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Trumps base
They know nothing about fashion. They think a polo shirt is formal wear, because it has buttons.
nick_h.-
Yeah but fashion lends itself to ever increasing pendantics, especially on liminal issues like what constitutes formal wear. If a group only wears polos on formal occasions, then that makes it formal wear, at least for that cultural group.
A similar phenomenon happens with shiny brogued leather shoes. They’re marketed as dress shoes and many people use them as formal wear, even as wedding attire, possibly thinking that the additional complexity of pretty geometric patterns must mean a more elegant and refined shoe. However, brogued shoes were originally developed for manual labourers to keep their feet ventilated and cool on the job, and the highest quality shoes are made of single cut leather pieces with no decoration at all. Does that mean people are mistakenly using brogued shoes as formal wear, or have brogued shoes become formal wear for those groups?
Muc-ed-off
There are some photos of of JFK jr next to Trump who really brings out what a trashy nuveau riche buffoon Trump is. Yes, JFK is a hideous person on the inside, but he looks pretty damn good for his age and the suit he wore to that occasion was perfectly tailored to his frame. Next to him, Trumps awkward postures and ill fitting suits look just that much worse. Exactly the kind of shallow stuff Trumps base cares about.