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    Why do people dress so poorly these days our  Western Society has more access than ever   before to education to resources to finances  to technology you name it yet so many people   choose to dress very casual and at times even  sloppy what is happening that is making us go  

    In this direction why is the norm to wear hoodies  leggings athlete leure crop tops sweatpants Etc in   public and we haven’t even touched upon all the  revealing clothing where showing more and more   skin is starting to become the norm like cycling  shorts what’s up with that and for those of you  

    Who are new to my channel and before you think  that I’m some form ofle sitting here criticizing   what people wear please hear me out and definitely  watch until the end of the video because there are  

    Some important points that I really want to make  I just think that overall our society has gone a   little bit too far in terms of dressing casual  in public the society as a whole is going in a  

    Direction that I person personally think is going  to be very negative and have a negative impact on   us as a whole but more about that at the end so  I came across this Tik Tok and actually when I  

    Saw it I felt a bit sad not going to lie I mean if  you see you kind of understand what I mean I feel   saddened by this Evolution and I kind of know deep  down that it’s in a way game over for people like  

    Me who find this dressup culture to be negative I  know that my thoughts are a minority I know that   the mainstream population they probably are l this  casual fashion that’s currently happening if you  

    Are like me let me know in the comments but I do  also want to hear those who do not agree with me   get your voices heard of what you think casual  style is here to say I know that many of you  

    Are going to have judgments about me based on  this video I know that you’re not all going to   understand what I’m trying to say with this video  you’re going to feel defensive you’re going to  

    Feel offended even though that’s not the point and  I’m not going to lie that as a result I actually   started to censor what I say in the public space  because I feel feel like often the message just  

    Gets twisted and taken out of context way too much  to the point that I feel you know what there’s   not even a point in making certain videos and I am  aware that my most loyal fans are saddened by this  

    But don’t worry because I actually have a solution  for you I have created a patreon where you can get   all my unfiltered videos and conversations that  I simply cannot share publicly but behind closed   doors we can actually let loose and really speak  about those things that I know my classy ladies  

    Will understand I have a lot of Juicy videos  waiting for you so go to annab patreon.com to   sign up if you think that normalization of casual  wear is actually just a thing that happened like   in recent years you’re actually wrong this goes  way back as there has always been generational  

    Shifts that have been influencing this trend and  really made this trend to grow more and more in   the 60s you started having teenagers and adults  rebel against traditional Norm they wanted to   adopt a more casual and comfortable clothing style  as their form of self-expression and rebellion and  

    That’s also when the popularity of jeans started  to grow because initially jeans would actually   be considered a fabric only worn by laborers  and cowboys but now it started to become this   youth symbol for being cool being a rebel and  just breaking the Norms the Casual Trend kept  

    Growing in the 70s with a hippie movement now if  you think that athlete Leisure is something that   we just started weing like 5 10 years ago wrong  unfortunately actually it started right in the   80s and ’90s that is when athlete leiser had its  first waves you also had the grunge style really  

    Become a thing and set trends that the mainstream  population would adopt fast forward a little bit   to ’90s and 2000s when we had a rise in Tech boom  and tech companies they were kind of the Pioneers  

    Not only in technology but also to relax workplace  dress code for the very first time companies just   started to adopt a really casual work attire  attitude that actually set a trend that would   later spread like wildfire to other industry and  you know that that takes us pretty much to where  

    We are today but what is sad in 2023 is that it  has gone so far that I feel like everyone at some   point has seen somebody doing their groceries  literally just wearing a pajamas I actually  

    Want to go over the most common arguments that  I hear when I rais the question about what on   Earth has happened to our Society like what is  going on with the dress codes casual clothing is   often more comfortable and practical than formal  clothing for example leggings and t-shirts are  

    Easier to move around in than formal dresses and  tailored trousers this is important for women who   have active Lifestyles or jobs that require them  to be physically active I mean of course who am   I to argue with that I 100% agree I wouldn’t  want anyone to be uncomfortable in what they  

    Wear but there is this weird obsessive thinking  in our society where people think that the only   only comfortable garments that exist are leggings  sweatpants t-shirt hoodies sportswear Etc you know   as if like everything else is uncomfortable to  wear and I just want to bring up my point that  

