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NYC used to be the fashion capital of the world — now we can’t even get men to wear pants to work

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Throw a fit over today’s style

Joseph Abboud has been dressing men for decades — so how did he start?

Joseph: “Born in Boston. Watching old films with Errol Flynn and Gary Cooper, I fell in love with Hollywood style. So I went to work for Ralph Lauren.

“Question is, what happened to style? Like men wearing shorts in an office? COVID slammed that door. Men worked home in their pajamas. People don’t dress to go to the theater anymore, to go to the office. New York, America’s style capital, was glamour and elegance. It disappeared. At the theater, they’re wearing T-shirts, schlepping brown paper bags. In the old days, they’d study GQ, Esquire, couldn’t wait for the September issue with all the fall fashion.

“You need a navy blazer and a gray suit because of a wedding, funeral or to meet your girlfriend’s parents once after dinner. Then, strolling afterward to see the windows at Saks, Bergdorfs or Barneys, and you’d see style and feel comfortable. Not now. New York deteriorated because of........

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