Lol, men don’t tell - I meant don’t tend
There, fixed it.
The answer, of course, is themselves.
I find it usually works out better to put clothes on before heading outside.
Women primarily dress for, and to compete against other women.
The whole heroin thin thing was has been conceived by and primarily appeals to women. Men have always prefered a more mature and bustier look. If men drove fasion then thin (to the degree it has taken over) would never have been “In”.
Thin fashions came from Cosmo, not men’s magazines.
Men may not think much about this stuff (I know I certainly don’t) ... but its a good thing to have a wife that knows what she’s doing. My wife will often outright admit to wearing something just because I like it.
And, I’ve been to WalMart recently ... so I won’t pretend that all women care how they look. There are a significant number of women that live in sweatpants. Bleh. Must make the husband feel all hot and bothered.
I like it that my wife takes pride in her clothes and appearance.
SnakeDoc
“So next time you’re picking out your outfit, ask yourself why this top? Why these trousers? Try to choose your pieces for the right reasons; the rest will fall into place.”
Because this “top” smells like mine, even though it’s been through the washer dozens of times. I’m picky about the trousers because my wife’s are a little short and she’d kill me if I got grease stains on them. Mostly I dress for other people because, let’s face it, you’d not like to see me undressed.
I will believe women dress to please themselves when a local TV station is interviewing a perfectly dressed, made-up and coifed woman commenting about the fire that just got her @ss off the couch while he eating bon-bons and watching Harpo.
I believe that young women dress completely for others, older women dress for themselves and sometimes their husbands!
I think it does have to do with the fact that appearance is at least perceived as a bigger importance for women than for men.
And I think it also is to attract attention.
Some women shouldn’t bother to dress, others should be required to wear burkas at all times. Big burkas.
but as a male I totally bored with what women think, or look like,or dress for "power".....women have elevated themselves to such a degree, that most males will look and move on...
A horse walks up to Sarah Jessica Parker and says “hey, why the long face?”
I don’t think ‘it’s because of the importance placed on appearance’ for women. I think, rather, as a woman — it is an innate desire to look beautiful. Sometimes perverted, as in that white dress with the couch-daisy on the shoulder, pictured in this article. haha. But, for me — I am a mom. I love colors. I like to look beautiful.
Now, don’t get me wrong — I am just ordinary looking. But I like to get my hair done, wear pretty clothes, buy shoes. I think these things are woven into our souls. I do it for my husband, to look nice. But I do it for myself, to look my best and to feel pretty.
I don’t see this need in the men in my family. And I don’t do it because ‘society values it.’ Because I am a strong Christian, most of my views are alternative and very much NOT society-driven. I just think God made women to be pretty.
I believe it was Angie Dickinson who said “I dress for women and undress for men”.
So is the outfit an attempt to distract a man from noticing her horse-face and skeletal arms and legs?
I like to be:
-comfortable
-clean and
-modest
I am not happy if I am not all three of the above.
After that I like to be
-colorful, color coordinated
-flattered by my clothes (make my bod look its best, looks best with my skin tone and hair etc)
I really don’t feel happy if I feel like I look bad.
That is ONE UGLY dress, then so are the cropped off mumus, and maternity tops that pass for tops for us ladies. They sit on the shelf and ROT, I won’t spend what few dollars the gov’t has left me on the ugly cheap made chinese crap.
As I get older, I seem to worry about these things less and less.
I have an 18 year old daughter. I watch her clothes shopping and primping and remember the effort I used to put into such things.
My husband helped break me of that habit.
“Who cares what a woman’s wearing? It all ends up on the floor anyway.”
Classy guy, my man! lol!
I just like ‘em wearing a dress.
To 1 - You’re right, though amongst the fairer sex femininity is the exception rather than the rule in our present time.