Bella, that's great rationale for a new dress code at school.
Eliminate any socio-economic prejudice by requiring everyone to be naked.

(08-26-2009 4:02 PM)Bella Wrote:  I find taking away the outer covering (clothing) can be a great equalizer among people. There's nothing but your mannerisms, personality and speech, to project who you are. I love meeting people while naked.

Bella

lol!! bella you are too naughty!!

Bella you need to swing over to my town, we have quite a RANGE of styles here, very diverse for sure

Good weigh in, I think I am shallow. lol
Oh and meeting people naked....always a good thing

Quote:Bella writes, "I find taking away the outer covering (clothing) can be a great equalizer among people. There's nothing but your mannerisms, personality and speech, to project who you are. I love meeting people while naked."

Yeah, sorta, although most folks look a lot better with clothing!

I used to frequent nude beaches near a university town. And, oddly, had more luck meeting women there than most singles bars! I was a slender Asian guy with shoulder length hair, beard and a few pieces of jewelry. Not considered attractive by most White women. Nevertheless I was surprised at my "luck" at the friggen nude beach. Shocked in fact. Although you're butt nekid, people still quickly recognize your culture, education and other lifestyle traits by your speech, hair style, jewelry, body language, posture, hygiene, fitness, etc. Women usually assumed I was an artist or musician and, well, they were right. I really don't think clothing is the barrier in normal social situations. The barrier is in the minds of people attending them. People hanging at nude beaches tend to be more open, enlightened and educated. And they'd be that way whether you were nekid or wearing a rice sack and thong.

The only down side of the nude beach was a sunburn on a very sensitive place, rendering it useless for a couple days. Freakin' sunscreen would wash off in the ocean...

(08-26-2009 11:11 PM)Gegogi Wrote:  I used to frequent nude beaches near a university town. And, oddly, had more luck meeting women there than most singles bars!

Ya, I've been an "official" nudest (AANR member) for years and find the barriers come down easily. You can't tell a banker from a plumber without the clothing clues.

Quote:The only down side of the nude beach was a sunburn on a very sensitive place, rendering it useless for a couple days. Freakin' sunscreen would wash off in the ocean...

Ya, there is that..:s

(08-26-2009 6:44 AM)Tisha Wrote:  Now dont get me wrong, my hubby looks good in a suit and tie but it doesn't get my blood flowing. He would never wear preppy clothes not that he is against anyone else that does. If he walks into the house wearing his mechanics jumpsuit peeled off to his waist (which is what he does when its hot) and his tank top, I still get flustered to this day. Same thing when he wears leather.

Funny thing is he has no ideal. He will come into the house that way and I will say "oh sweet goddess" and he will assume I am worried he is going to sit on the furniture LOL

Tisha

Ah ha ha
I could have written this about my husband. It's so true about the furniture, too.

The clothes do not make the man, or else I would have a higher opinion of people I know when they are dressing nicer than usual. I find that the opposite is true for me, I generally get irritated by people who seem to be dressing to impress. Maybe I just don't like to be overshadowed, or maybe it's because it seems sort of fake, putting it on to cloud up who they really are.

Except in certain situations:

When I am looking to retain someone's professional services, i.e. doctor, attorney, etc. then what they're wearing at that initial interview speaks volumes.

Just based on a look all by itself, with no personality factors taken into account, I feel the same way as Gegogi. It's like there's a checklist that has to be followed. When I was in school, it was all about the sweaters with the thin material turtleneck underneath and gold chain worn conspicuously around the outside of the "collar" of the turtleneck, khaki pants, and some form of boat shoe, primarily Sebagos. Every. Single. Preppy. Guy. Occasionally, the turtleneck would be replaced with a polo with requisite popped collar. Hell, I even sported the look for a time just to try to fit in. Only problem was that I lacked the snide, condescending attitude that came with the clothes.

Don't get me wrong, Bond, I'm not slapping a label or judgement on you. We're all shaped by personal experiences among other things, and it just seemed to me that attitudes generally came with a style of clothing. It was the same with the rockers with their ripped jeans and Metallica t-shirts. They had their own attitude that got obnoxious as well.

Thankfully, within two years or so of graduating, I decided the only time I needed to give a crap what I wore beyond a t-shirt and jeans was for funerals, job interviews, and Church, and in those cases it was more a desire to convey a certain respect than trying to impress individuals.

If you look at my little brothers closet all you see is nothing but stripes and polo shirts and he always has tons of girls hanging all over him. So I would say that preppy does not come off as gay. Personally I like a guy who dresses nice but that doesn't always have to be preppy. Looking neat and well put together and how you carry yourself is much more important.

Note- None of the preppy guys that I know that are very successful with women would ever wear a sweater around their shoulders like in the pic!

(11-25-2009 6:34 PM)Niatalya Wrote:  If you look at my little brothers closet all you see is nothing but stripes and polo shirts and he always has tons of girls hanging all over him. So I would say that preppy does not come off as gay.

I have to chime in here and say lots of women are attracted to gay men. I'm not sure why but it is not unusual for a gay man to be a real babe magnet. I suspect the attention gay men pay to grooming, fashion, dancing, shopping, dinning, etc., certainly makes them more fun to hang with compared to the usual beer gut stinky T-shirt hetero. Also they tend to be more "verbally activated" than straight men. I have lots of gay friends (mostly artists & musicians) and women really do drop from the friggen ceiling onto them when we hit the town. Sheesh, women follow them around like little puppy dogs with their tongues hanging out.

(08-26-2009 6:44 AM)Tisha Wrote:  Now dont get me wrong, my hubby looks good in a suit and tie but it doesn't get my blood flowing. He would never wear preppy clothes not that he is against anyone else that does. If he walks into the house wearing his mechanics jumpsuit peeled off to his waist (which is what he does when its hot) and his tank top, I still get flustered to this day. Same thing when he wears leather.

I'm a huge suit and tie girl (I used to ride the subway in the financial district so I could banker watch ), but if a nice looking dude came up to me in a jumpsuit like you described, Tisha, it would make me weak in the knees.