Soft clubbing is less about escaping and more about tuning in. By the time I left the salon, it was barely midnight — though many events wrap even earlier when held during the day.

Even though club culture is dead, the classic going-out dress is not, as evidenced by It Girl fans like Hailey Bieber and Kaia Gerber. It’s 2007. You and your friends are getting ready to go out.

While the first two items on that list were a Millennial wardrobe staple, the latter is a footwear item no one over the age of 30 would have been “seen dead in” to go clubbing.

Only 16 percent said they go out past 10 p.m. more often than they did in 2024. The leading factor? Rising costs, which have made clubbing an increasingly unaffordable luxury.

Dear Abby: Middle-aged men would rather not go out clubbing with their wives Published: Sep. 08, 2024, 4:00 a.m. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips.