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Cater one thing to another

In other words, live in the now and be a happy Gil.

Alright, let’s move on to your question (^_^) – hope you’ve not been so distracted that you do not remember what it is.

“Cater to”, just in case, is the phrase in question. Originally if you cater, you provide (food) for people. A restaurant catering 500 guests is one that is capable of serving 500 people at the same time. “Catering industry” hence represents food businesses in general. By extension, if you cater one thing to another, you do one thing to serve another purpose.

Therefore, when you’re asked to “make sure you cater what you wear to what you’re doing”, you’re merely advised to wear the right clothes for the right occasions.

If you are, say, athletic and active, you’d better be seen donning body-fitting flexible sportswear a lot rather than, say, wearing a stiff formal suit all the time.

If on the other hand you’re going to a wedding, a tuxedo suits the purpose.

On National Day, President Hu Jintao wore a Mao suit, which is actually originally named after Dr. Sun Yat-sen who first introduced it after the founding of the Chinese Republic. I thought that was an excellent choice. It suited the occasion superbly.