The normal, attire pre-pandemic. was suit, shirt and tie. The WFH for 16 months attire was shorts and a t-shirt. I started back in the office in July and when I looked at my dress shirts--especially the white ones, they were disgusting from hanging in my closet unused for so long. Plus the Covid-25 weight gain I packed on presented problems. I ended up throwing a bunch of dress shirts away because of this.
Sort of as a tangent to this thread----I have basically had to start over with a new wardrobe. Now keep in mind, I am planning on retiring here with a floor of 6 months to a ceiling of 18 months, so I didn't want to go too crazy. I found myself at the absolute surprise store that I never shopped in at all----JcPennys. Wow, have I found some bargains on dress-shirts there. They have a clearance rack that is restocked weekly and I am not kidding, high-quality, brand name dress shirts for $15.00 to $20.00. I have an absolute crap-ton of ties, but I wanted to refresh my collection to go with the new shirts and again a place I would never have been caught dead in, but Goodwill. My 17 year old daughter loves to go thrifting and looking for retro stuff. The qualify of ties that I have found is incredible. I mean ties are expensive and Goodwill has racks and racks of them (a lot with tags still on them) for 2.99--sometimes 3.99. I walked out with 4 gorgeous, brand new ties for less than $20 and buying just one of them anywhere, would have cost $35.00--$50.00.
I used to be a clothes snob, but there are bargains to be found.