would you rather be overdressed or underdressed>

[Anonymous]

I feel like a lot of DCUM fashion spars are between people who'd rather be overdressed and people who'd rather be underdressed. Which are you?

I would rather be underdressed. Obviously I'd rather be appropriately dressed but if I had to choose one or the other, underdressed 100%.

[Anonymous]

Overdressed if I had to choose. And I’m not an overdresser normally. In the US any more you have to try pretty hard to underdress.

[Anonymous]

Overdressed, but not like suit or ball gowns, just something really luxurious that I’m perceived and taken seriously by people who don’t know me. I get better service if I’m dressed well. I’m ignored when I’m underdressed.

[Anonymous]

I'm European and think I am always appropriately dressed, but then I see Americans going to the opera in jeans and T-shirts and feel like an alien.

[Anonymous]

Definitely over

[Anonymous]

Overdressed. Always err on the side of looking better than everyone else

[Anonymous]

Under for sure

Over = tring too hard

Better to look like you don’t care

[Anonymous]

I'd rather be underdressed. Whole "well F-you elites" attitude comes off better when you're a little on the grungy side.

[Anonymous]

Underdressed, I think. I once went to an event and was so overdressed I felt compelled to lie and say I had another event after (and then I had to leave early). But too underdressed is bad too. Mastering the in between is an art around here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Overdressed. Always err on the side of looking better than everyone else

But overdressed often does not look "better," just foppish.

[Anonymous]

Under for sure

Over is embarrassing

It shows you care too much what other people think.

[Anonymous]

Overdressed, for sure. I feel more confident when I look nicer. I was thinking of this the other day--I ran into 3 people at the grocery store, and one was a superior from work, and one was my child's pediatrician. So these were "business-y" hellos and greetings. I was glad I looked nice and felt confident in that moment.

[Anonymous]

Overdressed, although I'd feel uncomfortable if I was in a ball gown at a casual event. But normally if I am overdressed it is just a little bit, and that's totally fine with me. I like wearing dresses so am often a touch overdressed.

[Anonymous]

An interesting corollary question would be what is your ethnicity and HHI/net worth.

My suspicion is that white rich people would rather be under dressed than over. They don’t like to show their hand (I.e. show that they care).

[Anonymous]

I look underdressed no matter what I wear because of my middle aged body