pick and choose – for instance, the article on tailoring your jacket for concealed carry may not be of one’s particular interest, but upgrading your business-casual wardrobe, or selecting a hat or accessories may be useful.

I heard “what are you all dressed up for?” more often – occasionally I had the temerity to where (d’oh!) wear a sport coat or nice pair of shoes. Before long, I simply answered that question with “what, I gotta have a reason?”

This was during the Clinton administration, if that gives any kind of cultural context – on the other hand, during the same period, one could still buy neckties at The Gap.