Find itDoes anyone dress up for dinner anymore? My professor was telling us that one of her pet peeves is that no one dresses up to go out to dinner anymore. As she waxed eloquent about the virtues of "dressing for an occasion" I realized 1. as much as I love clothes I am guilty of dressing in flip flops to a nice restaurant, 2. I never thought of it as "an epidemic". In an age when everyone wants to be comfortable it seems that careful attention to how we dress has gone out the window.
I went out to dinner this weekend and decided that I would actually dress up, wear my favorite blue suede heels, and enjoy myself. I was not prepared for the kind of attention that we got. 1. The server acted as though this was a very special date, 2. We caught more people looking at us than usual...specifically at clothes, 3. me and my boyfriend actually made more of an effort to celebrate life, just by dressing up. I mean after being together for 6 1/2 years who knew that it would simply take wearing nice clothes to make for an exciting evening. Who knew that just wearing nice shoes would totally make that much of a difference to everyone else?
Also, without meaning to I noticed that very few people actually were very dressed up or looked like they had made an effort with their appearance. I was saddened because I think that we all forget how much fun it can be to dress up, and honestly, the restaurant made an effort to offer us patrons a great experience complete with great atmosphere, fresh ingredients, and beautiful presentation. I say in the future try a little harder to make your experience worth it. I know I will. It changed my whole experience!
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