# Dressing Well: The Easiest Way to Get Laid? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 27, 2014, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-well-the-easiest-way-to-get-laid/687136 "2014-04-27T21:35:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stringbean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-well-the-easiest-way-to-get-laid/687136/1 "2014-04-27T21:35:57Z")
I notice that guys who dress well but are relatively less attractive can still seem to get attractive women to date them. Let’s say I’m lazy as hell but want to get chicks, is simply dressing well the single easiest method of accomplishing this? ---
**Author:** ![ThisUsernameIsForbidden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ThisUsernameIsForbidden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisUsernameIsForbidden)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-well-the-easiest-way-to-get-laid/687136/2 "2014-04-27T22:03:32Z")
Cleaning-up helps, as does the impression that you are actively seeking and confident about it. The dressing well is just a proxy. It’s like a job interview! ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-well-the-easiest-way-to-get-laid/687136/3 "2014-04-27T23:11:50Z")
Yep- it’s the confidence that is the actual active ingredient. Dressing well is like having a spiffy bottle and label. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-well-the-easiest-way-to-get-laid/687136/4 "2014-04-27T23:18:39Z")
Just be rich, and you’ll have no problems getting laid. It’s that easy! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-well-the-easiest-way-to-get-laid/687136/5 "2014-04-27T23:19:21Z")
It’s not the easiest, but it will do. The easiest is to sit in the corner of the bar licking your eyebrows. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-well-the-easiest-way-to-get-laid/687136/6 "2014-04-27T23:41:24Z")
Every girl crazy ‘bout a sharp-dressed man. They come runnin’ just as fast as they can. ---
**Author:** ![Fubaya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@Fubaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fubaya)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-well-the-easiest-way-to-get-laid/687136/7 "2014-04-27T23:43:30Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > Every girl crazy ‘bout a sharp-dressed man. They come runnin’ just as fast as they can. But sometimes it’s a dude that looks like a lady. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-well-the-easiest-way-to-get-laid/687136/8 "2014-04-27T23:44:43Z")
> [@Stringbean](#): > > …is simply dressing well the single easiest method of accomplishing this? Either my sense of style is severely compromised, or the answer is ‘no’. > [@silenus](#): > > The easiest is to sit in the corner of the bar licking your eyebrows. “I have a nine-inch tongue and I can breathe through my ears.” Never had quite the nerve to try that line, but I did laugh when I heard it. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-well-the-easiest-way-to-get-laid/687136/9 "2014-04-27T23:45:42Z")
[Clean shirt, new shoes and I don’t know where I am goin’ to. Silk suit, black tie, I don’t need a reason why. They come runnin’ just as fast as they can coz every girl crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wRHBLwpASw) ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-well-the-easiest-way-to-get-laid/687136/10 "2014-04-28T01:52:15Z")
That’s good news. I was brought up to believe it was either one’s good looks or the car. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-well-the-easiest-way-to-get-laid/687136/11 "2014-04-28T02:26:48Z")
I found the easiest way for me to get laid was to be awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-well-the-easiest-way-to-get-laid/687136/12 "2014-04-28T12:10:13Z")
Really, it’s about sincerity. Once you can fake that, you’re set. More seriously, being well dressed and groomed is a huge thing. It’s the most obvious signal to women that you have your shit together. Absent other information, the guy who is groomed has at least shown competence in something, the poorly groomed person has shown no ability to even comb his own hair properly. There is also a tendency for folks who look down on themselves to reflect that in the way they dress. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-well-the-easiest-way-to-get-laid/687136/13 "2014-04-28T12:28:49Z")
No. Dressing for the situation, yes. Dressing in a smart suit or whatever, when it’s not necessary, can lead women to think you’re gay. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-well-the-easiest-way-to-get-laid/687136/14 "2014-04-28T13:32:03Z")
Back in my misspent college days, I saw particularly good results by listening and being funny. If I had had to dress well, I would have been celibate the entire time. Well, except for performance nights, when we wore tuxedos, but that’s just once or twice a semester. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-well-the-easiest-way-to-get-laid/687136/15 "2014-04-28T13:36:13Z")
Perhaps these men start by attracting the women, then dress up for their date. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-well-the-easiest-way-to-get-laid/687136/16 "2014-04-28T13:57:15Z")
I agree that simply dressing well isn’t the sine qua non of being a player, but also let’s not kid ourselves – there are plenty of guys who think they are being stylish when they wear their finest acid-washed jeans with those cool holes worn into them. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-well-the-easiest-way-to-get-laid/687136/17 "2014-04-28T14:03:24Z")
> [@ThisUsernameIsForbidden](#): > > Cleaning-up helps, as does the impression that you are actively seeking and confident about it. The dressing well is just a proxy. It’s like a job interview! “I see from your sheet that you’re sensitive and experienced in foreplay. Are you Board-certified in cunnilingus?” “Where do you see yourself in the next five minutes?” ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-well-the-easiest-way-to-get-laid/687136/18 "2014-04-28T14:07:07Z")
I can narrow it down even from a nebulous “dressing well.” 80% of it, IME, is good shoes and good hair. ---
**Author:** ![Boogly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Boogly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boogly)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-well-the-easiest-way-to-get-laid/687136/19 "2014-04-28T16:53:29Z")
I’d say this is a lot like giving presentations…dress for your audience. If you want a lady who likes tattoo’d leather-wearing bike riding men…then dress that way. If you want a lady who likes their men to dress up…then dress that way. If you want a lady who likes you for who you are…then be you. If you’re looking for a one night hook-up…find a college bar and look rich. That’s is what pron has taught me… ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-well-the-easiest-way-to-get-laid/687136/20 "2014-04-28T18:14:54Z")
I should have thought that _un_dressing well had more to do with it. Or is that just the ladies.:o [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-well-the-easiest-way-to-get-laid/687136.md?page=2)