I think we all agree that appearances do matter, but "appropriate" appearance can vary by time, place, company, and other circumstances, and it is much more than clothing or facial hair. I dress the same, whether OCing, CCing, or not carrying at all: black shoes and socks, dark slacks, lighter shirt with a collar and buttons all the way down the front, and clean shaven. My choice of physical appearance is based on weather (northern Maine), my age (67), and my profession (college teacher.) (You won't find me showing up at an auto parts store on Saturday morning looking for a starter; I have way too much respect for my own limitations.) "Appearance" depends on attitude as much as anything, and we are constantly judging and being judged.
On a different note, I hope everyone with access to the TCM cable channel enjoyed the annual splurge on 1950s and 1960s Vincent Price black and white "horror" movies as much as I did. Now it's just a matter of awaiting SyFy's New Year's Twilight Zone episodes.