Does your man know how to dress?

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Does your man know how to dress?
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Wed, 08-11-2004 - 1:13pm
I remember my ex had the biggest problem matching things up and putting together an outfit that looked good. I always had to go shopping with him or just go alone to buy his clothes. I knew his sizes and the general style he liked, so I always hit a home run. He'd love my choices and look great when I dressed him, but it got annoying dressing a grown man. I remember he'd get up for work early and I wouldn't see him til he got home. I'd be horrified sometimes at what I saw. Black shoes, brown belt and khakis with a tan or brown shirt. Come on! All tan or brown including the belt, which is fine, but BLACK SHOES with it? He had brown shoes.

Shane is a breath of fresh air. He can DRESS! He actually enjoys shopping (now I know this scares most girls because he sounds gay, but believe me, he's NOT!) He buys brown and black shoes, matching belts and nice slacks and button up shirts for work. Very tasteful "power ties", and even is nice enough to wear a white tee underneath. He wears cologne too and not the cheap stuff. His socks aren't that great, but they are under his pants and a desk, so I'm not sweating that. Now he has his days. He wears some butt ugly Old Navy olive green cargo shorts that are getting old and some holes are forming. He also has some t-shirts that have seen better days. Silly "man" t-shirts with crude sayings on them. But he's at least allowed those to be worn strictly in the house and he changes to go out. He also has a pair of leather sandals that I insist stay outside. Hey, leather absorbs sweaty feet and it's nasty!

Other than the Old Navy shorts and the silly tees, oh and the sandals, it's all good. And to see that man in a pair of Wranglers and boots is....okay, Mama's getting hot!

Later! Gotta call my man!

Mel

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Wed, 08-11-2004 - 2:17pm

J dresses just fine for me. He knows how to put things together, but almost always asks my opinion. And takes the advice if needed.


We're both comfortable casual most of the time. And he's a "jock" so there are a LOT of jerseys/sports tshirts. And I LOVE when he hangs around the house in a "wife beater" (What else do you call those?)


The other day he got a "Toby Hat" as he calls it. J's favorite country artist is Toby Keith and he got one of the straw hats that Toby wears. He looks fabulous in it! BUT....he put it on with the one shirt in his wardrobe that I hate hate hate. It's SOOO redneck, in a bad way. Cut off ratty sleeves in this khaki denim color. It's just gross. I said something. Told him I was sorry but it was absoloutely the only thing he wears that I really hate. But I didn't ask him to not wear it. He didn't but ASSURED me that it was being worn WITH THE HAT when we go to the races in Indy in a few weeks. LOL

Becky

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Wed, 08-11-2004 - 2:35pm
I can't remember when I've EVER cared whether a guy had matching shoes and belt on!!!

My shoes and purse don't always match, hell...I'd be in bankruptcy if that was my major concern. I like my tops and skirts to match, but they've got to be comfortable or I won't buy them.

I've never met/dated someone who I felt couldn't dress himself. That's just not even on my radar screen. Trav dresses sharp, he always matches intentionally but hates dressing up, no stiff shirt and ties. He wears more athletic type stuff, but nice. Not plain sweats or anything. I like the way he dresses better than anyone I've dated before, now that I think of it.

Someone I work with mentioned at lunch buying her husband a robe "you know, one of those things men don't think they NEED" and then she didn't like the way it looked on him, so she returned it. I'm thinking..."so you want him to cover up? whether he wants to or not?" I can't imagine doing something like that with Trav. Nothing on would certainly work for me. LOL He's definitely going to wear what he wants, and I'm not about to criticize. He doesn't pick my clothes either, but he LOVES what I wear. He says I'm "exotic"...LOL. I wear skirts and dresses almost exclusively, even in my time off and that IS unusual around here.

So neither of us wears the usual "jeans and t-shirt" uniform of America. I guess we're a matched set.

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Wed, 08-11-2004 - 5:27pm
TT is an impeccable dresser. It was one of the first things that attracted me to him. For work, every day, it's beautiful suits, shirts and ties. We go out socially often, and he always looks fantastic. He just bought a pair of gorgeous jeans and this white linen long sleeved shirt with this leaf pattern (sounds weird - it's not!) that I ADORE that he wears with the black "man sandals" I got him. AND THEN there is his home attire! Old, holey, faded, paint-stained cargo shorts and pants with 20 year old rock and roll concert t-shirts. LOL I love him in those, too!

My ex is a great dresser, too. Come to think of it, I've never dated a guy that wasn't.

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Wed, 08-11-2004 - 5:40pm

Ha!

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Wed, 08-11-2004 - 5:59pm
I hate being able to see TT's tshirt under his shirt! Most often, you can't - but in the winter, when he golfs, he'll wear a regular tshirt with a golf shirt with a golf-sweatshirt over it . . . by the afternoon - it gets hot, and he takes the sweatshirt off and you can see his tshirt. WEAR A V-NECK! He say's they aren't warm enough for the mornings . . .

