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The demise of the suit is yet another contributing factor to the perpetual infantilization of the millenial.

I actually don't know if suits going out of fashion should be considered infantilization of one specific generation in particular; suits have been simplified progressively for decades before that. At some point the simplest suit fir casual everyday wear will be no suit.

The infantilization occurs with the relative decrease of formality from generation to generation. It's the fact that you'll never dress as formally at work as your parents did.

I see it the other way around. Newer generation aren't being imposed a codified uniform by older generations anymore and have a lot more freedom to express themselves through clothing, I think it's much less infantilising actually

I suppose the question at hand is whether it is infantile to want to express one’s individuality at all times, or whether it is infantile to assimilate into a group.

As with most things, both extremes are probably undesirable at the scale of a society. I also think it’s hard to deny that the needle has tipped very far in a particular direction.

You don't actually have freedom, there is still a uniform. The same thing will happen if you wear a suit to a jeans and a T shirt office as if you wore jeans and a T shirt to a suit office.

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