This is the argument I usually take. WHY is it better to wear a suit besides the investors want to see you in one? If someone willing to put hundreds of thousands of dollars into my business won't do so because I don't wear what's effectively a costume, what's going to stop them being capricious about future issues?
I don't find the suit thing any less ridiculous then if an investor specified that they wanted all board minutes printed in Tahoma because it "sharpens the mind".
Showering and deodorant is a distracting straw man.
It certainly is, and the fact that people go there shows how empty the argument is.
I'm still surprised at the consensus in this thread. Hopefully it's a random blip and not the white blood cells finally figuring out where we've all been :)
I'm not ready to conclude that the argument is empty, but I do think it's interesting that instead of presenting actual arguments, people seem to be getting defensive.
To me that suggests that whatever the real reason is, people aren't comfortable with it. We won't know until someone actually gives a reason though.
The interesting question is why is wearing a suit appropriate, other than because it's traditional?
Are those advocating wearing suits really saying anything more than "we prefer to stick with tradition"?