You know what they say about men with large hands. 
Good catch. 3MM, of course.
My ex has a pair that adds five and a half inches to her height (an inch and a half or so is in front, though) and wears them out clubbing (how close this is to poledancing is up for interpretation, I guess). The effect is really cool, and I wouldn’t say it’s inappropriate. Then again, she’s six feet tall in her bare feet (I think she just likes to tower over everyone), so maybe it’s a matter of proportion.
To add to my previous entry, I’ve realized that I don’t wear shorts either, except for exercise. I like calf socks and wearing shorts with them looks silly. I rarely go anywhere without a jacket, even in the middle of summer. I’ll just leave it open with a T-shirt underneath, and usually I won’t get too warm.
That’s silly, it really depends on the shoe. I work in a conservative (engineering) office and the majority of my shoes are 3 3/4" (which is the standard “high” heel height). If you can walk in them comfortably and the cut is conservative (I personally think open toed shoes at any height are much less conservative than a high heeled pump), there’s no issue.
White anything (except tennis socks)
Yellow anything
Turtlenecks
Wool/wool blends
Polyester anything & there’s another manmade fabric I avoid as well–Rami?
Birkenstocks
Thongs (footwear, underwear)
Plaid
Nightmare attire: white poly turtleneck, plaid wool pants, Birkenstocks.
Note this is for me. I don’t care what other people wear.
Well, you’re right of course, about the style of the shoe being a huge factor. In my office, which is extremely conservative (financial managment), they frown on anything over two inches or so.
I think my opinon of very high heels is influenced by my location, Boston, home of brick and cobblestone sidewalks. Combine that with the fact that most women I see in very high heels *can’t * walk in them (I see a tragic number of women doing the Peg Bundy walk), and they just strike me as not being worth either the physical or sartorial risk. 
Same here, all of my shoes are at least 3 in., if not 4, and they look fine.
And pole dancing shoes need to beat at least 5, if not 6 inches, or they just look silly.
Ties - I hate ties. They always feel like I’m being suffocated. No bowties, bolo ties, string ties, nada.
No vertical stripes. I’m thin and don’t need to make myself look even more malnourised.
No boxer shorts. They always ride up and irritate the hell out of my “sensitive parts”.
Oversized baggy pants - everything is already baggy on me, so why make it worse. Besides, people who wear their pants so grossly oversized and hanging so low look like comic strip characters (or circus clowns).
No trenchcoats. Especially black ones, double especially black leather. You don;t look cool or intimidating. You look like a twit.
A tie with short sleeves. If it’s important enough for a tie, it’s important enough for long sleves.
Sweaters…which is why I’m so happy my father introduced me to cobblecloth. Love it!
Any white socks that don’t have a way I can match them for laundry. dont buy 'em, don’t wear em.
More items I don’t want:
Animal tested products.
Fake lashes.
Fake nails.
Falsies. I want it to be all me in there, or nothing.
Short sleeves.*
*I have a short sleeved white T-shirt and misses Levis on hand in case I ever decide to go butch for a change. Alas, when I got the tee home and unfolded it: cap sleeves. Why?! Never mind, I have a denim jacket to go over it and just the right camisole for under it. So I can layer off from jacket directly to cami if it gets too warm.
Note on heels: For moderate heel wearers like me, relative height makes a difference. My current favorite heels are about two and three-quarter inches. I find walking in them quite comfortable and they look chic at the same time. I imagine 3 inches would be fine. I don’t feel tempted to try really high ones as cited by tremorviolet. That’s why I don’t use the phrase “high heels.” Seriously, ladies, walking in those for extended lengths of time carries a risk of systemic structural damage to a body.
I can easily imagine how stilettos and cobblestones do not mix. :eek: Making a note to myself to pack flats for Beantown…
Ditto!
Hard to say. I tend toward 3/4 length sleeves regardless of the heat (even though I hate the heat, it’s not that I don’t feel it or anything) but maybe a short sleeve that is airer or a little fuller?? Probably no good solution.
Even mention of 3/4 sleeves brings me out in a rash. Maybe I should just move.
My suggestion would be to do some arm exercises so you feel comfortable in sleeveless tops. Wobbly arms are usually due to flabby triceps which is amuscle that responds pretty quicky to weightlifting. And triceps exercises are easy: you can do dips of the edge of a chair or you can overhead triceps extensions with something slightly heavy like a can or a milk jug partially filled with water.
The dips are out but I should be able to do the triceps extensions. Thanks for the links. I’m on the wrong side of 50, so I may be just dreaming but it can’t hurt to try.
My solution to this one is to bear my arms even though they are, oh horror of horrors, not perfect, rather than be uncomfortable in hot weather.
I thought you Mericans had a right to bear arms anyways.
I’m glad because of all the light cool chiffon romantic flowing sleeves, bell sleeves, etc. that have been popular lately. When the fabric is so loose and light, you can veil your arms without overheating. Some may not like the look, but I love the look.
I decided this last year. Yes, I’m both jiggly-armed and so pale as to cause people to run in terror from the blinding glare but if it’s hot, I’m wearing a tank.
No pleated pants
No jeans with the crotch hanging below the knees
No jeans with stitching that looks like an embroidery machine had a grand mal seizure.
No pants or jeans with patch pockets on the front. (The rear pockets on jeans are patch pockets - just sort of laid onto the body of the garment, as compared to set-in, welted or otherwise built into the item)
No Dockers - somebody at Levi needs to be shot for foisting denim pleated-front Dockers on us. Denim should never be pleated!
No neckties, unless somone close to me died.
No sweaters - just too hot!
Forgot to say that I’ll never wear a beard without a mustache, nor will I wear facial hair styled in intricate little streaks and wisps that look like they were drawn on with a mascara pencil.