Yes, my mother always dressed in a dress! even gardening! tho' once she bought peddle-pushers and wore them a couple times, it was not her thing.
I grew up in the 50's into the 60's... but even in the 70-80's our club(s) dressed for the one evening out with the girls, and our refreshments were poured from a silver tea service...with white gloves, I think.
Many of us are now retired and still have those classic suits and dresses left from "business". We are trying to bring back those days... "dressing up" for our meetings and wearing those high heels. The hats and gloves are gone, but what's wrong with dressing up? IT's not like I scrub floors in a sequined cocktail frock.
For that matter, what's wrong with dressing for the Lord on Sunday to church?
Okay, so there are some without "dressy clothes", but even the pioneers had "sunday-go-to-meeting-clothes". Let us be the ones to set an example of decorum. I love my jeans and sweats, but there is a time and place for everything, incl. clothing styles.