Recently I shared my photos from going to see “Grease” at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC – including showing off the new blouse I bought specially for the occasion. Because in my mind, surely such a special outing deserved a special outfit! (I’ve daydreamed before here on the blog about what to wear to a night at the theatre …)
I was quite chuffed to find my new blouse on the half price sale rack at Noni B for $49. It’s a lovely silvery grey crushed taffeta (no ironing – wooo!), with a ruffle around the neckline, and I teamed it with a pair of plain black pants and black patent high heels. It was just the piece for the classic and elegant look I was hoping to achieve; dressy without being over the top.
When I bought it, I thought it would be a good investment – just the ticket for any occasion that called for a bit of dressing up, such as a night at the theatre. (And as an almost empty-nester, going out and about will hopefully be increasingly on my agenda!)
Whatever Happened to Dressing Up?
But … I was disappointed to see that not many people dressed up for the occasion; in fact a lot wore jeans.
Obviously I haven’t gone out much in recent times (okay, the last 20 years!), and so haven’t had a chance to observe and take note of the changing dress code. And here I’d been worrying that I didn’t have anything suitable to wear!
I remember it being a big deal to wear your “Sunday best” to church back when I was a kid (horrible scratchy church clothes – I hated them!). These days (at my church anyway!) you can pretty much rock up in whatever, and yes, I’ve been known to wear jeans although usually my style is more “smart casual”.
I’m glad we don’t have to wear gloves, hats and pantihose to do the grocery shopping nowadays. But it does seem a real shame to me that we no longer enjoy or celebrate a chance to get a bit glammed up occasionally. It’s one of the fun things in life!
So I’m left wondering – what do people get dressed up for these days? Weddings, formals, and (you fill in the space)?
