The word "respectable" is quite common, and it is used in relation to many areas of business and public life. What do people mean by this concept? In short, respectable means worthy of respect.
Looking back
External appearance has been given significant importance at all times and epochs. In every national culture, there are many confirmations of this, but it is enough just to recall the Russian proverb "They meet according to their clothes, but they see them off according to their mind." In this folk wisdom, everything is put in its place: you should not rely on appearance, in the end, they still pay attention to the inner beauty and personal qualities of a person. Yes that's right. But they still meet “by clothes”, and this circumstance has to be reckoned with. The principle of object codification according to the totality of external features is universal for the entire human civilization. It not only reflects the existing social hierarchy, but also facilitates orientation on the basis of "one's own -stranger". And there is nothing surprising in the desire to look good. Of course, a respectable appearance in itself is in no way capable of ensuring success and career growth for a person. But its absence can become a very serious obstacle and cause significant problems in any kind of professional activity.
On the meaning of simple things
The ability to neglect one's appearance and not pay much attention to it is a kind of privilege of the social lower classes and artistic bohemians. Each section of society has its own concepts of what is good and what is bad. Among other things, respectable means corresponding to the level of the social circle in which a person claims to take an appropriate place. Of course, as we move to the top of the social hierarchy, the requirements for the image only increase and become more complicated. Which, by the way, provides work and good income for various stylists, makeup artists and designers, consultants, etc. A respectable man from an advertising poster is the visual image that sets the standard of external conformity and makes people pay for everything that they need approximates the correspondence itself. Few people think about how cleverly this game was imposed on them and how much money they have to part with because of the desire to respond to the advertising image. But too many people want to think that the respectable is the person they see in the mirror.
Dress code
There is a price to pay for meeting the set standards. For a long time, no one has been surprised by the so-called dress code, when a person, due to his inappropriate appearance, simply may not be allowed into any institution. Moreover, compliance with this code is rarely documented. Most often it is determined by the principle "respectable - it is outwardly characteristic of this circle." Strict dress code requirements are established mainly for status events, various official ceremonies and the state diplomatic service. The ultimate option can be considered a military uniform.
