Does fashion matter?
Have you ever had a date show up and their entire outfit was inappropriate or maybe even bizarre? I think it seems like a silly thing to “deduct” points on when you are checking somebody out. Does fashion really matter that much, though?
I remember talking to a guy who said he didn’t call for a second date because the woman showed up to the first date looking too conservative. He said she may as well have worn a “nun habit” considering how little skin she was showing.
What do you think fashion and style says about our personalities and image on the dating scene?
Would you dump someone because you didn’t like the way they dressed?
Is it ever a good idea to give wardrobe “suggestions” to people you are dating? What if you were in a relationship, do you think it’s ok to change your significant others’ clothing or style?
When you see people out and about, is it their “style” that catches your eye before their looks?
Happy Friday!
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Luvbug
August 20th, 2010
12:00 pm
what I hate, though, is those ladies that look stunning in their clothes, then (if you’re fortunate enough), to see ‘em naked, they look a hot mess……shyt just fallin out everywhere! You’re like damn, you hid that well…
2CPTG – I’m crying over here cuz I imagine that’s exactly how men feel when that happens. But women are getting a taste of that too b/c they make spanks for men nowadays. LOL
MELO
August 20th, 2010
12:01 pm
@Luvbug…a brown suit will suite some guys just fine,it depenbds on their copmlection as well.
u cant generalize with colors same way u cant generalize lip stick shades on female lips….
altho ofcourse,bright red/maroon lipstick grosses me out..never mind her complection!
..clearly if my wife spots that on,im not going anywhere with her looking so red/pink, like some animal(i know of) on heat. 
Luvbug
August 20th, 2010
12:01 pm
My bad…I think they’re called spanx.
Dan - simply...
August 20th, 2010
12:06 pm
@luv
You catch a man in spanx and y’all bout to do something….it tell me more about you than him (he’s the easy part)….
Dirty Diana ♠ High Fashion
August 20th, 2010
12:07 pm
Basic makeup will not hide spots, you all are talking about concealers and everything else. That Derma-blend stuff Ms. Man wears to hide the shave bumps is not basic make-up. My skin is flawless, so I only know of the basic stuff, but to each its own.
I know men that complains about women wearing make-up, but phine over women on tv and we all know if you are on TV you are wearing make-up.
abc
August 20th, 2010
12:08 pm
A brown suit will make you look like a giant turd, similar to the way all green makes the new military recruit look like a big pickle.
Head-to-toe brown just doesn’t work. Just my opinion, of course.
Luvbug
August 20th, 2010
12:08 pm
clearly if my wife spots that on,im not going anywhere with her looking so red/pink, like some animal(i know of) on heat.
MELO – Congratulations!! You are the first guy to admit you care at least a little about a woman’s look. I’m pretty sure aint nan dude in here walking around with a scab. Like the women here, you’re not over the top about it, but you will say something if need be and aint running to get with some dirty, crinkled up, ratty female.
Dan - simply...
August 20th, 2010
12:09 pm
While I dislike Rick Ross as a rapper, this album got like fo tracks that I can’t let go of. Free Mason is getting dropped into the rotation
Purple Rain
August 20th, 2010
12:09 pm
If you have rolls, do not wear clothes that show them now wear clothes that show your undergarmets. If they are saggy please wear a bra. Polyester or florescent colors are not in great taste IMO.
DCRose
August 20th, 2010
12:10 pm
Simple Man!!!! – I’ve choked on more men’s perfume than I care to remember. So I agree. They should hand out instructions at the perfume counter.
Purple Rain
August 20th, 2010
12:10 pm
now means nor
Darling Nikki (AKA..PrincessNik)
August 20th, 2010
12:11 pm
Dirty D, foundation CAN hide spots
Luvbug
August 20th, 2010
12:11 pm
I hear yah abc. It just read a little funny to me. For a second, I thought you hated anything brown…people, cars, suits…they all gotta go. LOL
i'm swiss™
August 20th, 2010
12:12 pm
What are spanks?
Luvbug
August 20th, 2010
12:16 pm
Dan – I think I saw the commercial for male spanx on telemundo. I don’t speak spanish (just watch a few of the shows I can guess my way through), but from what I could gather, they’re made so a woman can’t tell…even when we do that hug followed by a hand graze across the chest check.
SexyCool
August 20th, 2010
12:18 pm
Sitting here with a mental picture of man tit.ties falling out ManSpanx.
Dirty Diana ♠ High Fashion
August 20th, 2010
12:19 pm
Dirty D, foundation CAN hide spots
@PK that is why I said concealers and everything else. You do know foundation is in the same category? I don’t do foundation I use a red sponge with a little press powder to keep the shine down. That is why I said basic make-up, because basic make up does not add coverage there is a difference. I know the levels of make-up from my modeling days.
DJ Sniper
August 20th, 2010
12:19 pm
Spanx for men??? I swear on all that is black and holy, there is so much wrong with that.
Dirty Diana ♠ High Fashion
August 20th, 2010
12:20 pm
…trying to catch up!
@Lady are you still here? What idiots amuse you?
MELO
August 20th, 2010
12:22 pm
If they are saggy please wear a bra.
@PR…u dont ur woman’s twins to be hunched over, looking sorry like a wilting lily! :lol;
Luvbug
August 20th, 2010
12:22 pm
i’m swiss – spanks (spanx) are a thin girdle type get up you wear under your clothes to smooth out your look (lumps, rolls, crinkles). Some look like a tank top or biking shorts or leggings.
MELO
August 20th, 2010
12:24 pm
and aint running to get with some dirty, crinkled up, ratty female.
@Luvbug??
every female,crinked up and ratty or Not, is useful.
Dan - simply...
