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Image from “In The Mood for Love”

Wearing a suit, or elements of a suit, all the time was never my style. I have always been a more streetwear leather jacket and denim kind of guy.

But there are times where I understand the importance of a specific type of dress. For example, my girlfriend took me out for my birthday this weekend to a show at Radio City Music Hall, dinner at a 126 year old steakhouse and drinks at a vintage cocktail bar.

We both dressed up for a night on the town. And I found myself in a sea of men in similar situations with stunning dates, except for one thing. They were almost all wearing polo shirts. Every place we went to.

“When did the polo shirt become the proper attire for a date night?” We asked each other.

I think I get it. Polos require less finger energy to button. That has to be it, right?

“Dressing well is a kind of good manners, if you ask me. When you’re standing in a room, your effect is the same as a chair’s effect, or a sculpture’s. You’re part of someone’s view, you’re part of that world, and so you should dress well. I find it’s a show of respect to try to put on your best face and look as good as you can.” - Tom Ford

Maybe I’m being too harsh. I’m being nostalgic for a time that is probably partially fictional, where men dressed up for occasion.

Dressing well and spending time with your loved one is a bit old fashioned. Nobody should put that much effort into something as trivial.

But you have to wonder if these people wear sweatsuits to work everyday if they really believed that.

In a perfect world, everybody would comply with the Tom Ford quote.