In other words, when I go to the Oscars, I won't be wearing ripped jeans--but I won't be wearing 5 inch heels, either. LOL
But I bet you won't be wearing red-and-white-striped socks, either!
Like Mikaela, I'm of two minds on this.
On the one hand, I don't even own a pair of 5-inch heels. Lately, when dressing up, I have started wearing heels that are 2 1/2 to 3 inches, and THAT'S a big deal. I never spend more than $100 on a purse or shoes (generally far, far less) and am appalled that people will pay in the high three and four figures for these things. I shop at places like the Gap, and even then I walk into the store and immediately scan for the SALE racks. In other words, I'm anything but a fashionista.
I do, however, believe in the idea of honoring an important event -- a dinner party, the theater, church (and I don't even go to church!) -- by dressing up for it. When I see an actor on a talk show wearing a suit and tie (for some reason, it seems that actors who do this are almost always British) I immediately like them better. When I see an actor wearing a sloppy T-shirt on a talk show, I like them a tiny bit less. It's like they are showing they don't care -- not about how they look, but about the show or the audience. To me, dressing up shows respect for the event, and for the other people there.
On the other hand, I don't like the idea of enforced rigid conformity. If Heath wants to dress like this, I guess he's 19 (plus), he can do what he wants, hunh?