See, now that's cute!

I have this huge antipathy towards formal clothes. Most of my life has been spent in t-shirts and shorts. I hate having to put on formal wear. It's just too stuffy and uncomfortable. I can still remember one evening when I was getting ready for a wedding, and I had no interest in getting into formals - I showed up ready to leave (or so I surmised) in a tee and jeans. My Dad chided me for this and sent me back inside to change; I came out wearing this red checked shirt. My Dad's face lit up instantly, and he went "Now that's cute!" I was quite taken aback. You don't expect my Dad to walk around calling my shirts cute; it had never happened before that, and has never happened since (to the best of my memory). That incident caused a huge paradigm shift in my thinking. I still hate formal clothes today - but I'm willing to wear them because apparently, they're quite becoming. Thanks, Dad.