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OG Party Suit Wearer
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Both my parents grew up in large poor families without education and through the depression as well. 12 kids on my fathers side. So they didn't have much money at all and during their later life we didn't have any real money to speak of.
My father always said that even if you were homeless you should have at least one good outfit that made you look at good as anyone else in any room you walk into. No matter how much money they had. And this one outfit was of prime importance and worth sacrificing other things to have. It was a necessity. . He was actually pretty fussy about clothes and although a laborer and farmer always dressed well. My mother didn't care as much if no one was around but could dress up to the 9s. Together going out they always looked great.
I think I had my first suit at 14.
I still subscribe to the philosophy of having at least one good outfit and looking good. Although for myself I've moved on a bit to having more clothes than most. I do spend time in organisations to give clothes to homeless, ex prisoners, alcoholics/addicts and street people and long term unemployed. I've never had a person I've dressed who hasn't wanted to look good. I've sent homeless blokes out in suits and ties looking better than most forum people and they always love it. Always. We also give them decent warm smart fashionable casual clothes and a hard wheeled suitcase to carry stuff around. They always walk tall. I've had hardened blokes cry and say they never thought they'd own a suit and never know how to wear a tie. And I feel good knowing I've sent some homeless bloke out looking better than 90% of men with easier lives.They know it and I know it. Its our secret fuck you to idiots.
My father always said that even if you were homeless you should have at least one good outfit that made you look at good as anyone else in any room you walk into. No matter how much money they had. And this one outfit was of prime importance and worth sacrificing other things to have. It was a necessity. . He was actually pretty fussy about clothes and although a laborer and farmer always dressed well. My mother didn't care as much if no one was around but could dress up to the 9s. Together going out they always looked great.
I think I had my first suit at 14.
I still subscribe to the philosophy of having at least one good outfit and looking good. Although for myself I've moved on a bit to having more clothes than most. I do spend time in organisations to give clothes to homeless, ex prisoners, alcoholics/addicts and street people and long term unemployed. I've never had a person I've dressed who hasn't wanted to look good. I've sent homeless blokes out in suits and ties looking better than most forum people and they always love it. Always. We also give them decent warm smart fashionable casual clothes and a hard wheeled suitcase to carry stuff around. They always walk tall. I've had hardened blokes cry and say they never thought they'd own a suit and never know how to wear a tie. And I feel good knowing I've sent some homeless bloke out looking better than 90% of men with easier lives.They know it and I know it. Its our secret fuck you to idiots.