You can always see my dad's tshirt under his short sleeved plaid shirts. He thinks v-necks are for old men. LOL My dad's idea of fashion is dark blue jeans with a short sleeved plaid shirt (white crewneck tshirt collar peeking out of the top) with a black belt and his orthodic tan tennis shoes. LOL I adore him - and I think he always looks nice. He can go ANYWHERE with me, anytime.

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Wed, 08-11-2004 - 6:29pm

Ewwww, I HATE short sleeve dress shirts. Roll up the sleeves when it gets hot if you must, but if you're wearing a dress shirt, then it's got to be full sleeved.


J doesn't dress like that much. He looks SO great in a tie when he wears one once in a while, but I wouldn't want him to wear one too often. And I definitely have to help him with them. he has this one REALLLLY bad one. Always presents it as one of the options. It always gets turned down immediately. Might have to "lose" that one for him before it pops up again.

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Wed, 08-11-2004 - 7:17pm
LOL on the tie. I bought my dad a fish tie as a joke one year, he never wore ties.

He gets a kick out of wearing it! I'm the one embarrased when we go out and he's wearing it....

As for my ex, he didn't and still doesn't own anything dressy. No suits for him. Dressing up meant a nice pair of jeans (no rips in them) and a nice shirt (the nice sweater I bought him for xmas). He's a truck driver/ mechanic so most of his clothes are work clothes, or he'll work in the nicer tshirts/ long sleeved shirts so then they're work shirts from then on.

My ds always wears nice things, mainly because we get a lot of good hand me downs from my ex's sister who likes brand names. I can't argue, they're free and they look good, so I use them. Of course though, my kid is harder on clothes than hers are, so they get worn from him. (She was a stay at home mom who's kids didn't really play outside, mine goes to daycare and plays outside every day).

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Thu, 08-12-2004 - 10:55am

ROTFL!!!! My DAD too! I got him a funny "electricians tie" that has a big fat extension cord running the length of it (he's an electrician) ala Tim Allen. He wears that stupid thing everywhere. It is SOOO imappropriate for weddings and such. And he wears it.


Cool on the hand me down's! Ty wears them when I have them. He is also hard on clothes. I am STUNNED by how quickly he puts hole's in his jeans knee's and in his tennis shoes. I buy good name brands, just because they last a little longer. Drives me crazy. I ask him "Can't you stay OFF your knees when you play????" and J (my DH) always pipes up, "NO he can't. He's a BOY!" (this from the man who also has holes in the knees of half his work jeans. LOL!!!!

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Tue, 08-17-2004 - 11:36pm
Okay, I read these postings and thought about them for quite a while before I decided to answer.

First, I think that I do a decent job of dressing. I went monochromatic many years ago because of the problems with dirt from work. I wore black t-shirts and black pants because they didn't show the iron dust. Then, it became soooo much easier to shop. THEN, my (ex)inlaws became infuriated at me wearing black, so that sort of sealed it.

I pretty much wear either black, white, and gray. I won't wear T-shirts with anything written on them. I do like pictures of lizards or dragons on a shirt, if artfully done -- I look too much like a "biker" as it is. If I have some good jeans that haven't been ruined by work, I'll wear those sometimes when I'm working outside of "WORK". I have a pair of running shoes, and a pair of snakeskin boots, that's it for shoes.

My daughter has an excellent sense of fashion, and SHE approves of the way that I dress. She says that my black'n'white theme goes with my black hair -- which I wear in a long braid and top with a western hat (let's not use the word cowboy in this case). I've found that I can go just about anywhere in the US in a rural area and people like the way I dress. I have also gone through some areas in Latin America and people liked my style. Now, in cities, that's a different matter,...

My question is, how do women dress for their men? I'm not asking about stuff that would make me blush, but everyday things. When you go to the grocery store with him, do you wear baggy old jogging pants and run down running shoes? Or do you wear something that would make him notice you if he didn't know you? I am honestly interested in this because I've heard that complaint from a lot of men. Their women want them to dress nice, but then complain that the guy is being a sexist, controlling pig if he enjoys having her dress nice for common everyday activities.

Michael

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Wed, 08-18-2004 - 9:42am

"My question is, how do women dress for their men? I'm not asking about stuff that would make me blush, but everyday things. When you go to the grocery store with him, do you wear baggy old jogging pants and run down running shoes? Or do you wear something that would make him notice you if he didn't know you? I am honestly interested in this because I've heard that complaint from a lot of men. Their women want them to dress nice, but then complain that the guy is being a sexist, controlling pig if he enjoys having her dress nice for common everyday activities."


Hi Michael, that's a great question.

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