    I was making beginning of the video like we live  in such abundant times most abundant than ever   before like fashion technology has never been more  Innovative and developed so many solutions for us   where we literally can have the most comfortable  Fabrics the most comfortable Cuts meaning that we  

    Don’t actually have to wear a garbage bag to be  comfortable clothing can look well put together   and classy while being super comfortable like  adding to this conversation what about trousers   people say yeah but trousers they can only be  comfortable if they’re sweatpants or leggings  

    No you’re wrong trousers can be so comfy if you  get them in the right size with the right hip   rise the right fabric that you personally like but  I know some of you are probably thinking okay so  

    What she’s making this video just because she  doesn’t like the way it looks no it’s not just   because of that just hang in there you’re going  to understand exactly what I mean in a second   next argument the influence of pop culture and  social media pop culture such as movies TV shows  

    And music has a significant influence on fashion  trends in recent years there has been a trend   towards more casual clothing in pop culture for  example many celebrities and fashion icons are   often seen wearing casual clothes such as jeans  t-shirts and sneakers jez you think I mean this  

    Argument is actually really true I mean it is  true thanks to especially a lot of American   celebrities people look at these images see what  they wear when they go to their Starbucks to buy   coffee wearing literally sweatpants some Uggs and  think like oh okay well if they wear it that means  

    That I can wear it too and maybe it’s cool to wear  something like that I don’t understand how sloppy   fashion became cool I personally also think that  the rise of Tik Tok and other social media kind   of relatable content where people basically  stream their lives when they show themselves  

    Completely undone barely dressed dancing in their  pajamas talking to camera without even brushing   their hair or taking a shower you know all of  that creates Trends and influences other people   and I think something that definitely also made  everything worse lockdown where people literally  

    Weren’t even taking showers sitting at home  looking like crap feeling like crap probably   on top of it as a result and then that kind of  became the norm but mind you not everyone in   this world has this issue it’s primarily Us in  the West because luckily some cultures and some  

    Countries still have their traditional clothing  as a norm to wear or more formal type of attire   as a norm and I just want to say you know what  good for you because over here our traditional   clothing is literally a t-shirt the lack of  time and resources many people today are busy  

    With work school and other commitments they may  not have the time or resources to put together   a well-coordinated outfit well that’s a valid  point but but you know that putting on a dress   let’s say like this takes the exact same amount of  time as putting on a pair of sweats and a hoodie  

    Individuality and self-expression casual clothing  allows people to express their individuality and   personal style this is in contrast to formal  clothing which is often seen as more uniform   and restrictive now I actually don’t get this  argument because what kind of self-expression  

    Does sloppy clothes tell you besides that you’ve  given up on life I understand teenagers who want   to be part of the cool kids in school I get it  if they want to wear hoodies but what about the  

    Average adult you know getting ready to go to work  putting on a hoodie like what does that tell you   about that person and this actually brings me to  my main issue with a casual and sloppy dress code  

    Of society these days I really would love us to  have a boundary between each other because in the   end of the day we’re strangers I remember going  once to see a musical in London a man was there  

    Wearing a pair of gray SWAT pants that had white  stains near his groin area and I’m like is it too   much to ask for to have a little bit of boundaries  where I don’t have to get this close to people I  

    Don’t know and you know the same goes for when  people wear revealing clothing and show skin   without thinking that that can be too intimate  and I’m talking about both the genders by the  

    Way who wants to sit next to a sweaty man at the  theater at the cinema or even at the bus and feel   his skin rubbing against you I also remember once  walking behind the woman on the street who was  

    Wearing you know these really tiny tiny cycling  shorts that were also cut in the way where they   kind of go inside her butto and then also on  top of it had a major camel toe and then she  

    Wore just a simple bralette on top like sportswar  style she was literally running her errands and   what I found problematic is that you can really  see her body in such great detail and extent why  

    Do we as strangers have to see all the is and I  know that many people when they argue with me on   these subjects they say well don’t look then well  guess what I’m trying but it’s kind of hard when  

    It’s looking at me it’s just very distracting and  I think that becomes also problem in itself now   I just feel like we have removed all ties that  we had to those boundaries that kept strangers   from interacting with each other in a way that  felt comfortable and appropriate now however I  

