Gang-like clothing may leave persons exposed to the elements. Finally, dressing up is lost. Formerly everyone had a Sunday suit, shirt and tie. We must make an observation in regard to men without a shirt. Certainly, it is not fully acceptable, and custom should be so that it is not acceptable.
Custom has it that denim blue is for working men s clothing.
Farmers, railroad workers, ditch diggers and the like use it with rightful practicality. It is not wedding garment material for men or women. When circumstances permit it, such types of material should not appear at divine services, for we must be on our best-dressed behavior when worshiping God. A person on the way to rough work and returning from it can be excused. Catholics should be leading the way in morality and elegance.