Is style getting better or worse?

[intent]

I don't mean how everyone dresses as an average, but what is considered "well-dressed" or "good looking" in the public's eyes. Looking at the ideals of the last 30 years, it doesn't seem like the 2000s are that bad. Baggy crew-neck t-shirts replaced by collared polos. Giant suit shoulders replaced by better fitting garments in the magazines.

To an objective point of view, of course.

 

[BillyMaysHere!]

Originally Posted by intent

I don't mean how everyone dresses as an average, but what is considered "well-dressed" or "good looking" in the public's eyes. Looking at the ideals of the last 30 years, it doesn't seem like the 2000s are that bad. Baggy crew-neck t-shirts replaced by collared polos. Giant suit shoulders replaced by better fitting garments in the magazines.

To an objective point of view, of course.

True dat.

 

[porcelain monkey]

Agreed. People want to dress like they are serious and working hard. It is refreshing to see what a recession can do, unlike the business casual '90s.

 

[Kentishman]

I think it's much more polarised; those who err on the more casual side have got much 'scruffier', whilst the rest have smartened up. There seems to be an eradication of the middle ground.