Well, now. Wearing a suit makes (presumably male) wearers more logical, more likely to accept criticism without taking umbrage (or getting depressed), and more big-picture in general.
So says science!
I have been decrying the sloppification of America ever since I moved back from Mexico in 2005. There is nothing wrong with wearing a suit on vacation. As for shorts: here is a simple checklist:
Sartorial standards are important. My old friend Joe Berne explained why in a wonderful post, “Why should I dress like a grown-up?”
I have to wonder about the side-effects that come when a society decides to pretend that it does not have strong class markers when it really does.
I tell all men I know traveling outside of the US to simply not take any shorts.
Posted by: Christian LeBlanc | April 17, 2016 at 06:47 PM
We're all going to die of heat exhaustion as the earth warms up and we refuse to wear shorts.
Posted by: Matt McIrvin | April 20, 2016 at 04:29 PM
Wearing a jacket, suit and tie in heat and stifling humidity is a special kind of torture. I still remember when my rental car broke in Houston in August 2013 and I slowly turned my suit (all I had for a one day trip) into a soaking pile of rags as I waited for the tow truck on the side of the freeway. I barely made the meeting but I wonder if I'd have looked more professional if I'd dressed down instead of looking like a well dressed soaking sweaty hobo.
Now that I live in Alabama, searsucker is my friend.
Posted by: Dave K | April 20, 2016 at 10:56 PM
August+Houston = seersucker and/or linen. It's not even hot yet in South Carolina and many of us are already into the seersucker and cotton suits. Linen is for when it's really hot.
Posted by: Christian LeBlanc | April 24, 2016 at 03:49 PM