# If you were the opposite sex, what would you wear? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 5, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-what-would-you-wear/153001 "2003-02-05T18:00:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![cowgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-what-would-you-wear/153001/21 "2003-02-05T20:29:13Z")
I think I’d dress pretty much the way I do now (I do love my flares!), but with more T-shirts, bigger shoes, and _definitely_ commando. Head shaved. And a tuxedo at least once, just to see how I look. ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-what-would-you-wear/153001/22 "2003-02-05T20:29:39Z")
I’d probably spend a few weeks dressing as slutty as I could without having to do dry cleaning, but I’d eventually get bored and go back to jeans and t-shirts, clothes I don’t have to think about. Somewhere in the back of my closet would be an evening gown with concrete or grease stains on it from one of the times I forgot to change. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-what-would-you-wear/153001/23 "2003-02-05T20:46:22Z")
Chinos, plaid shirts, sweaters, tweed jackets. (I usually wear a skirt or dress to work, but with dark tights and flat shoes, so this seems like the male equivalent of that.) ---
**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:** [February 5, 2003, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-what-would-you-wear/153001/24 "2003-02-05T20:53:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cowgirl \* > I think I’d dress pretty much the way I do now (I do love my flares!), but with more T-shirts, bigger shoes, and \*\*_definitely_ commando. \*\* Head shaved. > > And a tuxedo at least once, just to see how I look. Vastly overrated. All it takes is one time having to twist suddenly whilst walking up a flight of stairs, and it’s not a fashion statement you’re likely to make again. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-what-would-you-wear/153001/25 "2003-02-05T21:01:12Z")
I’m a jeans-and-flannel-shirt guy in the winter, cutoffs-and-t-shirt in the summer. If I were a woman, I doubt that that would change, but I’d probably be more careful that the t-shirts were opaque. I don’t go commando now, but I might as a woman, since I wouldn’t have the sort of naughty bits that flop about. I hope I’d be sufficiently flat-chested that I could eschew bras away from work. My sisters are, so if I’d been born female, that would have probably been the case for me too. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-what-would-you-wear/153001/26 "2003-02-05T21:16:44Z")
I would definately shave my head. If I had hair on my back, I’d shave that too. ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-what-would-you-wear/153001/27 "2003-02-05T21:43:12Z")
Whatever attracts lesbians… 😃 _d&r_ ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-what-would-you-wear/153001/28 "2003-02-05T22:02:44Z")
Well, I admit that my first thought at seeing the thread title was “Woo hoo! Micro-skirts and tight sweaters! Seamed stockings, garters, and five-inch heels! Are they still making hotpants these days?” But then I realized that the likely transfiguration for an in-pretty-good-shape-for-his-age-41-year-old-man would be into an in-pretty-good-shape-for-her-age-41-year-old-_woman_ and not a 19-year-old supermodel. So, um, pleated slacks and sensible heels and turtlenecks and pearl earrings. Shit. ---
**Author:** ![kimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-what-would-you-wear/153001/29 "2003-02-05T22:48:01Z")
Nothing. I’d be too busy with my fiance. :O~~~ ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-what-would-you-wear/153001/30 "2003-02-05T23:13:28Z")
For the first month or so, nothing - I’d be checking msyelf out all day. After that, I’d wear those jeans - I think they’re called hip huggers? For a shirt, I’d wear one of those hankercheif tops that I see at clubs all the time. I’d also probably take a whole lot of pictures in case I switched back to being male. Oh, I don’t wear undergarments now so I probably wouldn’t wear them as a girl either. ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-what-would-you-wear/153001/31 "2003-02-05T23:17:23Z")
You know, I sometimes worry about this, because I think if I suddenly turned into a guy, buying clothes would be stressful. I’m a skirt and sweater-set kind of girl, so the guy version of that would be chinos with shirt and tie, right? Or I’d be that guy in your office who wears a suit, but you never see him with the suit jacket on. I’d always have nice shoes, I love men’s shoes. And a lot of Versace. It would be so much fun to shop for a really great men’s top coat, too. And a trench coat. I sort of have a thing for men’s outerwear. Hey, can I be taller? Thank goodness I went to Catholic school – so I had to learn how to tie a necktie to help my little brother get ready for school. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-what-would-you-wear/153001/32 "2003-02-05T23:26:43Z")
Miniskirts, silk blouses, bustiers, and fuck me heels. ---
**Author:** ![leechbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@leechbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leechbabe)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-what-would-you-wear/153001/33 "2003-02-05T23:44:16Z")
Exactly what I’ve got on now - Doc Martins, jeans and my husbands shirt. Hey if I suddenly become a guy do I get to keep my husband? ---
**Author:** ![Intaglio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/71e660/32.png) [@Intaglio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intaglio)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-what-would-you-wear/153001/34 "2003-02-06T00:07:22Z")
A Kilt and all the trappings needed to wear one. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Dirx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Sir\_Dirx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Dirx)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-what-would-you-wear/153001/35 "2003-02-06T00:11:54Z")
I agree with **Incubus** , there is a huge variety of women’s clothes, and it’s not just for formal wear either. The deal would have to be long-term for me, just so I have enough time to try out everything I can find. ---
**Author:** ![cherry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cherry)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-what-would-you-wear/153001/36 "2003-02-06T01:07:10Z")
yeah docs-9 hole, jeans, t-shirts, sweaters. casual wear. if I had to dress up- something from zara, nice shoes, leather jacket. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-what-would-you-wear/153001/37 "2003-02-06T01:51:42Z")
Well if my sexual prefferences didn’t change with becoming a woman, I’d probably wear more masculin clothes than I do as a man. I’d deffinately go in for that Lesbien Chique vibe. But with a serious girl friend I’d try out all that lovely revealing stuff women get to wear if they want to. Cheers, Bippy ---
**Author:** ![Pablito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@Pablito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pablito)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-what-would-you-wear/153001/38 "2003-02-06T02:20:58Z")
add me to the ‘total slut’ gang: push up bra, cleavage exposure, short skirt, skimpy panties, etc. Then I’d hang out in the women’s locker room and check things out. ---
**Author:** ![Horrifying\_Howler\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Horrifying\_Howler\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horrifying_Howler_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-what-would-you-wear/153001/39 "2003-02-06T02:21:43Z")
I would wear a suit whenever possible, because there is nothing sexier than a good looking guy in a nice suit. I would have a goatee too. ---
**Author:** ![Edwardina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Edwardina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edwardina)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2003, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-what-would-you-wear/153001/40 "2003-02-06T02:49:04Z")
Boxers or boxer briefs Jeans White T-shirt Bowling shirt open over that Vans or Docs Little necklace with a pendant that rests at the base of my throat A nice, lowkey cologne Short, spiky haircut Goatee I hope I’d look a little on the edgier side of “Backstreet Boy”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-what-would-you-wear/153001.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-what-would-you-wear/153001.md?page=3)