make a visit to my local store. It was a little unimpressive. Every damn time I go to a restaurant, there are numerous bozos who sit there with their idiotic caps on their hollow heads. "if you're counting on your appearance to carry the day, it's doubtful you have the chops to compete any other way. A pair of nice Wrangler jeans (no holes, slashes, not faded or thread-bare), a pair of Vasque hiking boots that are clean and in good shape, and a decent shirt or pull-over fleece sweatshirt (depending on how cold it is). Will the digital natives ever learn, or is this their way of expressing themselves differently than their sloppy parents, i.e. I dress in accordance with the weather and make sure Im properly covered. I sometimes feel like we are heading the wrong way and have thrown all common sense out the window. I spend a lot of time wondering when people will care of such things again. The examples go on and on, but it is coming to the point where interactions with other people, even as a customer, are lowering to a nadir. I love dark colors, and you could say my style is dark as well. I personally feel like the 50s and 60s had the best balance between formal and casual fashion. Sorry for the rant, Pam. Nobody wants to see your jiggly manboobs. At the airport, many fliers appear ready for bed in their saggy sweatpants or even pajamas. Loving the comments. I hope sometimes that I DO make people feel uncomfortable for being under-dressed. 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