Dress Code Across the U.S.

[SWTXBelle]

How about "classic" instead of "classy". Certain styles are classic - you could wear them then, you could wear them now - for example, the blue blazer is a classic. Lapels may change some, and the tie you wear with it, but a blue blazer is a classic.

[Little32]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

How about "classic" instead of "classy". Certain styles are classic - you could wear them then, you could wear them now - for example, the blue blazer is a classic. Lapels may change some, and the tie you wear with it, but a blue blazer is a classic.

I was going to make the distinction between classic and classy in my early post, but then I didn't.

I think, however, my point stands. Fashion changes. It just does; that is the nature of the beast.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Lucky SC

The only tradition i can see in this is the fact that your grandad might have worn polo, but their line has definately changed from then to now. The only thing probably identical in style is the classic khaki's and a blazer or a plain old suit.

LOL. My grandfather wouldn't have dreamed of wearing Polo. Polo wasn't widely available or popular until the 1980s. And I can remember how many, many old-school types thought it was just too trendy, faddish and designerish to wear. (I still don't like to wear it.)

Classiness isn't a trend that fades away over time. We just like to keep it classy at all time, no matter what we may be doing.

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

How about "classic" instead of "classy". Certain styles are classic - you could wear them then, you could wear them now - for example, the blue blazer is a classic. Lapels may change some, and the tie you wear with it, but a blue blazer is a classic.

Good clarification, because, as should be clear, holding to the classics doesn't guarentee classiness.