# Sexier: dresses or jeans? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 20, 2017, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexier-dresses-or-jeans/782588 "2017-03-20T03:18:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexier-dresses-or-jeans/782588/21 "2017-03-20T15:52:20Z")
A beautiful woman in a pretty sundress is as beautiful a thing as has ever existed. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexier-dresses-or-jeans/782588/22 "2017-03-20T16:18:06Z")
I’ve never seen a lady in a pretty dress and wished she was wearing jeans. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2017, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexier-dresses-or-jeans/782588/23 "2017-03-20T16:25:08Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > You need another option: > > _I’s all good!_ I agree. I selected ‘Other’ because I’m a fan of the form, not the packaging. ---
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexier-dresses-or-jeans/782588/24 "2017-03-20T17:36:39Z")
It completely depends on the shape of the person and the type of jeans, skirt or dress. I must say that I find jeans with rhinestones on the pockets hideous regardless of who’s wearing them. ---
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexier-dresses-or-jeans/782588/25 "2017-03-20T17:42:53Z")
Mostly, it’s how you wear it. IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexier-dresses-or-jeans/782588/26 "2017-03-20T17:47:03Z")
I voted “Other”. I’ve always been partial to shorts. Yowza! ---
**Author:** ![Hermitian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hermitian/32/470_2.png) [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexier-dresses-or-jeans/782588/27 "2017-03-20T19:01:07Z")
I will say that skirts and dresses on average will be more attractive (exhibit A: Pant suit vs skirt suit). I think this is because it looks more feminine. Speaking as a heterosexual male, I think sexual dimorphism is a good thing and most “sexy” things try to enhance this. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexier-dresses-or-jeans/782588/28 "2017-03-20T19:11:48Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Jeans. > > IMHO, formal = not sexy. Not all dresses are formal, though. The sundress hardly is–they’re fun and carefree. The shortest skirts are hardly formal, either. And while I admit I’ve not seen any jeans that are truly formalwear, I’ve definitely seen jeans that are more formal than those dresses. ---
**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:** [March 20, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexier-dresses-or-jeans/782588/29 "2017-03-20T20:27:34Z")
Depends on the woman and the dress/skirt or jeans. Also, there’s a lot more to sexy than clothes. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexier-dresses-or-jeans/782588/30 "2017-03-21T14:11:33Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > I’ve never seen a lady in a pretty dress and wished she was wearing jeans. On my way to work, I saw a jogger in stretchy black yoga pants, and I can assure you that I didn’t wish that she’d been clad in jeans or a dress. I checked several times, just to make sure. ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexier-dresses-or-jeans/782588/31 "2017-03-21T14:55:17Z")
A happy woman in a sundress is perfection all on its own. ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexier-dresses-or-jeans/782588/32 "2017-03-22T02:16:12Z")
Mostly jeans. The look that really does it for me on a woman is sort of outdoorsy. Jeans and a flannel shirt are spectacular on almost any woman. And those skinny jeans that everyone (women and men) wear these days? Nope. Just plain old Levis, 501s or 509s. Skinny jeans don’t flatter anyone. There are exceptions, of course – some women just look right in a skirt or dress. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexier-dresses-or-jeans/782588/33 "2017-03-22T05:30:16Z")
A pretty young thing in a sundress, is the biggest turn on to me. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexier-dresses-or-jeans/782588/34 "2017-03-22T11:05:40Z")
> [@pool](#): > > A pretty young thing in a sundress, is the biggest turn on to me. [:eek:](http://data.whicdn.com/images/61033627/large.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexier-dresses-or-jeans/782588/35 "2017-03-22T21:06:05Z")
I know this thread was targeted at the guys, but as a woman, I’m a little aghast at the love of sundresses here. I can’t think of anything that makes me feel frumpier. ---
**Author:** ![drewder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexier-dresses-or-jeans/782588/36 "2017-03-24T01:30:58Z")
Tell me you’d prefer [her](http://www.fashionmia.com/Products/printed-boat-neck-bodycon-dress-152746.html) in a pair of jeans. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexier-dresses-or-jeans/782588/37 "2017-03-24T01:44:49Z")
Not answerable. There’s a wide, wide range of kinds of dresses. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexier-dresses-or-jeans/782588/38 "2017-03-24T01:52:32Z")
In any given context, a dress is usually going to be sexier than jeans. But there are a lot of contexts where jeans would be worn but not a dress, and many of those contexts will make a woman more attractive. And **BetsQ** , don’t undersell the sundress. Simplicity has a certain virtue to it. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexier-dresses-or-jeans/782588/39 "2017-03-24T02:59:29Z")
> [@drewder](#): > > Tell me you’d prefer [her](http://www.fashionmia.com/Products/printed-boat-neck-bodycon-dress-152746.html) in a pair of jeans. Tell me you’d prefer to see [her](http://div.bg/pictures/1414279_886_.jpg) in a dress. ---
**Author:** ![drewder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexier-dresses-or-jeans/782588/40 "2017-03-24T03:10:00Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Tell me you’d prefer to see [her](http://div.bg/pictures/1414279_886_.jpg) in a dress. Those aren’t jeans. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexier-dresses-or-jeans/782588.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexier-dresses-or-jeans/782588.md?page=3)