Seriously, if jeans or khakis are out, I can only think of a few other options, none ofwhich seem really practical.
Formal suits.
Shorts. Then again, you might get criticized for showing off your hairy legs. Also very impractical in places like Minneapolis and Toronto during much of the year.
Cargo pants. On a similar list I saw last year, I read that they’re a no-go; they’ve been out since 2003.
So what’s left?
You are correct. But specifying “ass-less” enhances the mental image, don’t you think?
A pair of jeans, depending on their:
…can tell you a lot about someone at a glance. The kind of music they like is one thing that comes to mind, unless they’re over 40.
Well, there are sloppy-fitting “I don’t give a shit how I look” jeans (like my husband’s) and there are oversized baggy jeans (like my son’s) which to me, scream “hip hop music”. There are jeans that fit well and show off a nice butt, which says to me “I want you to notice my butt”. There are well-worn jeans (the kind you can tell usually have a chained wallet in them). I think jeans say a helluva lot more than “I just got off work where they make me wear khaki.”
When I go on a date, I’ll wear what I usually wear, skewing towards the nicer side. Since I usually wear a t-shirt, jeans, and boots, I’ll wear a solid color t-shirt, clean jeans, and boots. That’s who I am. If she doesn’t like who I am, then I don’t want a second date.
Hmm, on the one thing we have dating and sex. On the other, sandals. Hot sex… Sandals… Hot sex… Sandals…
Good luck with that dating thing, hope it works out for you.
applaudes
While there is a certain sector of of men and women in their thirties and forties who look great in black leather pants, I am not one of them. Also, I am not a woman. 
I am over forty, though, so I may claim Old Fogey status and just wear whatever the hell I want. If you’re confident and relaxed, I suspect that makes up for a lot of these alleged ‘sartorial sins’.
Side note: I was at a party on Saturday night. I wore olive-green Dockers from my work wardrobe (why, yes, I am an office worker, thanks), black socks (and black shoes, left at the door when I arrived, of course)… plus my multicoloured manga-drawing print shirt. The shirt was mostly orange and black, but had enough olive-green in it to key with the pants.
It worked, as far as I can tell. I met this interesting woman, and I think the interest may have been mutual (damn if that isn’t unusual in my life!). If only she hadn’t been leaving for a retreat in BC on Sunday…
So my kilt is a safe bet?
as long as you’ve got the legs for it ! 
No. It just screams Scottish-casual.
This is seriously one of the dumbest things I’ve ever seen. Who are these picky, bitchy women? Why does anyone want to date them anyway?
My sweetie wears khakis and striped (or checked) shirts on virtually every date we’ve been on. When I see a guy dressed like that I think, “Good. He must have a decent job.”
This list is stupid.
They may not even be picky or bitchy. Maybe they just know what they like. Unfortunately, they think that every other woman in the worlds likes the same things.
Of course you have to actually get a date before you can dress for one.
I’m sure I could find you a photo of a chapped ass, but I’m at work right now.
Ah, so that was YOU the other night! Sorry for staring.
Another word for that would be ‘naked’.
How you doin?
I wear Khaki’s. A lot. However, I do have some very nice and expensive sportscoats to wear over 'em, just in case.
I have like 8 pair of Khakis, and two pair grey slacks. No jeans, but a few cargo pants (which I’d never wear on a date). I wear expensive but casual shoes- Clarkes, Mephistos, etc.
How about Guayabera shirts (assuming not the kind embroidered with martinis or dice)?
And yet the article tells guys to wear sox with hearts or diamonds on them. :rolleyes: