>>>I totally agree. I can't stand wearing ties. I have a client in NYC and so I have to wear a suit when I visit them, but beyond that I don't wear them.
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>>Does the client appreciate being lied to?
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>I don't think that's lying. I've gone onsite at a client for several days a few times, and I specifically ask ahead of time what their dress code is. In my own office (where there's just me), I dress casually, but when I visit a client, I dress appropriately for their site.
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>How's that any different from my putting on a skirt or dress to go to synagogue, or changing out of my sneakers to go to the theater?

Then it's just me. I have this strong bad feeling when I'm pretending to be what I'm not, and in my case it also includes wearing any sort of uniform (be it postal, military, or suit & tie).

Besides, there's a difference between changing clothes voluntarily (I presume religion qualifies as such) and under pressure (of law, or money).

Come to think of it, I could have been a ranking Party member, or a CEO (I was offered the post once) or who knows what... had I not been so stubborn :).