Partly in rebellion to the grungy apparel of my co-workers at a Linux company, I started wearing suspenders and a tie most of the time in the early 2000s. Still wore a tie off and on until about 7 years ago, but working from home really killed that for me.

Now I have several dozen ties I love and never, ever wear them. A shame, really.

I find them very uncomfortable, ugly, and overpriced. I would be very happy if suits would rot in the dustbins of history. I guess everyone has different tastes.

I sort of want to start but don't want to deal with the explaining. My buddy started with the nice leather briefcase and he got relentlessly roasted in college.