For those of you who haven’t read Part 1 of this story, get your life right:
Who Are You Dressing For? Part 1
So the verdict’s in. Tasty’s guest went on the date wearing a simple black A-line dress that she bought for an off day. She went emergency shoe hunting in Malibu right after our lunch meeting and picked up a pair of black pumps from a showroom. Was it worth it?
Well, the date went great! He called the very next day, complimented her on how good of a dresser she was and asked her on another date. No lie, I wouldn’t make this up. So can we conclude that 1) us men are as simple as Tasty said? 2) just some of us are that simple? or 3) it’s a coincidence and he would have liked the ‘Bumble Bee’ look just as much?
I’m going to go with 2. After reading your comments on Part 1, I noticed that many of the females who commented were all about dressing how they felt, point blank. I totally respect that. Especially for the point that if you dress to your personality, and he likes how you dress, he’ll probably like you – well according to trigonometry’s if-then theory.
However, there are tons of women who are sure they would like a boyfriend or husband within a certain timeframe (I’m not judging you.) In this case, do I think it would be helpful to participate in mind games and pull you a mate with a simpler, less abrasive look? Absolutely! