What's your favorite memory of getting really dressed up and going out?

[Jeff7]

That day when I didn't get dressed up to not go to the college graduation ceremony.
I'm really not a "ceremony person." Much ado about...not really all that much.

Any shirt with a collar and buttons is "dressed up" as far as I'm concerned. I can't say I'm a fan of it.

Originally posted by: pontifex
all of my memories are nightmares. i hate dressing up and feel extremely uncomfortable.

And just a touch bit silly. I was in a suit twice in one week for senior project presentations. I'd seriously crack up if I'd see myself in a mirror-like surface; it's just such a silly concept. "OMG, I am capable of dressing myself in this expensive garment. That act of basic competence makes me a more valuable person!" The suit only makes the man if he's got nothing better to offer.

 

[RedCOMET]

I enjoyed dressing up for my HS Senior Prom. Then there was Fraternity Spring Formals, and then an Engineering Formal. I had fun at most of them.

 

[JaYp146]

Any time it resulted in me getting laid during college.

 

[PingSpike]

I don't enjoy dressing up. Especially to eat, since I'm paranoid of getting food on my good clothes the whole time.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Prom probably. I also had a good time every night getting dressed up to go out on my senior trip in the bahamas.

 

[BoomerD]

Originally posted by: Alone
Graduation from Basic Training.

U-Rah! I've had several "proud moments" in my life, but NONE as proud as the first time I was called a "Marine!" (before you graduate, you are a recruit...the lowest form of life on earth.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFNeBRc7W7s

 

[Red Squirrel]

College graduation. Actually, probably high school, that one was more fun, but college one was the greatest feeling ever as I was officially free from schooling.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Originally posted by: Alone
Graduation from Basic Training.

That one is definitely up there. Graduating from "C" school as well. But I think wedding would win out of my experiences.

 

[keird]

Military events are great. I've taken some dates in the past. Combine chicks, alcohol and uniforms and you can have a great time.

Now that I'm married we can look forward to an annual military ball we can plan for, my daughter can remember Mommy and Daddy dressing up and going out together for special nights. Idealistic, but that's what I want.

 

[Lola]

This is an easy one... Every formal night one every one of the 9 cruises we went on. Two nights each... cannot choose one specific one. That and the few times we went to a huge celebrity benifits in Detroit the night before Thanksgiving.
one in 2007

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Flipped Gazelle

Originally posted by: pontifex
all of my memories are nightmares. i hate dressing up and feel extremely uncomfortable.

Dude, seriously... you and amdhunter need to get together...

I meant with dressing up, not ALL of my memories

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
That day when I didn't get dressed up to not go to the college graduation ceremony.
I'm really not a "ceremony person." Much ado about...not really all that much.

Any shirt with a collar and buttons is "dressed up" as far as I'm concerned. I can't say I'm a fan of it.

Originally posted by: pontifex
all of my memories are nightmares. i hate dressing up and feel extremely uncomfortable.

And just a touch bit silly. I was in a suit twice in one week for senior project presentations. I'd seriously crack up if I'd see myself in a mirror-like surface; it's just such a silly concept. "OMG, I am capable of dressing myself in this expensive garment. That act of basic competence makes me a more valuable person!" The suit only makes the man if he's got nothing better to offer.

I'm not sure I understand what you are getting at here. it sounds like an insult, but i'm not sure why it warrants an insult.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: pontifex
I'm not sure I understand what you are getting at here. it sounds like an insult, but i'm not sure why it warrants an insult.

It's more like commentary on society. Some cultures put large plates or discs in their lips. Others stick metal rings around their necks, or indulge in very large piercings. We wear expensive suits as some kind of social symbol. It strikes me as the same sort of behavior as a bird adorning its rear end with feathers it found lying on the ground so that it can look more impressive around other birds.
And along with that is the societal notion that a person with a suit on is more valuable or more important than one without a suit. A suit doesn't/shouldn't show that someone is important. It shows that they have the basic skills necessary to get dressed, and sufficient money to afford a suit in the first place.

 

[shortylickens]

None.
Didnt go to prom.
Was glad to be done with Boot Camp and didnt care about the ceremony.
Was forced to go to the Navy Ball and didnt like it.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Probably a birthday party in kindergarten. Unless other people's weddings or Church count.

 

[nanette1985]

My daughter decided not to go to her HS prom - WAY too expensive (upscale NJ), and the you-gotta-bring-a-date thing was not to their taste. She and a few friends got together and that night they had an "anti-prom" - got dressed up, went to NYC, had dinner and went to a show. I drove them to the city, and somebody's father was going to work late and help drive them home.

The father and I joked about how it sounded like fun to get dressed up and hang out like HS kids (we knew each other really well). Well, he said he had a tux, and I certainly have formal wear, so we didn't tell the kids, but I dropped the kids off and then headed for his office, where I put on my sequin dress and heels, and he got his black tie and tails. He had one of those top hats that collapses! It was so cool.

We walked around the city for a while. It was gorgeous clear weather. Then went to the top of the Empire State Building, and he talked about how he met his wife and I pointed out all the places I used to live. We met a young couple up there who were on their honeymoon from Kansas or something, and we took them out for champagne. We tried really hard not to give them advice about how to have a happy marriage. (I was going through a filthy nasty divorce, and he was sleeping with a couple of jr. high school girls.)

Finally we cabbed it back to his office - high heels and his opera pumps are not made for walking. We grabbed some pizza - there's nothing like pizza in formal wear! Went up to his office, changed back into normal wear, waited for the kids at Starbucks where he fell asleep, and I read the papers.

The kids sailed in, they'd had a great time. We drove them home.

As far as I know, the kids have never found out what we did.

 

[ggnl]

I only dress up for job interviews and weddings and neither of those are very fun.

 

[acheron]

Wedding. Didn't go to prom.

 

[keird]

Originally posted by: princess ida
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We tried really hard not to give them advice about how to have a happy marriage. (I was going through a filthy nasty divorce, and he was sleeping with a couple of jr. high school girls.)
<snip>

You're husband or this dude with a collapsable top hat?

 

[skim milk]

It was during my final year in college. There's a girl who I liked and the feeling was mutual. I ended up asking her to be my date to this end of sem. banquet event for a student org that I was part of. I'm happy that I got a chance to take her there, show some parts of who I am, and it was a great time for both of us. She's hot and smart!

 

[JJChicken]

Originally posted by: AreaCode707
Wedding? Prom? Doing something special with your folks when you were young or they were old? Amazing date with your S.O? Misc?

Thread inspired by the fact that there is very rarely anything that we dress up for in our society anymore.

Pics welcome but not required.

Sad but true. I'd give an arm and a leg to be in the roaring 20s, but then I wouldn't have an arm or a leg to foxtrot.

 

[JJChicken]

Originally posted by: pontifex
all of my memories are nightmares. i hate dressing up and feel extremely uncomfortable.

don't worry man, we've all been there. just be confident cuz

 

[JJChicken]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
That day when I didn't get dressed up to not go to the college graduation ceremony.
I'm really not a "ceremony person." Much ado about...not really all that much.

Any shirt with a collar and buttons is "dressed up" as far as I'm concerned. I can't say I'm a fan of it.

Originally posted by: pontifex
all of my memories are nightmares. i hate dressing up and feel extremely uncomfortable.

And just a touch bit silly. I was in a suit twice in one week for senior project presentations. I'd seriously crack up if I'd see myself in a mirror-like surface; it's just such a silly concept. "OMG, I am capable of dressing myself in this expensive garment. That act of basic competence makes me a more valuable person!" The suit only makes the man if he's got nothing better to offer.

Mine is next friday, my thoughts pretty much mirror yours. I wouldn't dress up but for the fact that it would be too awkward to be the only person not in a robe.

 

[lokiju]

Wedding day would have to be the top experience.

Wearing a tux, everyone else dressed up nice, just a damn good time and a perfect day.

 

[nakedfrog]

Heh, I see people saying graduation from BMT... my favorite part about that was that it meant basic training was over, and I didn't have to get up at 6AM any more

The only time I've enjoyed dressing up was for my wedding, but it wasn't typical groom's attire.
I hate suits, sport coats, ties, etc. I bought a shirt with a preacher-type collar for job interviews so I wouldn't have to wear a tie. Dressing up is highly over-rated, and I'm glad we've moved past it. I can't believe people used to get dressed up to get on an airplane.