Why Are Today's British Men So Scruffy?

[Khandro]

Where else but Italy would you see a gent of this age (or any) looking so cool?

https://ibb.co/0FjRzDb

[pat2604]

This'll do

https://www.ncgshop.com/p/?iid=138189103&pr=72.99

[tiggerblue10]

Maybe some people can't afford anything other than stuff made in sweat shops.

[pat2604]

I don't mind either Shirley, but I do like older men to keep up with the times. She doesn't matter you can't say older men don't look good in jeans, because they can do.

[andres]

I agree with pat2604. ^^. Age should not be a barrier to wearing good well-cut jeans.

[Togo]

This lad was another British style icon. He looked so "manly" that lesbians everywhere still dress like this when they are not being Dolly Parton. Funnily enough he bears a remarkable resemblance to David Hockney. It must be in the water oop north.

https://i.postimg.cc/m2FwF6SV/Fred-Dibnah.jpg

[Atheist]

I'm afraid that I don't really understand fashion. A sexy woman is sexy whatever she wears and however she smells. A sexy woman has a certain something which is nothing to do with superficial appearance or camouflage; however she dresses, she can't hide her sexiness.

[Ellipsis]

Many older British gents are in this mould (the actor is Nicholas Farrell):

[DonaldDuck92]

That's probably a generalisation. You could say that for women too I guess.

I think generally we have stopped investing in a small number of good quality clothes. People prefer variation and that means making money spread further.

Also, our waistlines are expanding. Many high end stores don't cater to plus sizes.

We've been in a pandemic. People haven't felt like there's been much to celebrate, morale has been low and we're all stuck at home. Not much point in dressing up.

The cost of living is being squeezed. People don't have so much disposable income to throw around.

Trends are changing. Few jobs require a suit these days and a tie is almost unheard of.

All of these are factors at play?

[Khandro]

Donald: Don't all those factors equally apply in Milan as well as Manchester?

[Peter Pedant]

In Manchester and Milan modern men dress modishly