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Work clothes for both men and women have certainly changed a lot since the 1950s.
- Work clothes have changed a lot over the years.
- Style in general has become less formal since the 1950s.
- Take a look below at how office workers have dressed across the decades.
Why don't people dress up for work anymore?
It's a question that's no doubt popped into the minds of many a workplace fashionista - not to mention anyone French cuffs-deep into a Mad Men binge.
The short answer is... it's complicated. Even today, degrees of sartorial formality tend to vary between industries, companies, and roles. And workplace styles can change day-to-day on an individual basis, too. Even if you usually don a business casual outfit, chances are, you'll probably dress up for your career-making pitch to the boardroom.
Basically, fashion's an ever-evolving, context-specific, and highly-personal thing.
But what accounts for the fact that many industries and companies have been slouching toward casualness since the 1970s?
To find out how - and why - workplace dress has transformed in this century, let's take a look back through time.