    Feel like I’m unwillingly invited into someone’s  intimate space and this ladies and gentlemen is   what’s ultimately bothering me you might have some  Prejudice about who I am and what I stand for but   all I want to say is that I’m actually not some  superficial prick just being annoyed if someone  

    Doesn’t wear the right shoes or the right dress  I truly don’t care on that individual level I   really really don’t I am not bothered if people  choose not to be fashionable or stylish I don’t   care it’s fine I understand I also respect the  fact that not every everybody has the resources  

    Or financial means the point of this video is not  to shame or critique people who dress differently   I do respect our differences but I want you  to become aware of something I believe that   the rise in mental health issues in our society  is of course a complex issue and has many many  

    Factors behind but one of them definitely has to  do with self-care and how you look after yourself   and how you dress and how you look after your  hygiene and your personal grooming I actually   spoke to a therapist about this who said that  when you put effort in your appearance and you  

    Think about what you wear it is truly self-care  that you do and this self-care is essential for   mental health you cannot neglect these fundamental  parts of your life and now especially that we have   so much conversation about self-care but self-care  is not just about you know taking a hot bath and  

    Do some journaling self-care is also how you treat  yourself on a daily basis how you prioritize your   basic needs clothes actually carry energy and if  that energy makes you feel attractive powerful   and confident then guess what you going inject  that energy into your mental head space and carry  

    It with you for the day but what happens when  you completely neglect yourself when you put on   something that makes you actually subconsciously  probably even feel worse about yourself I’m sure   a pair of sft pants are comfy but are they really  energizing you making you feel be beautiful making  

    You feel powerful making you feel confident if  the answer is yes for you then good for you but   I think majority don’t actually feel like that  I personally think that many people Retreat to   sloppy dress choices because they actually are  just neglecting themselves and that impacts your  

    Mental health and I really want us to step away  from The Stereotype that if you look after your   appearances that’s just something superficial  people do not something that kind of everybody   should be doing because this is kind of the  the basics to life when we do these things  

    We actually Empower ourselves to feel our best  dressing well is an action of self-care when you   put effort into your appearance you actually show  yourself that you are worthy of love and respect   and it’s going to make you feel more confident  and more empowered again if t-shirts hoodies  

    Leggings is your personal style that’s fine I  wish you all the best and for you ladies who   enjoy classic style and want to learn more  about it then you know I’m here for you on   this channel and you have so many videos now to  check out to learn about styling tips they’re  

    Going to make you feel amazing attractive  and look your best I will see you in the next video

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    1. I think it happened for a number of reasons.
      1. We are a generation that wants everything fast here and now. Dressing up fancy takes time and we don't like that.
      2. Fancy clothing still exists, it just evolved into different forms. Some women wear a ton of makeup and that's so much work everyday. Some people wear suits and formal dressing to their workplaces.
      3. Keeping your fancy clothes constantly sparkly clean and in top shape can get frustrating.
      4. Top notch clothing emphasises your social class, a thing that was widely popular in the past including official segregation and racism, which is seen wrong today.

    2. Seems to me that certain skills have been lost in the fashion business by designers and their cutters. The other thing is that they ignore beauty nowadays. Perhaps it's because the people who live in cities feel they are in more of a war zone when they travel in dirty subways and trains and on streets that are filthy. People who are paid to clean our streets and buildings most of the time simply don't bother to do their jobs. Also, our lifestyles have lost all elegance and calm or beauty.. The other thing is that clothes are being made with cheap materials. Shoes are made to be as ugly as possible with jarring mismatched colours, etc.

    3. Someone asked me recently (an extended family member) if I wore leggings. "Oh, not in public. I don't want to feel exposed. And they leave nothing to the imagination." This woman is 72 years old and I haven't seen her in anything but leggings for a couple of years. They are not flattering. I also threatened to take a picture of her backside to show her what they really looked like. At least she isn't fat. I have seen some women and said to myself 'That's a lot to ask from Spandex'
      And the ripped up jeans. They don't seem to be going away anytime soon.

