The word "respectable" is quite common, and it is used in relation to many areas of business and public life. What do people put into this concept? In short, respectable - it means worthy of respect.
Looking back
Appearance was given significant significance at all times and eras. In every national culture, there is a lot of evidence of this, but it’s enough to recall the Russian proverb “They meet you by clothes, but you’ll see them off”. In this folk wisdom, everything is in its place: you should not rely on appearance, in the end, all the same, they 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 codification of an object by the totality of external signs is universal for the entire human civilization. It not only reflects the prevailing social hierarchy, but also facilitates orientation on the basis of "friend or foe." And there is nothing surprising in the desire to look good. Of course, a respectable appearance in itself is in no way able to provide a person with success and career growth. But his absence is capable of becoming a very serious obstacle and the cause of significant problems in any kind of professional activity.
About the meaning of simple things
The ability to neglect your appearance and not pay significant attention to it is a kind of privilege of the social lower classes and artistic bohemia. Each stratum of society has its own concepts of what is good and what is bad. Among other things, respectable - it means corresponding to the level of the social circle in which a person claims to take an appropriate place. Of course, as you move to the top of the social hierarchy, image requirements only increase and become more complicated. That, by the way, provides work and good income for a variety of stylists, makeup artists and designers, consultants, etc. A respectable man from an advertising poster is the visual image that sets the standard for external compliance and makes people pay for all that closes the match itself. Few people think about how cleverly they imposed this game on them and what amounts they have to part with because of the desire to respond to the advertising image. But too many want to believe that respectable is the person they see in the mirror.
Dress code
For compliance with specified standards you have to pay. For a long time no one is surprised by the so-called dress code, when a person simply can not be allowed to go to any institution because of his inappropriate appearance. Moreover, compliance with this code is rarely documented. Most often it is determined by the principle of "respectable - it is outwardly characteristic of this circle." Strict dress code requirements are established mainly for status events, a variety of official ceremonies and the state diplomatic service. The ultimate option can be considered a military uniform.