Shopping for clothes as an older Male
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kevinf2380 wrote: »My wife never tells me what clothes look good on me and I suck at shopping. I usually just buy stuff online and see how it goes. As I've gotten older more of my friends are getting fitted shirts and pants. Even jeans. I'm not sure if I'm ready to drop the money for that yet. Is that what grown ups do or are there other good ways to find out what styles work for you? I've seen those sites where you can have people put together styles for you every month. The reviews of those are pretty bad.
Try Reddit; they've got some great men's style sub-reddits. It doesn't need to be expensive, and walking around in clothes that look good on you can make you feel pretty damn great.
Try:
/malefashionadvice
/mensfashion
/malefashion
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Cutaway_Collar wrote: »Do wives ever tell their husbands what looks good and what doesn't?
Throw a jacket on top of everything you wear and that is a good place to start.
what if it's 115 degrees outside ?0 -
Motorsheen wrote: »Cutaway_Collar wrote: »Do wives ever tell their husbands what looks good and what doesn't?
Throw a jacket on top of everything you wear and that is a good place to start.
what if it's 115 degrees outside ?
Then don't wear wool.
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stanmann571 wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »Cutaway_Collar wrote: »Do wives ever tell their husbands what looks good and what doesn't?
Throw a jacket on top of everything you wear and that is a good place to start.
what if it's 115 degrees outside ?
Then don't wear wool.
What if its 115 and you're also a sheep?
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heidishmidi wrote: »stanmann571 wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »Cutaway_Collar wrote: »Do wives ever tell their husbands what looks good and what doesn't?
Throw a jacket on top of everything you wear and that is a good place to start.
what if it's 115 degrees outside ?
Then don't wear wool.
What if its 115 and you're also a sheep?
waaaaaat !?
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Motorsheen wrote: »heidishmidi wrote: »stanmann571 wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »Cutaway_Collar wrote: »Do wives ever tell their husbands what looks good and what doesn't?
Throw a jacket on top of everything you wear and that is a good place to start.
what if it's 115 degrees outside ?
Then don't wear wool.
What if its 115 and you're also a sheep?
waaaaaat !?
Just preparing for all scenarios.1 -
Cutaway_Collar wrote: »
Unstructured jacket.Motorsheen wrote: »Cutaway_Collar wrote: »Do wives ever tell their husbands what looks good and what doesn't?
Throw a jacket on top of everything you wear and that is a good place to start.
what if it's 115 degrees outside ?
ha, well..... when it's this hot, frankly, I don't think I've seen anyone wear a jacket outside ( male or female ) in several months.
you'll see a woman carry a hoodie into the movies because they keep their thermostat set about about 15 degrees, but other than that, no jackets1 -
My philosophy on dressing up is that clothes make me un-naked. Aside from that I don't really give a *kitten* what they look like. I'm too *kitten* old to care about impressing anyone with clothes.0
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Cutaway_Collar wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »
I read the first message and he didn't ask what to wear to the movie theatre.Cutaway_Collar wrote: »
Unstructured jacket.Motorsheen wrote: »Cutaway_Collar wrote: »Do wives ever tell their husbands what looks good and what doesn't?
Throw a jacket on top of everything you wear and that is a good place to start.
what if it's 115 degrees outside ?
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ha, well..... when it's this hot, frankly, I don't think I've seen anyone wear a jacket outside ( male or female ) in several months.
you'll see a woman carry a hoodie into the movies because they keep their thermostat set about about 15 degrees, but other than that, no jackets
you said: unstructured jacket
okay.... just when it's 115 degrees out, nobody wants to wear a jacket of any kind.
carry one into a business meeting, maybe
outside, you don't see it, ever.0 -
Cool story bro2
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Just NO jeans with rhinestones or a bunch of Brackets........no man.......not even Jason Momoa can pull those off...and that's saying something!0
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leut_underpants wrote: »FireTurtle75 wrote: »My philosophy on dressing up is that clothes make me un-naked. Aside from that I don't really give a *kitten* what they look like. I'm too *kitten* old to care about impressing anyone with clothes.
I disagree. Not that you can't do what you want, of course. But it matters, and not in a superficial way. I've had more women express interest in me since I began dressing well than I received from putting on 40 pounds of muscle. This is an absolute true story. I guess they notice the wrapping paper more than what's inside.
The more interested parties means you get to choose from good options*. Now, you may be so charismatic that clothes don't matter, that does happen. But for most of us, it's a ticket to the next conversation happening, and starting from a positive, welcomed place.
I'm not advocating for dressing like a peacock, only for being a bit put together. It matters to many of those potentially interested in you, even if it doesn't to you.
*none of this applies to me, as I'm old and spoken for. But I still try, and my wife appreciates it. She also appreciates me turning away the occasional interested party. :ohwell:
I guess I'll keep doing what I'm doing then. Me being married & attracting attention from women with whom I am not married by dressing nice, would cause more of a *kitten* storm home than I ever care to hide under an umbrella from. LOL But yeah, that would make sense for the single guy looking to add some extra glue to their fly paper.
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lol right now most of my clothes are from Bass Pro Shop0
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TheRoadDog wrote: »I just wear black shirts and denim pants when I am at work or on my motorcycle. I bought 12 black button down long sleeved shirts for work. Exactly the same thing every day. Only difference on my motorcycle is that the shirts are usually short sleeved tees and some have sayings. I just bought a dozen denim pants same style, same color. The only time I dress differently is on vacation or in the summer when I change to shorts and tees. Same tees.
That's the difference between men and women. If I need new shirts, I go on line first. 95% of the time that does it. Occasionally, I'll go to the store, but I go directly to the black shirt rack. No looking around. In and out.
When I go with my wife or daughters and they're shopping, it's a whole different excursion. Kohl's Cash, Coupons, BOGO. Up and down every aisle. Buying stuff that I know half of which will be returned sometime in the future.
My wife is the same way...Kohls drives me crazy too...I do sometimes go there, but I hate how you basically need a calculator to figure out what anything in the store actually costs.
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My hubby's favs age 50+. Tommy Bahama shirts. Black or black white combo golf/ polo type shirts or 1/4 zip lightweight pullovers, black jeans or khaki jeans. A cantaloupe color Tommy Bahama shirt was once at the top of the list however.
I think longer inseam shorts look better on older men ? 11" or at least 10".
And socks ? Low cut only if you must unless you are wearing long pants.0
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