      I have to admit that I could do better, but at least I can claim to be dressed modestly and neatly

    4. Because it's comfortable. Dress conservatively not showing cleavage or men your butt crack. Don't show your stomach. Sweat pants and hoods are great. Don't show off body. Just be comfortable yet not try to male anyone lust after you!!! life is too short to be uncomfortable just to be snobby or show others that you are uncomfortable and somehow that makes you better. I’m sorry and please Forgive me though if my comment truly does offend anyone.

    5. I never thought about the fashion trends this way to be honest. And from the beginning I thought I won't agree with you because I love the way it's normal now to spend less time on your look, that faces without makeup grow in popularity, and women have to struggle less trying to achieve the unbelievably high standard to get to be called beautiful.

      I watched the video to the end though, because your way of talking is very appealing, and you are also very respectful. By the end I must say, I agree with your points! I definitely don't want the classy fashion be the usual norm again, but I'd love to see how this trend rises for those who want to dress up like that, and that you won't feel too different or bothered. What we do need, is the obedience to the dress code in public places.

      Thank you for the video and new food for thoughts!

    6. Previous sunday i had a family lunch. OMG!! they all were wearing sweat pants, hoddies, lether leggins, crop and sneackers. LOOOOL. I felt overdressed for the occasion but it's my style, so…

    7. My farther occasionally went to the casino in the 80s. He then was occupied with recovering from a stroke. When I was 18 in the 2010s he wished for a trip with me to the casino. So we went.
      I'll never forget his shock and disappointment when he – dressed up in a suit even though he needed a walking stick and a special shoe help him walk – when he saw people wearing sweaters and being ungroomed.
      He remembered the casino as one of THE places where you had to dress up and taught me the same.

    8. Some people don't care how they look. Some do not want to take the time and effort to dress proper. The word lazy comes to mind. People can be seen wearing flip flops and pajamas to shop. I've seen people doing this in 8 degree weather. No coat or jacket to keep them warm, and yet they have a phone in their hand that they look at constantly. It's the new world we live in.

    9. Certainly I can't speak for all the women of course. I know some are doing things this way since traditional morals & values gone right out these windows but it is what it is Anna Bey & please pardon my intrusion here. Honestly again, I cry myself to sleep every single night over this now too. I left society, took SSI early retirement package & live on what I get from the system now. I have to play by their rules, but it helps me to stay housed exactly how bad our society has become just because people don't follow proper customs, traditions + have decorum to follow rules & regulations. It's just really so very embarrassing now. I don't like to bring it up and I really try to stay positive if I comment online but this is really the new reality now. I know several who have the money from retirement on 1000k a month, but still go right on panhandling at the intersections and eat at the soup kitchens too. Sorry I'm putting the truth out there. I really feel that it really does need to be said and I'm also tired of it all now too. I feel that enough is enough.

    10. Love that you are so articulate about this and that you're putting this idea out there in public – because it's so true! I thought yoga pants were supposed to be for yoga class, and jogging pants were meant for jogging. Clothes make the man, as they say, and it's also said that we "Dress for success." When I put on tailored clothing, I feel more put together and stand up straighter. As a full-time mom with an active lifestyle with my kid, I have to be comfortable, but I like to look presentable. A combination of a nice pair of pants, light make-up and a pretty but comfy sweater work as a great compromise.

    11. This is mostly a American thing, not so much in Europe. People mistake "sloppy" for "casual." I dress more casually than I did in the '50's and '60's, but not sloppily.

    12. Totally agree. Have spent a lot of time in Europe, and you really don't see the epidemic of obese people hiding in yoga pants and sweatshirts prevalent in the USA. A baseline level of fitness and appearance is completely lacking in America, no wonder two thirds of the population is diabetic and pre-diabetic. You just don't see it as obviously widespread in Asia, Europe or Latin America.

    13. I couldn't agree with you more, Anna! I work in a law office that has pretty much dispensed with a dress code as we don't have clients coming into the office. As a result, everyone wears jeans most of the time and some of the attorneys even wear shorts in summertime. Everyone, that is, except me. I like to look professional when I am in the office and I do this by wearing dresses, tailored pants, and nice jewelry. The only day I dress down is on Friday as a concession to the relaxed office attire. I feel better about myself when I look nice, and think it conveys an aura of professionalism.

