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    I find it interesting when I dress down in tee shirt and jeans I never get checked out by girls, but put on a GQ upscale or more stylish look and stuff happens. I mean the other day I was standing on a corner looking GQ and waiting for the light to change and I got screamed at by a busload of high school girls. Sometimes I'll be dressed up GQ and I'll come across a girl in a store and the service and friendliness level is night and day from what I get in Tee shirts and jeans. I'll walk through a mall in a suit and get alot of positive looks from women. But the thing that bothers me is I'm the same guy in jeans or in a suit and I think it's crazy how I get treated differently from girls if I dress upscale. My question to the ladies is how much of a difference does it make to you when a guy is dressed GQ? Is it a big turn on? Do you get a similar reaction from men when you dress a certain way rather than another?

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    Eh...I actually prefer Mox when he's dressed down. I feel like he looks goofy when he's all dressed up, but it could just be the shaggy hair he has right now that throws it off.

    On some guys, though, it really works. Maybe it's a "better dressed = more successful" kind of thing. Then again, it could just be the fact that you aren't laid back in your jeans and t-shirt...not saying that you're like this, but it is a real turn off when a guy looks like he rolled out of bed, picked up the first piece of (probably dirty) laundry off the floor, and left the house.

    As for me, I know I get a way different reaction when I'm dressed nice...rather than in one of my warm-up sets. I could really give a crap what they think, though...I'm only worried about impressing one person, and that's Mox.

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    Perhaps its the opposite effect. You are confident when you dress up, and that exudes chemically. I dunno, all guys pretty much look alike to me. As long as they aren't wearing a member's only jacket and velcro tennis shoes, their dress has very little to do with attraction.

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    Well, me, I'm immature and I kind of dig the faux-punk-rock-graphic-designer type. (I know, I know, shut up, everyone - and truly - I'm interested in the person, not the clothes. And generally, I'm not all that interested at all. I think it is better that I don't risk infecting anyone else. With my general malaise, not a literal disease. And now I'm not typing any more on this subject.... now.). But, nutshell: women frequently like to be elevated by relationships. Women don't generally want to be with a guy who is shorter, makes less money or is less socially desirable than she is. This is just our discourse on relationships, and you may think it is unhealthy or doesn't apply to you or that all fish in a barrel have committed terrible crimes for which they deserve to be shot - it's still generally true. Or, conversely, you might not look good in your jeans. You might consider a more flattering cut or fit.

    andBTW - high school girls? Just like to squeal. Don't take it serious. They were probably kidding.
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    I just figured they had been on the bus too long and were bored and restless. I just stood there with my head down and didn't even acknowledge them. I enjoyed the attention though!

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    But, nutshell: women frequently like to be elevated by relationships. Women don't generally want to be with a guy who is shorter, makes less money or is less socially desirable than she is. This is just our discourse on relationships, and you may think it is unhealthy or doesn't apply to you or that all fish in a barrel have committed terrible crimes for which they deserve to be shot - it's still generally true.
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    here is the deal.. subconciously, you feel better about yourself when you dress up. You give off a better vibe, because as you said, these are your "GQ" clothes.

    Pefect example. Go buy something new, a entirely new outfit, GQ or not. If you are really feeling the outfit, you get siked about wearing it. Once you finally put it on, you feel great about yourself, and it shows. Women look at you like you mean something, becuase that's the way you are currently feeling about yourself.

    Now granted, theres something about a guy that has good hygene, can iron, smells good, etc.. but for the most part it's in your head.

    I don't wear blue jeans and tee shirts anymore (i'm not a kid anymore), and I always put alot of detail into what I wear as I love clothes, but this is something I picked up on even in high school

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    Khakis and a golf shirt is about as dressed down as I get when going to the club. I dont look good in an oversize tee, baggy pants and unlaced Timbers. I think its a pretty good look..it just doesnt work for me...probably cause Im an old fucker

    I tend to go the other way. If the dancers seem to be losing interest I just break out my best suit, tassled loafers and $100 tie.

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    Women look at how you dress. Actually, invest in some quality shoes like Allen Edmunds. I used to do all of the custom shirts and suits. It is definitely a better look and you do feel better.

    Clothes imply style and some sophistication. If you can't at least afford a Polo shirt, how can you afford the champagne room?

    However, there are women who are attracted to men in a wife-beater tee shirt with exposed butt crack.

    It just depends on what you are hunting for. My ideal woman doesn't live in a trailer.

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    some women are very interested in clothes, and you have niec stuff of what they're interested in.

    think of it this way:

    your a chipolte-burrito nut and a 2 girls walk by:

    one has no burrito

    and the other has her burrito made exactly how you like it

    who are you gonna choose????
    yeah baby I know it

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    I judge a man more by his overall style. The way he dresses is just a part of it. I don't tend to be impressed by the dollar value of clothing either. For me it's more about what his style says about him as a person. A guy can look just as sexy dressed down as he does dressed up, if he does it right.

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