Jennifer: Have you guys seen this coffee sleeve put out by Piperlime.cim, a "chic" website that sells trendy clothes to 20somethings, that states every time a women wears sweatpants in public, a man leaves NYC? Implying that a women has to be dressed to the nines in order to grab that man. Is this true? If a cute girl is dressed in sweats does that mean that she will be overlooked by men just due to her dress?!?
I gotta be honest I'm going through a mid life style crisis, which is a distant cousin to the mid-life crisis. Through out my life my personal dressing style has definitely been more thrown together than thought through. I'm not the girl who has her wardrobe planned for the week. I'm more the stand in front of the closet, morning of, wondering why I didn't do laundry the day before. So is there a direct correlation between my lack of effort in dress and the current state of my dating life? Hmm...seems possible..actually...probably more than just possible. If I appreciate the guy who has the fresh hair cut and is wearing clothes that fit properly, then I can't be the hypocrite that says that clothes shouldn't matter. I texted Holly earlier this week after catching my reflection at the mall. Though not dressed horribly, I did feel like I looked like a soccer mom, picking up Christmas clothes for her kids than a single woman on the "prowl." So what to do? Well, it is the end of the year and the time for making resolutions...so here we go, I resolve to make a real effort to dress better and look the best I possibly can. So if you see me looking bumming...call me out for being lazy, sure I may initally curse you out, but know deep down I appreciate you caring.
Holly: Wow, well if clothes do indeed make the person, I suck. Don't get me wrong, I'm all about creative expression however one chooses to do it. Me: well, I happen to be more along the style of Jenn (insert birds of a feather saying here), and love my Uggs, jeans and the occasional sweatpants in public. Sidenote: I think it's worth mentioning that if you are wearing leggings as pants, or especially jeggings, you too should look at upgrading to even a sweatpant).
Perhaps it's true, if you're not putting your best foot forward on the initial meeting, where does one go from there? I recall many of debates with my hubby and I when we first started dating on "why is it that I never hear you say you're going to get your hair done?" or my favorite questioning: "you said those boots were calls what? Uggs, short for ugly?". The truth is, yes I enjoy my comfort and it all boils down to being lazy. It's so much easier to slip into that "no-iron ever required" favorite pair of pants, than it is to be tugging and pulling on clothes all day long. But laziness in all areas of life produces the same result: nada. So looking for a man? Put for the effort and put on some clothes (eh, at least for the first 3 months). Looking for a new job (I speak from experience)? Still have to put for the effort to dress to impress. I for one, will not be the one calling Jenn out b/c honestly, I don't know if I want the redicule coming my way in return.
I gotta be honest I'm going through a mid life style crisis, which is a distant cousin to the mid-life crisis. Through out my life my personal dressing style has definitely been more thrown together than thought through. I'm not the girl who has her wardrobe planned for the week. I'm more the stand in front of the closet, morning of, wondering why I didn't do laundry the day before. So is there a direct correlation between my lack of effort in dress and the current state of my dating life? Hmm...seems possible..actually...probably more than just possible. If I appreciate the guy who has the fresh hair cut and is wearing clothes that fit properly, then I can't be the hypocrite that says that clothes shouldn't matter. I texted Holly earlier this week after catching my reflection at the mall. Though not dressed horribly, I did feel like I looked like a soccer mom, picking up Christmas clothes for her kids than a single woman on the "prowl." So what to do? Well, it is the end of the year and the time for making resolutions...so here we go, I resolve to make a real effort to dress better and look the best I possibly can. So if you see me looking bumming...call me out for being lazy, sure I may initally curse you out, but know deep down I appreciate you caring.
Holly: Wow, well if clothes do indeed make the person, I suck. Don't get me wrong, I'm all about creative expression however one chooses to do it. Me: well, I happen to be more along the style of Jenn (insert birds of a feather saying here), and love my Uggs, jeans and the occasional sweatpants in public. Sidenote: I think it's worth mentioning that if you are wearing leggings as pants, or especially jeggings, you too should look at upgrading to even a sweatpant).
Perhaps it's true, if you're not putting your best foot forward on the initial meeting, where does one go from there? I recall many of debates with my hubby and I when we first started dating on "why is it that I never hear you say you're going to get your hair done?" or my favorite questioning: "you said those boots were calls what? Uggs, short for ugly?". The truth is, yes I enjoy my comfort and it all boils down to being lazy. It's so much easier to slip into that "no-iron ever required" favorite pair of pants, than it is to be tugging and pulling on clothes all day long. But laziness in all areas of life produces the same result: nada. So looking for a man? Put for the effort and put on some clothes (eh, at least for the first 3 months). Looking for a new job (I speak from experience)? Still have to put for the effort to dress to impress. I for one, will not be the one calling Jenn out b/c honestly, I don't know if I want the redicule coming my way in return.
Clothes really can make the person...
ReplyDeleteIt's true, slowly but surely both Jenn and I are coming to accept that fact. Not that we've increased our efforts by landslides or anything, but it makes you feel better (or awkward) when you get the occasional compliment of "wow, you look so great today" when you put on something that has a real waistband and not elastic.
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