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In other words, "Suits make a corporate comeback" ? https://paulgraham.com/submarine.html https://paulgraham.com/submarine.html
by jstanley 2y ago
In other words, "Suits make a corporate comeback" ?
https://paulgraham.com/submarine.html https://paulgraham.com/submarine.html
- lbotos 2y agoI think that we are at a "generational inflection point". I did the whole "it's cool to wear t-shirts to work" startup thing, and now that I'm a little older and the stakes are a bit higher in the office, It does feel a bit disrespectful to look "unserious". So it's probably a perennial moment: ppl getting older. Maybe I'm boring now. (Also, died at loss in your footer, and the MD timeline of discovery is cool -- submit it here!)
- JKCalhoun 2y agoI was all about t-shirts until I had kids. When we went out on restaurant-night (Friday) I started to see myself in how my kids would perceive me — or how they might compare their father to others. So I started dressing a little less informally.
- antiterra 2y agoMore like, “Gary has a new novel coming out in July”
- JKCalhoun 2y agoOr (and I hate how cynical I've become) "How can I justify buying an outrageously expensive custom-made suit?" Oh yeah, I'll write an article about it, ha ha. On a less derisive note, a friend and I were riding the JR line in Tokyo when my friend pointed to the hand stitching on the suit of the salaryman (or not? ChatGPT tells me "yakuin" refers to the moire powerful decision-making company employees) standing next to us. That was a cool thing about public transportation where even the high-flyers travel with gaijin tourists.
- rsynnott 2y agoThis seems more suits-as-fashion than suits-as-uniform.
- ttepasse 2y agoThat article is far more personal than just a PR article. As a struggling dresser I really liked it for that.