THEN AND NOW: The progression of work fashion from the 1950s to today

• Work clothes have changed a lot over the years.
• Style in general has become less formal since the 1950s.
• Take a look below at how office workers have dressed across the decades.

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Why don't people dress up for work anymore?

It's a question that's no doubt popped into the minds of many a workplace fashionista — not to mention anyone French cuffs-deep into a Mad Men binge.

The short answer is... it's complicated. Even today, degrees of sartorial formality tend to vary between industries, companies, and roles. And workplace styles can change day-to-day on an individual basis, too. Even if you usually don a business casual outfit, chances are, you'll probably dress up for your career-making pitch to the boardroom.

Basically, fashion's an ever-evolving, context-specific, and highly-personal thing.

But what accounts for the fact that many industries and companies have been slouching toward casualness since the 1970s?

To find out how — and why — workplace dress has transformed in this century, let's take a look back through time.

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In the middle of the 20th century, many offices expected their employees to adhere to what modern workers would consider a formal look.

Source: The Atlantic, Psychology Today

Companies back then were more "process-oriented" than the "results-oriented" organizations of today, according to The Atlantic.

Source: The Atlantic, Psychology Today

Results-oriented organizations care about... well, results. According to Psychology Today, process-oriented companies are "concerned with how that success occurs."

Source: The Atlantic, Psychology Today

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