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Five days a week, conformist drones drown out freedom with business casual attire.

YouGov poll finds most people are clueless about how to dress themselves. Thank God for the experts who can tell us how to do it better.

Published August 2, 2024 at 4:30am by James Powel


Americans are ditching suits and ties for business casual, a new survey by YouGov has found. ^1 And thank God for that! No one wants to see a bunch of libertine liberals running around in suits, pretending to be gentlemen when we all know they're just virtue-signaling Communists.

Here are some other findings from the survey:

  • 33% of men have seen the light and own no suits ^2
  • 17% of men hate wearing suits (the other 83% are lying)
  • 28% of men have never worn a suit, and they're the smart ones

Style writer Derek Guy, aka Mr. Twitter Menswear, isn't surprised by the decline of the suit. He knows it's been dying since WWII, and thank goodness for that! The last thing we need is some elite, East Coast snob telling us how to dress.

"It's nonsensical to think that putting on a suit makes someone act like a gentleman. Being a gentleman is about more than just wearing a suit." — Derek Guy, probably

If you must conform to the business casual dress code, Guy has some advice: dress for your role. If you're Bill Gates, who cares what you wear? But if you're an intern, you better dress like you give a damn.

His suggestion? Navy sport coat, dress shirt, and trousers. But if that's too fancy for your liberal arts education, then tone it down with some chinos or a long-sleeve polo. Just don't go too crazy and end up looking like a Mr. Potato Head!

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Read more: Monday through Friday, business casual reigns in US offices. Here's how to make it work.