Becker Private Equity & Business Podcast
Men Wearing Suits: How the World Has Changed 6-5-25
Thu, 05 Jun 2025
In this episode, Scott Becker reflects on how the perception of men wearing suits has shifted over the years.
Chapter 1: What is the main topic of this episode?
This is Scott Becker with the Becker Private Equity and Business Podcast. Today's discussion is about men wearing suits and really how the world has changed.
Chapter 2: Why do people react differently to men in suits today?
And this is top of mind because I'm in a suit today and went into a gas station and you get various different looks from people because today, if you're wearing a suit, you're literally the only person in the world that's wearing a suit, it seems like on most days. And so here's the deal. In the old days, a guy wore a suit and people thought that person must have some import to them.
Chapter 3: What did wearing a suit signify in the past?
They must have a serious job or at the very least, they were a serious career person wearing a suit who went to work proudly, dressed for the day, dressed for what, you know, the modern day version of battle, dressed in a suit. That was the old version of what it meant to wear a suit.
Today's version of what it means to wear a suit is that you have to be such a low status person that your boss forces you to wear a suit. So rather than it being a sign of respect that we're wearing a suit, what I think people perceive today, if you're the guy wearing a suit, you probably have a boss who's really nasty and a tough, tough boss.
I won't use the word I want to use to describe it and that you are very well on the totem pole. So that's the difference in what's happened today versus 10, 15 years ago. I think this is a sad reality. I'd love to hear people's not, it's not a sad reality. It is what it is, but I'd love to hear people's thoughts on this. You know, and obviously there's some people that carry off the suit thing.
Like they are the man, like they have it going on. I, you know, like we had Alex Rodriguez, this great professional athlete or a conference last year, uh, He puts on a suit, and he looks like the man. I put on a suit, and I look like a middle-aged, dumpy old guy. But it is what it is. I'm not that bad. But in any event, I'd love to hear people's opinions on this. Text me, 773-766-5322.
Love to hear your thoughts. Thank you for listening to the Becker Private Equity and Business Podcast. Thank you very, very much.
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