I am sure it isn’t just me.
Why is it that a woman (or man) in the right clothing is more sexually (or to a lesser extent romantically) appealing than the same wearing nothing?
Surely the fact that we owe far more of how we are to the few million years of evolutionary nakedness than the however thousand (or hundred?) years of covering up/modesty would suggest that we should be much more inclined to appreciate the naked human form than the clothed human form?
It is all in the packaging, Lobsang. I have had women get changed in front of me, even take a baby wipe bath and be totally naked and not had the slightest sexual feeling, but a woman wrapped up in a Victoria’s Secret bra and panties, or nightgown, and things begin to happen.
Some of the lingerie that is sold, is sold to draw your attention to the parts that you would find attractive and cover up the things that are not. I have seen some women look so sexy in partial undress and not so much when nude. It is because they know how to show the best bits and cover the rest.
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Hope springs eternal.
Based on the fact that we grow up seeing clothes, the sight of sexy clothes makes our minds think that it leads to nakedness. That’s why some clothes are sexy and other clothes are just clothes. It’s a learned progression. A person in sexy clothes sends the signal that are somehow available to you to be naked while the norm is that they are sending no signal and that they are not available. Of course, it doesn’t always work out that way.
Sometimes, I agree. There is something about a man in a well fitting suit and tie that just really gets me going.
Totally with you. But I go one step removed even from that. For me, casual clothing is sexier than sexy clothing.
I like women wearing baseball tops and their hair up, or summer skirts and strappy sandals.
I’m with you but it’s all in the style. A woman in sexy, torn blue jeans and a T-shirt can be much sexier that one that just blew her paycheck a Victoria Secret. Some just know how to do it. That’s why I love Paris. The women may not be the absolutely most beautiful but they sure know how to present themselves.
I think I agree here. My most vivid memories of my most recent girlfriend are the first few times she changed her shirt and bra in front of me with her back turned rather than the first few times I had her topless and facing the other way.
I don’t know if it had to do with mystery or the excitement of what may follow. I was more than happy with her sans-clothing appearance, but seeing her with the best parts hidden just… worked. Maybe the… umm… feelings involved with what happens during the completely nude moments tend to overwhelm the excitement of nakedness in the memory?
A woman in fairly tight jeans (not silly-clown TIGHT jeans that don’t fit but no air space in the legs) is sexier than if she were in underwear, if she were nekkid, etc etc…
The thing about it is, I’m not at risk of running into very many nekkid women out on the sidewalks of NY, or even wimmins in their slinky undies. But the visible world is oh so full of beatiful females in tight jeans.
oh my.
It’s all about what goes through my head when I see a sexy picture. If she is wearing sexy clothes then there is a mental process, a wonderful mental process, of gradually getting her naked. It’s fantastic.
But she is already naked, it’s like the fantasy is two-thirds complete before you start. How boring is that?
Damn right.
For me, the partially clothed woman is most attractive. I think Playboy caused me to think that way…before I ever got any woman naked, I saw them that way in the mag. Long legs, for instance, are great: but putting stockings on said legs emphasizes them even more.
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ETA: And the partial clothing doesn’t have to be lingerie. E.g. a woman in a business suit with her jacket opened to reveal—that works too, and maybe better. I have very definite likes and dislikes about what looks good in lingerie.
Agreed. I find ‘comfortable’ clothing just as aesthetically appealing as sexy clothing. Some ‘sexy’ clothing I find down right UN sexy - namely lace, all that silly frilly stuff on the edge of everything is just… silly. I like my women not to be wearing doilies!
I think it boils down to “the thrill of suggestion”. Let there be a bit of mystery. . .hmmm. . .what’s under that piece of clothing? I see the curve, the form. . .what if?
I don’t have a cite, but I’ve always heard that Gypsy Rose Lee, one of the most famous strippers ever (peformed during the 1930’s), never completely revealed her naked form. She emphasized the “tease” in her performances. You can read more about her here: Gypsy Rose Lee - Wikipedia
I try to model this particular behavior 
I used to think nudity was superior to sexy clothing, but as I get older I’ve changed. Maybe it’s because I mostly attracted to women my own age and as we get older, sexy clothes cover up flaws and let me imagine what they looked like when younger.
Apparently my husband agrees with you Lobsang. Hence my wardrobe full of lingerie and “loungewear”.
Aren’t we kind of talking about clothing fetishes here? Given that I have one (sports wear, specifically soccer kit) I would agree. A guy wearing a footie kit and sprawled in a sexy pose would get me going far quicker than a guy naked.
When you mention clothing fetish… I think of Wimmins in uniform. OG There is an astonishingly high ratio of HOT women in the police force.
I can’t give any answer that hasn’t been already said, but it’s not just you Lobbie (can I call you that?).
Yup, definitely not just you. A man clad in well-fitting jeans and a nice shirt - yum. I had a job once working with many hot men. Now, here in Calgary, we have a thing called Stampede Week once a year when everyone is encouraged to wear jeans and cowboy wear to work. Well, all these hot men started showing up in jeans and cowboy wear - it was a fairly distracting week, let me tell you. 