Recently my husband and I spent Thanksgiving with his relatives that reside in New Hampshire. While there, we were fortunate enough to spend a lovely night in the beautiful and historic Marriott Wentworth By The Sea. The hotel offers an incredible Thanksgiving dinner for families so I wasn’t surprised to see a lot of children and their parents. I was however, surprised to see how many of these guests dressed in what I would consider not even appropriate for a trip to the gym!
After the Thanksgiving festivities were over, my husband and I went back to the hotel for a night cap in the beautiful lounge area of the hotel. It was still early so there were lots of families and kids walking through the lounge area while we sipped our cocktail. I did not see one dress on any of the young girls walking by, not one sweater vest or tie combo on the boys (remember those cute boy outfits). The parents dressed their children as if it was just another Thursday. A more disturbing sight was a woman who was in need of ice cubes that decided it was acceptable to walk through the hallways, down to the lobby and through the lounge in her full length flannel night and BLACK socks to fill up her ice bucket?!
I remember when I was younger and the holidays were upon us, the “occasion” attire came out of the closets and it was not a discussion or debate as to whether or not I (or my siblings) would dress up. We dressed up. While I might not have approved of this tradition at the time, I now have a greater appreciation for the fact that my parents provided me with the knowledge of making the distinction between every day attire and special occasion attire. Today, many people don’t recognize the distinction and perhaps that’s due to society’s more relaxed and comfort minded approach to dressing.
It is really important to understand that when one dresses up, one feels like a million dollars. You stand up straight, you feel more confident and more importantly, you feel good about yourself.
Be polished and proud!
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I agree. When I was in Italy this spring, I dressed for dinner every night. I often do the same here.
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