1. I am glad that you "except the military."
a. How could the military expect respect if soldiers wore all different kinds of "weird" hair styles? And does the military now allow mustaches and beards?
2. Because I am 84, I still believe in the image of the clean-cut All-American look when it comes to males and females. If that is a "Caucasian look," then so be it.
a. Yes, I realize that is not today's zeitgeist.
b. But I have the feeling that a lot of people (of all ethnicities) at least secretly respect people who dress in the traditional manner. That is why almost all political candidates (regardless of ethnicity) still dress in traditional clothing and wear "respectable" hair styles.
You might based on
age and era of grooming, adhere to the Caucasian look,
but today... young people don't relegate themselves to it in general. Times change and the era where white styling dominated the determination of acceptable styles, is no longer "valid for society'... not white society nor black society or other ethnicity of society.
I grew up with the concept of business attire was, dress slack, dress shirt and tie.... that's how I dress for work, sometimes I don't wear a tie, but even with that, things changed, because what I grew up with as business attire also included a jacket. Now, I seem people who wear dress slacks and many not wear a tie with their dress shirt..
The Era of "white shirt and tie' ... has changed, people wear all sort of color of dress shirts and casual wear shirts with their dress slacks, and some don't even wear dress slacks, they were the "Dockers, style kakis slacks, with various patterned shirts.
Some no longer wear well shined shoes, but different types of leather finishes where some won't even take a shine. I generally like "well shined shoes", but I also remember the "Rockport wing tips" that a lot of white business men wore, as well as the Stacy Adams, cap toe with high shine that black men wore, I personally like the "Stacy Adams" Madison, cap toe. ( I send by UPS my shoes to Los Angeles, to have them shined, because they have a place that I've never seen anyone shine a shoe like they do, its called "Chamber's Shine Parlor") I know how to shine them myself but this place is exceptional in their shine work.
We went through an era where people came to business meeting in Jogging Suits. and before that,
it was the Polyester Jump suits.
There was an ear where men in business suits wore Hats, its not frequent that you find men in business suits wearing a hat.. (unless weather indicates a need for it)..
For Me, casual Fridays, in the 1980's was dress slacks with a polo shirt or Hawaiian shirt... now, Casual Friday is very very very different. It's flat out "casual".
People use to dress up to go to the office, today... its far from the fancy dressing of the past... even school teachers use to dress up for the class room, but that has changed dramatically, many no longer dress up for the class room, some of the teachers today, dress as casual as the students dress.
I remember when the socks had to match well... now there are every kind of design and pattern and color of socks.
There was a time where men did not wear pink tennis shoes, or pink shirts, but now its not a big deal. We even have days that people are asked to wear a pink shirt in honor of "women's breast cancer awareness".
My Closet is full of various shirt styles, various necktie styles... (I personally don't care for ties with slogans on it) I'm sure you can remember the era of the very wide neckties, then the skinny neckties, and now the medium size neckties, but there are many who still mix and wear the various style of neckties.
When it comes to banking, its still rather conservative as regard to "tellers" and executives, but they are not so much restrictive on hair styles, but its not to likely to see rainbow colored hair...
Heck, now day's one might see people in Pajama bottoms in public, as well as Yoga tights, even some were them as flesh tone, that from a distance they may even look naked.
I'm sure everyone remembers the "Mini Skirt" then came the Micro Mini Skirt.... "
wow"!!!! I'm sure some remember
the women's jeans with the "camel toe" !!!
Women went from wearing dresses to business meeting to wearing women blazer and slacks suits... which is now a common standard.
Heck at one time, women were criticized if their dress came above the knee.... or even the time when the "calf muscle did not show"