I think I like dressing up until it's time to dress up. I recently bought another suit, wore it once, so far, to the symphony and dinner beforehand. I wore a bow tie, not a tie tie. I can still tie a tie apparently, I tried a while ago. I have to not think about it. For my first several years at work, we wore ties.
I even have a "black tie" suit, I am not sure it's much different from a suit suit other than a black stripe on the pants. Armani doesn't make a blue tuxedo.....
I looked pretty spiffy when we got married. My wife looked more than spiffy. I even shaved my mustache which I had had for 45 years.
We're headed to Vienna for two weeks late April, I'm sure I'll be dressing up for this and that.
Does anyone here own "expensive" suits or footware?