Do you "dress for dinner"

[Beached]

Do you dress for dinner?
Do you just show up at the table in whatever you were wearing to change the oil in your pick up?

I have noticed a trend in restaurants. The ladies will arrive nicely dressed and groomed while the gentlemen will wear whatever they scraped off the bedroom floor.
The most extreme case I have seen lately was a man wearing crocs, sweatpants, tank top and ball cap.

Don't get me started on ball caps at the dinner table.

Growing up the minimum standard was to show up at the table clean, collared shirt and no hat anywhere indoors.

 

[peace]

Definitely no hats :no:

but i dress whatever I want though.

 

[cristycurves]

Absolutely, eating a meal with someone should involve some sort of respect for those one you're sharing it with and for who prepared it, and that respect includes dressing nicely.

 

[Leo]

Only if I have company.

 

[DannyDevito]

Always.

 

[ReservoirDog]

Yes to the no hats but seems the new generation doesn't care, know or been taught properly.

 

[demien3k5]

Restaurant and clubs' dress codes have totally gone to hell, and so many people have forgotten what it means to demonstrate some 'class' when out and about. Worse still is the way so many people dress to attend weddings and funerals. Like they were going to Chick-Fil-A for combo. No self-respect whatsoever.

 

[LadyJacklyn]

I am not really comfy in a dress but when I have to I will do it (wedding/funeral/gala event). That being said, I generally feel comfortable wearing a nice sweater or cardigan and clean skinny fit dark jeans with my chucks to just about anywhere else, including 5 star restaurants. I am punky/alternative but have matured my tastes to suit my age a bit better. I don't feel a need to "dress up" for dinner, I just make an attempt to be clean and fairly presentable all the time. I'd rather feel comfortable than look like I am squirming in my skin. The beauty of maturity.

 

[Boing]

Do you dress up?.

 

[nntsci]

depends...
if I'm having dinner with a special someone, yes...
if its a special dinner with family... yes
if its at an expensive restaurant... yes
if its a dinner with colleagues at work... yes.

if its just my family and I and its not a special occasion, at home, no guests, (like what we'll eat in 10 minutes)... no.

 

[Guido]

Only on Sundays when mama is around.

 

[Fuj]

Restaurant and clubs' dress codes have totally gone to hell, and so many people have forgotten what it means to demonstrate some 'class' when out and about. Worse still is the way so many people dress to attend weddings and funerals. Like they were going to Chick-Fil-A for combo. No self-respect whatsoever.

There you go again. You really think your shit doesn't smell.

 

[TFZL1]

I like to dress up if it’s a special occasion.
ill even wear the purple shirt if I know she’s gonna wear the purple dress.

 

[Demonhunter]

sometimes scrubs have to be worn when i dine non- contaminated of course and with a clean lab coat. Food is still good regardless of my attire

 

[Beached]

Absolutely, eating a meal with someone should involve some sort of respect for those one you're sharing it with and for who prepared it, and that respect includes dressing nicely.

Always classy

 

[Beached]

Definitely no hats :no:

but i dress whatever I want though.

Just shave your legs if you're wearing a skirt

 

[Beached]

Only if I have company.

Dining alone at home I am usually multi tasking and anything goes.

 

[Beached]

Yes to the no hats but seems the new generation doesn't care, know or been taught properly.

I find almost as many gents in their 50s and 60s sporting ball caps in restaurants. Perhaps to hide baldness.
On the other side of the coin there are the high scoolers out on a date dressed up and looking good. Too bad they are looking at their phones and not each other.

 

[Beached]

Do you dress up?.

Would not say dressed up so much as dressed approprately for the venue and occasion.

 

[Beached]

I like to dress up if it’s a special occasion.
ill even wear the purple shirt if I know she’s gonna wear the purple dress.

Last dinner date I wore a dress shirt, sport coat, dark Levi's casual leather shoes and fancy socks.
She wore a short black dress heels and stockings.
So beautiful I still smile thinking about it.