Men might not always notice your haircut but there are a few fashion items that pique their interest.
The other day my friend remarked that she would remember 2013 as the
year when she started regularly wearing jeans instead of dresses. I was
actually somewhat surprised I didn't notice since I'd like to consider
myself a relatively observant guy. But when I got to asking my male
friends about what they like to see women wear, I found I wasn't alone.
"Clothes?" one friend offered, somewhat unhelpfully, and then, "But
sometimes no clothes?"
The bottom line is that there is no specific item men want to see a
woman wear—on dates or otherwise. One friend mentioned that a girl's
style should just be "proper for the occasion." If we're going out for
fancy drinks or dinner, a cocktail dress is always nice to see. Jeans
are great for dive bars and movies. Your work pants, though? Not so
much. We don't necessarily want our date to look professional. There's
something endearing about a woman who only has the slightest affinity
for a sports team but wears their colors to a game. If a woman loves the
team and is rabid about her favorite jersey, wearing the piece actually
demonstrates loyalty.
There are a few things we don't necessarily want to see out on a
date. For example: yoga pants. Those are for yoga and yes you look
amazing in them but no they aren't for date night. Also, no Uggs. I have
no idea why it turns so many of my guy friends off, but I'm in firm
agreement with them; please leave those at home.
All of this being said, we men are simple creatures. One guy said,
"Some sighting of skin: legs, neckline, chest, collar bone," is likable.
But at the end of the day, the way a woman wears her clothes is much
more important than anything else. We want you to be you. One gent told
me, "I just want her to express her personality with what she wears;
nothing too generic." If that means you're a dress woman and jeans are
foreign, that's okay. If you immediately get into sweats and a tee when
you're home, we won't hold that against you (unless you come to meet the
family in them).
Men are attracted to confidence, not the perfect skirt. Be genuinely
yourself, wear something you feel hot in, and we will likely agree. When
you dress in a way that makes you feel sexy, you project sexy. And when
in doubt, as one friend aptly put it, "A simple black dress would win
the day for boy and country in most situations."
