On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:00:44 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:



When I stopped working I either gave or threw every business suit and tie I
had away.

I told everyone in my family, young and old, that if anyone of them planned
on getting married or dying, don't bother inviting me to the ceremonies,
because I won't wear a suit.

Did go to a wedding though .... decent pants, shoes and a shirt. No suit.
No tie.

Most of mine disappeared when work went to casual dress.
Still have a couple, and wore one to a funereal last year.
BTW, I worked with a black guy who didn't really care for our company
going casual. Cultural thing about status.
Personally, I always saw suits as a hassle.
I sometimes wonder how badly the suit business got hit by most
businesses going casual.
There's a "Suit Factory" here that still advertises on TV, and when I
see an ad it reminds of SNL skit about a store in a mall called
"Scotch Boutique" which specialized in selling every damn variety
of Scotch tape. Bill Murray was the stock boy.
Funny as hell.
There's a running joke with my wife when we see a new store open in
the mall with a name like "Potato Skin Emporium."
Well, not really a joke, more of a laugh as we estimate how long it
will last.

--Vic