Quote From Tudor_Queen:
I don't know, but there is a difference between dressing nicely in general (what I said) and turning up somewhere dressed smartly when everyone else is casual (what you said). The latter is probably going to be painful, whereas the former is common sense when one wants to make a good impression. My point is: putting an effort in can go a long way. For instance, when a presenter at a conference is well dressed (smartly or nicely or whatever you want to call it), in my view, it forms part of their overall presentation. And, in my own subjective view, a business card is along similar lines - can be quite impressive.
I am still not sure what you mean in terms of the difference between dressing nicely and dressing smartly but I appear to have gravely offended yet another in a long line of tedious snowflakes in butterfly20 who can't handle a simple difference of opinion in a reasonable manner. This really is a modern day scourge. I have no wish to waste my time on this type of person so I will bail from the discussion.