Joseph, thank you for the link! I missed a fun conversation!
it’s a matter as well of protocol, and convention
Protocol and convention change based on the minhag hamakom, correct?
you cant stand before the Ribbono Shel Olam in bluejeans, sandals, a t-shirt and baseball cap the same way you stand before him in a dark suit white shirt tie, and formal hat, especially as it conforms to the conventions of the local Yeshiva community {because of how YOU feel}, the Yiddin who understand the need to set ourselves apart from the nations, externally as well as internally, as is expressed throughout Tanach and Oral Law.
someone maybe isnt on that madrega, fine, but dont say that is not the madrega we should all aspire to.
I disagree that the clothing you wear makes for a better or worse davening. I understand that we try to dress better for kavod Hashem, but I don’t think the clothing makes the tefila any better. You can be dressed to the nines and still have zero kavana, or dressed in jeans and daven very well.
Now we should all be striving to get closer to Hashem in ALL aspects of our lives. But I disagree that the yeshivish dress code is the only way to go.