    14. There's a happy medium. Most people can't afford expensive clothing and tbh having come from working in a bank in the early 90's making next to nothing but being expected to wear formal business attire including a big dry cleaning bill and wearing nylons daily was very difficult and uncomfortable. While I would never want to work in that setting again and partially because of the stress of getting so dressed up, I am also not the person who will go out in my fuzzy pajamas and slippers to the store. That's just disrespectful to yourself and the people around you.

    15. You are actually not the only one who feel this way. I have been feeling this way for a long time. The reason behind it is that the magic and innocent is depleted. People are not excited about life like they use to be. There is less love and beauty in the world and people are less and less motivated. The fashion industry promotes and capitalizes on it.

    16. Hi, Thankyou for the Video. With sloppy dressing, it started way before the 1960's There were the Incroyables and merveilleuses of Paris in the late 1700's.

    17. I was saying to my friend the other day, good night or good looking clothing nowadays it's just considered, "how close can we get to being naked"
      Even though I'm a red-blooded man who loves the female figure, it's just how tight endless shorts be how small can the shorts be, and on the guy side how tight the pants, even winter clothing that's supposed to keep you warm is made extremely thin and tight. If the clothing doesn't blatantly reveal some sexual part people won't see it as looking good.

    18. I honestly it all comes down to one thing that nobody wants to admit. We are just LAZY. People go around creating those elaborated excuses and that's what they are, excuses.

    19. I generally disagree with most of what you said and I feel like on many levels you only scratched the surface. You're talking about your impressions and about what you would like other people to look like. You subconsciously assume that wearing certain clothes makes someone "sloppy" or not taking care of themselves while not knowing the context. I'm sorry, but although you say later that you're not superficial, that's the general impression I get from that video. Poeple focus too much on other people's appearance. Is there any garment as comfortable as sweatpants? No. That's why I change to sweatpants when I'm home. If you consider certain "less sloppy" clothes, whatever that means, more "appropriate" outside, you do you. But certain people can't wear them comfortably, have sensory issues, are cold etc., so please don't be dramatic that people don't wear clothes that please your eye. The fact someone chooses to wear baggier, more casual clothes doesn't mean they don't take care of themselves, sometimes it's quite the opposite. In fact, me deciding to wear a hoodie and sneakers today is just as stylish and performative as you deciding to dress "classy", but for some reason you decided to assign better value to your choice, because of a reason that I don't get

    20. Why is she lobbying for fashion industry ? I mean, is this really the main problem that she has in her life ? With all the social inequalities and the climate change and the wars that erupt all around the world she still finds the time to complain about PEOPLE WEARING JEANS AND T-SHIRTS !!!
      I don't know what my hoodie can tell about me, but this video tells me that this woman is a bourgeois, more concerned by a fantasized decline of social codes than with real matters.

    21. In my experience, when I undergo seasons of depression, I stop caring about my looks. It could be an epidemic of chronic depression. OR – it could be that we've been fed the new mantra of we're beautiful no matter what. Which is GOOD in some aspects — if you're overweight, it doesn't automatically cancel out your beauty. Those are two different things. But we have translated that to also mean "sloppy clothing = I'm still beautiful."

    22. As a therapist, when people feel better and depression is lifting, their appearance improves. It has a lot to do with respect for yourself and others. I grew up wearing dresses and hats. I'm not saying we need to go back to that era but I think it has a lot to do with how you care about yourself and others. I LOVE my jean leggings, they don't look like work out pants, and they are not real tight, but I always wear a nice top and makeup when going out with other people. I've seen more and more people actually wearing pajamas out, and I absolutely hate to go to a wedding and see people in jeans. C'mon!!

    23. I used to misinterpret your chanel starting about dating a man etc etc.. but now I fully understood and even love it! I agreed with all what you said in this video. Thank you ❤

    24. My Grandfather came of age during WW2.
      He would shower, shave, comb his hair, buff his shoes and put on nice clothes if he were going four blocks down to the corner grocer for milk. Because he was in public, people would see you and if you didn't respect yourself no one else would either. You made the effort because you respected those you would meet and you respected yourself. You looked good, your neighbors looked good and they greeted each other. They lived in a polite society that I'm certain will never return because our society is rotting from within.

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