Firstly, a suit isn’t technically a neutral item. In my country, we have school uniforms, and I wore one for many years. The jacket fits poorly on almost everyone because it’s difficult to make. The pants are too thin even for autumn, and white shirts get dirty very quickly.
Secondly, a suit isn’t a neutral political statement. You may have heard of the Great Male Renunciation, but a suit is also a symbol of unification. The phenomenon that the King of England and the leader of China dressed differently in the 17th century, but now they dress almost identically, is a significant factor. Of course, you can adopt the status of everyone who wears a suit, just like you can adopt the status of military and police uniform wearers, but in my opinion, that’s not a good trend.
Thirdly, a suit isn’t beautiful. If you abstract away specific, well-made, and expensively produced examples, what remains? A certain style of fabric tailoring, suitable for a narrow range of situations. In general, Japanese culture beautifully displays hierarchically colored clothing, whether it’s business suits or maid outfits. On the other hand, there’s Wendy from Gravity Falls, Marceline from Adventure Time, Cornelia from W.I.T.C.H. Of course, you can love Luna Lovegood, who wore a school uniform, and generally, that layer of memories is hard to shake when you’ve met a lot of girls in suits. But it’s also connected to the tragedy of alienation—it’s rare to be able to build a marriage with a classmate or an office colleague.
In short: you’re promoting a policy I don’t like by aestheticizing the trappings of that policy.
Firstly, a suit isn’t technically a neutral item. In my country, we have school uniforms, and I wore one for many years. The jacket fits poorly on almost everyone because it’s difficult to make. The pants are too thin even for autumn, and white shirts get dirty very quickly.
Secondly, a suit isn’t a neutral political statement. You may have heard of the Great Male Renunciation, but a suit is also a symbol of unification. The phenomenon that the King of England and the leader of China dressed differently in the 17th century, but now they dress almost identically, is a significant factor. Of course, you can adopt the status of everyone who wears a suit, just like you can adopt the status of military and police uniform wearers, but in my opinion, that’s not a good trend.
Thirdly, a suit isn’t beautiful. If you abstract away specific, well-made, and expensively produced examples, what remains? A certain style of fabric tailoring, suitable for a narrow range of situations. In general, Japanese culture beautifully displays hierarchically colored clothing, whether it’s business suits or maid outfits. On the other hand, there’s Wendy from Gravity Falls, Marceline from Adventure Time, Cornelia from W.I.T.C.H. Of course, you can love Luna Lovegood, who wore a school uniform, and generally, that layer of memories is hard to shake when you’ve met a lot of girls in suits. But it’s also connected to the tragedy of alienation—it’s rare to be able to build a marriage with a classmate or an office colleague.
In short: you’re promoting a policy I don’t like by aestheticizing the trappings of that policy.