The clothes are actually fine functionally, they just look faded. For example, if I take a pair of inexpensive black jeans that can serve for going out at night, they start to fade after a couple of weeks. Given that a pair of inexpensive jeans costs 20 dollars, I just give away the old ones and get a new pair. Same with T shirts and dress shirts. Not so much a problem with wool clothes, cycling jerseys, etc.

Looking presentable is also in the eye of the beholder. If one is spending all of oneīs time in national parks for example, the standard can be suitably modified versus touring in urban places. Honestly, I donīt worry too much about it North America or Australia-NZ, but it is a subtle issue I have noticed in parts of Europe and LAmerica and Asia. More to do with how you get treated by folks, service people, and potential helping angels. Of course YMMV - I am sure if you are young, fit and attractive that makes up for a lot - no such luck here