Do Clothes Make a Man .. ?

[very shy guy]

Are we not all born naked, it's what's inside that counts. '
Just a thought.

Profound,very true Thewren,never a truer word spoken or written.

[Morpheus]

Of course first impressions are so important ! And inadvertently we all make judgement calls based on how a person is dressed.

Clothing is an important signifier of social class, hobbies, worldview, living conditions, environments , etc...

But, do you ever find your first impression being proven wrong ?

Is it wrong to 'mislead' others by wearing clothes that is not your comfort zone ? Or is it kinda nice to find someone to

be other than you expected them to be .. ?

Is it mischief to dress as a cowboy but not know the first thing about a lasso ; is it wrong to pretend to be an Opera afficionado

when in fact you don't know the first thing about it, nor does it hold any interest for you ?

When does clothing become deceit.. or does it ?

What do you think about it all ? ............................................ xx

Yup! Clothes maketh the man!!

Just look at Ming and Mick Wallace!! And they expect to get taken seriously???

I spruce up really nicely for work - suit and tie, cufflings etc.

Unfortunately I dress down whe visiting the ladies, partly because I don't want to get recognised by anyone I know, and partly because most of the time I have to put my clothes in a ball on the floor.

[Stephanie]

A friend of mine, who is a pretty straightforward, down to earth guy, has changed his dress sense in the past year is so. Whereas he used to dress very casual (which suited his personality), he know goes out in the swankiest gear, real expensive designer clothes. It catches women's attention but he's since been broken hearted twice recently because two of the women he picked up as a result, he's discovered are only into money and dumped him when they discovered he wasn't going to buy them presents or take them out to expensive restaursnts all the time etc..

Moral of the story - a persons clothing should reflect their personality. If you're a very fun person, wear fun person. If you're into posh restaurants and limos- dress in designer gear.

Everyone's different, we should know who we are and make the most of it

Brilliant. Exactly. In my humble opinion.. That's what it comes down to .. for me..

There are people who are at home in many different settings [you should see me in my farmer's gear !!] ,

but I think it is silly to dress contrary to who you are..

What do you think ? xx

Many people seem to have missed the point I was trying to make..

It matters NOT in this case what one wears, my point is to be true to yourself.. and not try to appear something

that you are not, do not try to portray yourself in a role that you are not comfortable with, you're not at home in.. xx

[Stephanie]

I believe in appropriate dressing and dressing to suit your mood. ........................

Wearing clothes purely to impress other people for no real purpose seems a bit pointless though. I think the way you wear the clothes will often give you away if they don't reflect who you are. Your posture, the way the clothing sits and your demeanor will speak volumes.

Exactly xx

[Chutney]

I always dress for comfort, but look well presented if possible. I haven't followed fashion since flares went out of fashion about three years ago.

[mymann]

Of course first impressions are so important ! And inadvertently we all make judgement calls based on how a person is dressed.

Clothing is an important signifier of social class, hobbies, worldview, living conditions, environments , etc...

But, do you ever find your first impression being proven wrong ?

Is it wrong to 'mislead' others by wearing clothes that is not your comfort zone ? Or is it kinda nice to find someone to

be other than you expected them to be .. ?

Is it mischief to dress as a cowboy but not know the first thing about a lasso ; is it wrong to pretend to be an Opera afficionado

when in fact you don't know the first thing about it, nor does it hold any interest for you ?

When does clothing become deceit.. or does it ?

What do you think about it all ? ............................................ xx

No, clothes does not make the man,
i have met men that were extremely well dressed and were complete ass holes,rude,full of their own importance,self serving ect.
But people have to dress appropiately and it is nice to dress suitable for the occasion, be it dinner date,work or going to a sporting occasion,
Going on a date it is very inportant to be nicely and appropiately dressed,
What way either would be dressed an hour or two later is imaterial,

[Stephanie]

Of course first impressions are so important ! And inadvertently we all make judgement calls based on how a person is dressed.

Clothing is an important signifier of social class, hobbies, worldview, living conditions, environments , etc...

But, do you ever find your first impression being proven wrong ?

Is it wrong to 'mislead' others by wearing clothes that is not your comfort zone ? Or is it kinda nice to find someone to

be other than you expected them to be .. ?

Is it mischief to dress as a cowboy but not know the first thing about a lasso ; is it wrong to pretend to be an Opera afficionado

when in fact you don't know the first thing about it, nor does it hold any interest for you ?

When does clothing become deceit.. or does it ?

What do you think about it all ? ............................................ xx

Alright, so it seems no one got what I was trying to get at.. :

If you see a bloke in a white coat with a stethoscope around his neck, would you assume he's a doctor ?

If you see someone with a toolbelt, would you assume he'd know how to change a lightbulb ?

If you see someone in wellies, would you assume you could ask him about the countryside ?

Now, if for example you turned to this bloke with the stethoscope and asked him a medical question and it turned out

he put on those clothes only to 'impress' , but has nothing to back it up .. would you be surprised, put out, pleased ?

If you asked the guy with the toolbelt about some handiwork stuff and he just looked you, not knowing what you talking about..

If you asked the guy in the wellies about .. whatever...

That's what I was trying to get at.. My post had absolutely nothing to do with what each of you chooses to wear.

It had everything to do with 'honesty' in a person's demeanor... and stuff loike dat .

Pretense -- wrong, or cool ?

[Doll 34 DD]

Ok, if I would meet with someone in a suit and expensive shoes... walking like a king and then he would open his mouth and there would be no class whatsoever i would be dissapointed,
BUT IF I would see a guy in a tracksuit and some runners and he would be a gentleman even tho he would look "creepy" i would be gladly surprised

I met with a few people, rich people.. and there is loads of them who doesnt want to put attention on himself, he would rather drive around the city with an old car, and not too fancy clothes .... and have the bmw at home

Thats so true...ones I meet a guy he lookd perfectly good clothes ,body etc...but when he opend his mouth I run away

[ladiesman217]

Here's a question for the ladies (and Clyde): what would you make of a man who turned up completely nude??

Hey technically this is on topic! I'm as shocked as you are!

[Stephanie]

Here's a question for the ladies (and Clyde): what would you make of a man who turned up completely nude??

Hey technically this is on topic! I'm as shocked as you are!

D O R K.............. lol xx

Would he be misleading in his representation of himself ?

Would he be trying to appear something that he is not ?

Would be kinda hard to do that nude lol !

Ha, I think I like this idea lol xx

Who's first ? xx