August 20th, 2010
12:25 pm
Okay mama’nem used call that a girdle.
And a grown man in a girdle has problems well before he put the girdle on.
Girdle
i'm swiss™
August 20th, 2010
12:26 pm
I see… thanks, Luvbug…
Luvbug
August 20th, 2010
12:27 pm
MELO – Maybe so, but I doubt you or most guys here are using them.
Leggs
August 20th, 2010
12:29 pm
“every female,crinked up and ratty or Not, is useful.” Can’t flip that into anything. Well, yes I can. If he’s crinkled up and ratty and has money, he can be used!
i'm swiss™
August 20th, 2010
12:29 pm
Wonder how they came up with the name “Spanx?” Is it as in, if you’re considering buying this, you’re probably at home spanking it right now?
Purple Rain
August 20th, 2010
12:30 pm
I am in great shape but when I put on about 8-9 extra pounds(hiatus from running for about 3 months) I wore a Spanx T-Shirt, until I lost those 8 pounds. LOL
Luvbug
August 20th, 2010
12:30 pm
Dan – Maybe he wants to exercise and needs a little support until he can take it down a few notches. I can imagine it can be a little painful jumping around with a little extra chest.
MELO
August 20th, 2010
12:30 pm
you wear under your clothes to smooth out your look (lumps, rolls, crinkles).
@Luvbug??
see how u women, deceive us ?? No wonder abc says women cheat!
u date sporting one set of physical stats and look..but when we derobe and lay, u taking a whole portion of the double queen size bed. 
whats up with all the wrapping arounds and phat behind enhancers??
Luvbug
August 20th, 2010
12:32 pm
PR- Guess we were on the same page. LOL
Purple Rain
August 20th, 2010
12:36 pm
Luvbug, my clothes are for my size exactly. I put on some extra pounds and I knew it would be off within two months. So I bought a few spanx shirts instead of buying all new clothes just to weare for a few months. LOL
Dirty Diana ♠ High Fashion
August 20th, 2010
12:38 pm
Purp-purp I am going to tie you up and Spank you in that spanx
blue - They Like Our App!! Waiting.....
August 20th, 2010
12:39 pm
@Sexy – Sitting here with a mental picture of man tit.ties falling out ManSpanx –
…
Leggs
August 20th, 2010
12:40 pm
Police just called me, my house was robbed. Bye!
Jo
August 20th, 2010
12:40 pm
I’m Swiss: Tightly laced corsets that push the “girls” up front & center. You’ll see plenty of that. Still laughing? Somehow I doubt it…
i'm swiss™
August 20th, 2010
12:48 pm
Jo — Actually, I’m just messing w/ you… I knew what you meant by the Ren Fair garb. Actually had a roommate in college who was into that (along w/ his then GF, now wife). Good times, if you’re a b00b man. Me, I’m more a b00ty man & those big, poofy dresses hide too much of the b00ty for my taste…
Also — and nothing personal, just a preference here — but I’m just not that attracted to white chicks. And I haven’t seen much color in the Ren Fair get-ups.
i'm swiss™
August 20th, 2010
12:49 pm
Whoa…. didn’t mean for that to be all bold… my bad
i'm swiss™
August 20th, 2010
12:54 pm
D@mn, Leggs… sorry to hear that. Hope it’s not too bad…
Purple Rain
August 20th, 2010
12:59 pm
Spanx Spanx me Diana.
Purple Rain
August 20th, 2010
1:04 pm
Anyone familiar with the “Gathering of the Juggalos”? They kicked Tila Tequila’s butt while she was performing. They threw feces from a porta-john and bottles. She had a cut up face and feces all over her. Also, when security tried to hide her in her trailor they attacked it as well. On the other day while Method Man was performing they cracked him in the face with a beer bottle. Juggalos are fans of the Insane Clown Posse. There has been a Gathering of the Juggalos event/concert every year since 2000.
Sassy Me :-)
August 20th, 2010
1:08 pm
but I’m just not that attracted to white chicks.
Did you have a bad experience or something Swissieor that’s just your preference…not tryna be funny at all but I’m curious to know. I’ve wondered about dating outside of my own but still haven’t tried the other white meat but you never know…. And NO I’m not talking about yours either…
Jo
August 20th, 2010
1:10 pm
Ah, don’t feel bad, I’m Swiss, my ex-husband woke up one morning & realized that he, too, was not attracted to white chicks, which is why we ar eno longer married but you are right, these events are pretty, errr, vanilla. If it makes you feel any better though, I have quite an onion there!
i'm swiss™
August 20th, 2010
1:12 pm
Sassy — No bad experience… it’s purely an aesthetic preference. I’m just more attracted to specific physical traits: dark skin, dark hair & curves. That weeds out most of my people…
blue - They Like Our App!! Waiting.....
August 20th, 2010
1:12 pm
@Leggs – So Sorry. Be Safe! and hope its not too bad!
@PR – never heard of these Juggalos…but Insane Clown Posse, well..there ya go. Tila Tequila had a concert? really?
Jo
August 20th, 2010
1:12 pm
Sorry about any typos, I’m multi-taksing, oops, I mean multi-TASKING!
MELO
August 20th, 2010
1:14 pm
I’m multi-taksing, oops, I mean multi-TASKING
@Jo??
i know u volleying a cheap shot!
Sassy Me :-)
August 20th, 2010
1:18 pm
That weeds out most of my people…
Swissie your candor is soo funny…I appreciate your honesty.
i'm swiss™
August 20th, 2010
1:22 pm
Thanks, Sassy… but really, why lie? I like what I like…
DreamsMaterialize
August 20th, 2010
1:25 pm
I’ve wondered about dating outside of my own
Sassy I got some Portuguese in my family. Does that count?