There are many stupid anachronisms. At the top of my list is the necktie. There was a time
when houses had no central heating, when men wore hats in the house and needed something
to fill in area uncovered by suit coat. Look at the old pictures with throat coverings the size
of a table napkin. First they were functional, then they were given color and lace. It has been
many years since they served any useful purpose except to advertise what prestigious
university you attended, and maybe even graduated from. Now they are just a damned
shibboleth, absence of which can bar you from stylish restaurant. I despise the notion that
clothes make the man. Stuffed shirts only benefit from them. (Let the battle rage!)