Comment by JohnFen

I think it matters about the same as it always has. Appearance is a critically important part of communication and social interaction. Always has been, and always will be. As Frank Zappa once said during a concert: "Everybody in this room is wearing a uniform, and don't kid yourself."

I never thought this was some sort of taboo "nobody talks about this" topic, though. It's been openly and freely discussed for longer than I've been alive.