Dress Up When You Go Out. You’ll Have a Better Time.
In the three months I worked as a host in Cleveland's sexiest dining hall, I noticed that people who dressed up seemed to have a better time.
Bill Maher on the Way We Dress and What It Says About Us
In his now legendary 2007 "New Rules" rant against the ubiquity of Crocs, a mode of rubber footwear once exclusive to children and mental patients, Bill Maher observed that "we're a nation of slobs who won't be happy until we…
The 1963 March on Washington Dress Code
When you look at photos of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28th, 1963, notice the men. Among the 250,000 people who came to the capitol from all over the country, a huge percentage of the…
My Dress Code for Attending New York Theater
It's no news that our culture's sense of occasion is in a complete free fall, heaving a death rattle as it spirals to the ground. In his now legendary New Rules rant against the ubiquity of Crocs, a mode of…
The Endangered Sense of Occasion
We're now living in a culture where jeans have become a premium item, and sneakers have become the pumped, pimped and hyped norm. The result is a new breed of uber-casual adult man: the non-athlete wearing athletic footwear and over-specialized…