<p>I never thought that wearing suits would give people around me impressions and judgements THAT strong.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about it. If you are able to exude some form of confidence without coming off as pretentious, you have a good chance of pulling the suit thing off and making it look good. Things will go a lot smoother after you’ve made a few friends.</p>
<p>@outlooker </p>
<p>I don’t think the impression is that strong. No one is really looking at you anyway. Your classmates may think it’s a little strange, because you’re dressing so differently from everyone else, but once they get to know you they won’t care.</p>
<p>@outlooker i know you don’t really understand the high school culture coming from India and all- let me give you some real advice. if you like the way you dress, go ahead. maybe just do it once a week to give yourself a treat. otherwise just wear jeans, khakis, polos and t shirts.
i think the reason you may not have friends is because you’re new and people are probably intimidated by your suits. they may even think that you think you’re better than them so they won’t associate with you. as much as it sucks to admit, people are shallow and will judge you based on what you wear. be more friendly and interactive once school starts back and possibly invest in more casual clothing that still looks like quality material.
girls like guys in sweaters and button downs with jeans/khakis… at least the ones i know, so try switching up your style and be more outgoing and you’ll find it easier to make friends</p>
<p>if you’re not willing to change your style, at least be more outgoing and you’re bound to make friends either way. good luck next year</p>
<p>^pretty much sums it up.</p>
<p>wearing a suit to class everyday is a little stange in my opinion, and it might not always be comfortable (especially during the summery months). Wearing khaki pants or khaki shorts with a dress shirt comes off as pretty classy but not unusual at all. maybe try going for a more buisness casual look?</p>
<p>Wow, I never thought everyone is THAT judgemental, Especially on small matters such as clothing.</p>
<p>it’s strange, only in the sense that nobody really does this.</p>
<p>but if you’re comfortable with yourself, and nobody’s bothering you about it, then whatever.</p>
<p>Actually, there is one guy in my school who is regularly wearing a suit and he attracts a lot of attention. But most people do not really care.</p>
<p>OP, you asked these questions:</p>
<p>Once in a while I may show up at school with a dress pants, a dress shirt, a vest, and a tie. What kind of impression would you have if someone in your class were to dress like that? Any opinions?</p>
<p>You got answers. I don’t think they were a surprise to you based on your experiences at school. So don’t be shocked that “people are so judgemental.”</p>
<p>Actually I don’t talk to ANYONE at school, so I had no idea what kind of opinion I was giving people by wearing suits. That’s why I was a but surprised by the reactions of people and how judgemental they seemed to be.</p>
<p>I live in Wisconsin and grew up hearing about the stereotypical Milwaukee school.
If everyone else is dropping out, it would definitely be weird.</p>
<p>I think a lot of people would say nerd, but if you like wearing suits and no one is bothering you about it, just go ahead. It’s your life</p>
<p>Uh I wouldn’t recommend it, but you’re free to do whatever you want.</p>
<p>I think that’s pretty cool! There’s this one guy at my school who’s a senior and he wears a suit, or a sports jacket or whatever every day. He also carries around a briefcase instead of a bookbag! I actually saw one of my friends scream when she finally met him and fangirl over him, it was really endearing.</p>
<p>But yeah, wear whatever you want, the people who judge you for your clothes won’t matter in a few years anyway.</p>
<p>If your school is more intellectual, then you should have no problem with suits. However, public schools tend to be the opposite, so I don’t think wearing a suit would be a good idea. I only “suit up” when I have a debate tournament the same day and have to leave in the middle of school. Wearing a suit everyday, however, may come off as pretentious, as the above posters have mentioned. Then again, it doesn’t really matter what the people who judge you think. You won’t have to deal with any of them after you finish HS.</p>
<p>If you wore suits every day at my school, I’d call you an elitist and make fun of you hard. It’s only acceptable to wear a suit to pictures or if your team/club requests that you do for a day. </p>
<p>Wear a T-shirt and jeans like a normal person. I like wearing a dress shirt with jeans some days so you could do that.</p>
<p>As a member of the female species I can attest that suits in general are highly attractive, but for everyday wear it’s just as attractive to wear your suitjacket with a v-neck tee and some nice jeans… mmmhmm…</p>
<p>My fellow debate-team nerds and some of the sports teams go full suit to bring awareness to an upcoming event or game/meet, but other than that my school is a mix of too-short dresses and pajamas. We had a kid a few years ago who wore suits every day and he was forever known as “Suit Guy”… he did actually have Aspergers, like Kironide2 said, so he was a little strange overall, but the everyday suit didn’t make his life any easier.</p>
<p>I’d like to say wear whatever you feel comfortable in, but people in general are stupid and judgmental — and high schoolers are the absolute worst — so in the interest of self-preservation I’d go with the tee/jeans/suitjacket compromise if I was you.</p>
<p>Honestly? Yeah it’s kind of weird. The only people I know who wear suits to school are pretentious and like to hear themselves talk.</p>
<p>But do what you feel you want to do. Life’s short and if you get pleasure from dressing up in suits and going to school every day, so be it.</p>
<p>Well, all I can say is you’ll definitely win best dressed (if that’s a superlative at your school). But honestly, you should just do what suits you (hahahhaa see what I did there?). Your friends will accept you as who you are, and that’s all that really matters. Don’t worry about what the others have to say.</p>