It’s so bad, I don’t even write!
I dress for men more than I do for women. Why the hell do I care what women think? If I’m going out, it’s the men I want attention from.
Ah, maybe though you’re right, I did wear my leather pants the other night and was feeling rather smug in the ladies room. So, if I’m dressing for women, it’s totally to show off. 
Ok, I dress for both. And of course, myself.
Maybe if I buy and wear some brand-name clothes, you’ll like me again.
Ok, to prevent further hijacking:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=5820307#post5820307
In my experience (which is not insignificant), the women in the Kansas City area are far more apt to dress for comfort than the women of, for instance, Los Angeles. You think it’s regional? To an extent. But if you are saying that Kansas City, specifically, has a higher-than average percentage of women who don’t dress for comfort, I’d like to emphatically disagree with you. One of the nice things about Kansas City, Witchita, Omaha, Lawrence, (i.e. areas in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Arkansas, etc.) is that women in general are not as hung up about sacrificing comfort for fashion, IMHO.
Interesting. I’m a girly-girl, makeup wearing fashionista, but when I’m at home in my disgusting sweats, no makeup, with unwashed hair, my SO is still impressed. YMMV.
Some women, yes. I don’t think the ones who are walking around showing 80% of their tits are doing it for themselves.
So am I the only one who thinks that “who you are” comes from inside, and trying to “be somebody” by getting piercings or tattoos or a boob job, or dressing according to the latest trend (or jewelry or fancy cars for that matter) is really just superficiality?
Yes, I DO see something wrong with it.
Nonsense. I like to play with my boobs throughout the day, and easy access is key.
Heh.
I’m not getting into the middle of your squabble with LaurAnge, but I do have to tell you I think that your opinion of what’s kosher in Texas vs. Seattle is pretty far off the mark.
Surprisingly, in both places, people dress appropriately for the occasion. Seattlites wear jeans and boots a LOT, as it’s very frequently wet there. Texans don’t all own cowboy hats. And BTW, there are plenty of country folk in Washington state.
IMO, your generalizations are pretty silly. I am wearing very comfortable clothes at work today, as I do every day. Slacks, heavy knit pullover shirt, and cute little shoes. I definitely am not dressed to impress anyone that works here, and I probably won’t see anyone else today, as I’m going straight home after work. I might dress up if I’m going out on a date with someone, or dress up if I’m going clubbing but 99% of the time, even on dates and when going clubbing I wear comfortable clothes. Bras and heels don’t have to be uncomfortable. Some are, some aren’t. ~shrugs~ It just takes women more time to find clothes that fit well and are comfortable IMO.
You’re lucky to have that confidence. As I said in my post, at the time I didn’t know who I was inside, and experimenting with my appearance was part of my way of finding out. And yes, it was probably superficial, but at that time, so was I. I have no problem admitting that.
Nowadays, I believe I’m beautiful inside and out. But society judges people, initially at least, on your appearance, and it’s naive to think otherwise.
Ok, perhaps my argument is getting lost in the chaos or something. This is not my premise at all.
Nor this.
Tell you what, go to my link and we can discuss it there. This thread is hijacked enough.
Are they? Everybody seems hung up that fashionable clothes are uncomfortable, and if you are comfortable they must not be fashionable. Either that or some people aren’t bothering to read my posts. What brand name is your slacks, yoru shirt, and “cute” shoes. Now what influences you to wear “cute” shoes. Comfort? So the cuter shoes are the more comfortable they are? Seems to me, and I could be wrong, that cute has something to do with fashion, no? So you ARE dressed fashionably.
Tommy Hillfiger has a nice line of clothes that are slacks, T-shirts, hoodies, pull overs, you name it, they got it. Yet these are what I am talking about. You are all whacking away at straw men.
Which brings us back around again to the issue of exposed thongs.
As others have said, underwear is so named for a reason. I’m a fairly conservative person, so seeing anyone’s underwear in public is cause for a raised eyebrow from me. Not that it matters much to the people so attired, I’m sure.
To be fair, I feel the same way about guys walking around with their boxers showing. That, and the exposed thong phenomenon, are two of the stupidest fashion statements I believe I’ve ever seen. “Look! I’m wearing underwear!” Yeah, I presumed as much, Cochise.
I wasn’t disputing that; I was disputing your statment that you “don’t see anything wrong” with it.
Oh, lord. Dressing up and pushing boundaries is fun, not some soul-crushing quest to find one’s self. It was fun as a teenager to find out how others reacted to the one dressed and looked. Everyone makes a statement about themselves with their appearance and wearing no make-up and sweats makes just as much a statement as does wearing 5" do-me heels. Part of growing up is finding out what those statements are. Yeah, maybe some define their self worth exclusively through their appearence, but most people (women and men) don’t.
Do you feel somehow threatened by me saying that my fiance is impressed with me? Did you not see the smiley? Jeeeezus.
It wasn’t a put-down to anyone else. This is a thread where people are discussing various fashions, comfort, etc., I simply stated my personal preferences. So what if I’m hot shit? You got a problem with that? (plz note smiley)
Well then tell Jennyrosity. She’s the one who said it was.
I’m glad we agree. I was wondering if I was the only one who thought so.
My God, how old are you, 7?!
Dressing up and trying new looks is a part of self-expression. How you present yourself helps you express who you are. Experimenting with that allows you to try on different personas. I don’t see anything wrong with that.
Hey, quiet - they’re not supposed to know about that.
Problem solved folks, just legislate the problem away.