“So… are you saying people should just stop trying so hard?”
Not exactly.
Clothing still requires attention.
You can’t throw on random objects and expect everything to magically work.
But your effort moves to a different place.
A lot of style advice focuses on semiotic effort.
You’re supposed to construct an identity, reference a subculture, communicate a mood, or express a personal narrative through clothing.
That requires constant interpretation.
What does this say about me?
What does that garment reference?
Did I send the right signal?
That kind of effort will become exhausting for most people.
Instead of managing signals, the attention shifts to conditions and physical variables of the environment and clothing.
Those are still decisions you have to make.
Those things quietly shape how the body relaxes.
Once those conditions are right, the clothing stops demanding attention and you return to your life.
So the effort didn’t disappear.
It just moved somewhere quieter.