I agree. In Vancouver (slob city) people for the most part don't even dress up to go out. They ask why should I? Here is an answer: Dressing down, ubiquitously known as "being comfortable", says that you don’t care about how you look, as if your appearance were an entirely private matter that has nothing to do with anyone else. It’s the exact opposite: what you wear is part of the visible environment, as relevant as the architecture, the decor, the food on the table, the scents in the air. http://betweenmypeers.com/2007/09/20/why-dress-up-for-social...
I think there is a fair distance between caring how you dress and caring about architecture. For one thing, architecture tends to be more permanent and won't exit the train at the next stop. I don't go into restaurants I don't like and criticize their decor and their food, so I'm not sure why I should care about what others wear.
