you will find a lot of contexts where a t-shirt, hoodie (!) and hemp Vans aren't going to cut it
Those however may be disproportionately contexts to avoid.
Those however may be disproportionately contexts to avoid.
Contexts in which dress matters may disproportionally be contexts to avoid, but there are contexts that are worthwhile in which dress is very important.
I'm a partner in a digital agency and used to think that if I dressed better, we'd sell more work.
The inverse turned out to be the case. We actually lost one potential job for looking "too corporate" (their words). Recently, our largest client noted something similar: that they sort of expected to see me in a hoodie, and would feel weird if I showed up in a suit.
The point isn't to look sloppy. Instead, it's to make the clothing something that they don't even think about.
The only garment request we've made of our staff, is: no spandex bike shorts.
One of our designers liked wearing them. They showed off his junk. (No one found that a pleasant sight.)