One thing about that though is that your normal trousers will experience more wear. My jeans started to develop saddle marks, and also the odd chain mark. Since my commute went up in length and I switched to commuting in full gear, my normal clothes are being treated so much better.
I only commute in the finest Rapha city wear, of which I have a lot, so the damage is limited. You pleb.
And a chain guard / case.
(the pleb bit is tongue in cheek obvs and I don't have a chain guard or case, but mostly remain cat 4 tattoo free due to running my chains pretty much bone dry)
7 days late but yeah bang on.