>> I suppose I am too caught up in whether what one wears is functional to be able to enjoy the aesthetic appeal if it is not.<<

For me the two are somewhat separate. I can't wear something unless it is comfortable, and preferably practical; but if it's on someone else who is okay with it, my range of appreciation is wider. I'm enough into art and photography that I like some things which are ridiculously impractical. Props, really, rather than ordinary clothes.