A long time ago I stopped focusing on suits and instead focused on just improving my wardrobe. This screams “self-respect” to the world. It’s critically important in order to be influential.
These days most men dress pretty sloppily in casual situations. There’s nothing wrong with that per se, but it makes it easy for us to stand out as men who have their stuff together.
I say that in any social situation, just dress a little nicer than most in that situation. It’s more about neatness and cleanliness than about suit/no suit. This should become a lifestyle.
Did I mention shoes? Only a thousands of times since I’ve been here. Men have no idea how important clean shoes are to women.
By the way, these tips will also work with garnering respect from men. A double-win. No, it’s a triple-win. When you dress neatly and convey self-respect to the world, you are conveying this to yourself first and foremost.