Who woulda thunk it? 
BF: I wear sweatpants here, but I never used to do that in Europe.
It’s the environment here that makes me dress down.
I don’t have any control over what I wear here.
FB: I don’t believe that. You have a choice in what you wear.
BF: Yeah, but even YOU dress differently in Ontario than you do in Quebec.
You don’t wear sweatpants or sweatshirts there!!
FB: True, but it’s my choice. You said you don’t have control over what you wear.
BF: Okay, what I meant was that the environment influences the way you dress subconsciously or consciously and I cannot control that environment.
FB: Hmm.. good point
Note: I am trying to make an effort, but he doesn’t know that before we went back to Ontario, I didn’t have all my nice things!
I had packed them all away, thinking we were moving.
Now I’m busting them out. Full blast.
What do you think?
Does the environment around you influence the way you dress?
Do you dress differently in different cities or situations?
(Not taking into account what you have to wear to work or special events, those are given)
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The Asian Pear
on Nov 8th, 2009
@ 9:42 AM:
Yes and no. When I go on trips, sometimes I’d want to dress up like when I went to NYC. I didn’t want to look too… studently if you know what I mean. When I go to Finland, I picked more casual wear. So yes, environment influences. But that being said, my personal style is one that’s more casual anyways. You’d never catch me in an extra stuffy looking suit except at an interview. Most of my clothes is relaxed casual and kinda… I dunno. “Sweet” in a way.
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LA Daze
on Nov 8th, 2009
@ 10:25 AM:
I definitely dress up more in Asia than I do here in So Cal. People here are laid back and very casual, so it’s all about the jeans and t-shirts. In Asia i’ll wear my nicest designer jeans and a cute top, and my nicest flats or heels.
And when I moved to the US back in 2002, lots of people told me I don’t dress like i’m from here, but that I dress nicer. Ha! I toned that down quite a bit to fit in more
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Lara
on Nov 8th, 2009
@ 11:20 AM:
My problem is I’m not very good at adapting. If I’m told an event is dressy, I panic (and usually end up making a frantic shopping trip beforehand). As a student, I wear jeans and sneakers and I fit in, but when I worked in an office, I wore the same thing (just to be clear, the dress code at that office was quite casual, though not everyone dressed as casually as I did). Every time I’ve been in Montreal I’ve felt horribly slobby whereas I feel fine dressed the same way in Toronto. I don’t recommend being as unadaptable as I am. I think part of the problem is that there are few enough occasions where I have to take it up a notch with my clothes that it hardly seems worth it to shop for them unless I find out I absolutely need to. But there’s nothing worse than having to scramble at the last minute for that sort of thing.
Krystal
on Nov 8th, 2009
@ 11:30 AM:
Since I’ve moved to Vancouver, I’ve definitely started dressing cuter and making sure I’m looking appropriate when I go out. No more sweatpants. Whereas in my home town, it was way more laid back, I dressed more hippy-ish and down to earth. And my work wardrobe was totally separate from my every day clothing. Now in Vancouver, I find the lines are totally blurred and my every day clothing has gotten more expensive and better looking.
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Samantha
on Nov 8th, 2009
@ 12:13 PM:
Where I live everything is really casual but when I go to the bigger cities in my state to shop or what not I tend to dress up more and look nicer.
E
on Nov 8th, 2009
@ 12:26 PM:
Having been down in the US for the past couple weeks for work, I’ve noticed how casual the work environment is down there. I find it atrocious actually. What I saw was heavy knit cotton button shirts and cotton khaki trousers. In Canada, if they’re just wearing a shirt and pants for work, the shirt is a more finer, “dressier” button shirt, and the pants are more wool, etc. as opposed to khakis. But most of the time, managers will wear a tie and more periodically, a suit.
As within Canada, I find any time I’m in Toronto or Vancouver, I do feel a more heightened air of “materialism” (for a lack of a better word). It seems on average, people dress a little more finer (and drive nicer cars
) and are more “put-together” than other cities I visit within Canada.
Financial Samurai
on Nov 8th, 2009
@ 12:39 PM:
When I was in NYC, I’d dress up all the time. Here in San Francisco, it’s all about dressing down!
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SeeJaneGetRich.com
on Nov 8th, 2009
@ 1:15 PM:
When I am in DC I dress like a total slacker. When I go home to the south, I dress up. But that can also be because I am afraid of running into high school friends looking like a total slob.
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liz
on Nov 8th, 2009
@ 1:25 PM:
when i am at college i wear sweatpants, moccasins, and a hoodie everyday (especially when it’s cold). “dressing up” on my campus is jeans and a cute top, lol.
me in millions
on Nov 8th, 2009
@ 7:54 PM:
Absolutely! I had no sense of style until I went to college in a more urban area. My look is def more polished and put together now.
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Jillian (back to the nest)
on Nov 8th, 2009
@ 8:00 PM:
Hahhaa love that convo.
I SHOULD care more about how I dress. I look nice for work and for going out ( like, OUT out…with friends for drinks or something), but otherwise I look like I just rolled out of bed. Making a conscious effort to quit that though.
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Namine
on Nov 8th, 2009
@ 8:44 PM:
My environment definitely effects how I dress, it also effects how I feel about myself and what I do with my hair. The job I had before this one was very depressing, that I just stopped caring, because the people were so mean. But where I am now, I WANT to look good. The people I work with make me feel good, so I want to dress that way too!
Lawgirl
on Nov 9th, 2009
@ 12:12 AM:
I am pretty low-key, i.e. I spend most of my day in yoga capris and t-shirts. I would love to be more polished, but while I’m out of work, I’ve gone very casual.
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amy
on Nov 9th, 2009
@ 6:49 AM:
It’s not so much what I DO wear when I go somewhere different. It’s what I WON’T wear. When we went to Paris I brought neutral colours, flat boots, tights, scarves–all the same things I wear in Halifax regularly–but I made sure not to bring hoodies or sneakers, which I might bust out here to run to the grocery store or out to grab a coffee. I didn’t bring any t-shirts. Same when I go to NYC, Toronto or any other bigger city. I was home in New Brunswick on the weekend and wore a pink AE polo shirt, which is fine for home but not something I’d have worn in Paris.
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suzie
on Nov 10th, 2009
@ 8:00 AM:
i think i do now that i’ve moved to a country town. it’s not small small, but still considered big. hehe anyways, here i always feel like i’m dressed up too much. i guess most people are in some kind of tourist garb or really dressed down. most of my really good clothes are in the city coz i don’t really need them here. but i still have a strictly no sweatpants to the shops thing. i wear them to work if i get called in tho
(they are the nicer sweatpants tho)
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becca
on Nov 10th, 2009
@ 10:27 AM:
Of course it does! Anywhere I go on vacation I dress completely different than my everyday wear, usually including sandals and a short-sleeve top year round. For work, usually we wear the same thing, but instead fancier sandals. So when I go out of town, I put the flip flops away and dress nicer.
Revanche
on Nov 12th, 2009
@ 7:10 PM:
Oh definitely .. for the first time in my life, while shopping in NYC, I accessorized. Me!! My friends usually compliment me for not clashing! And yeah, I'm still super proud of myself for it.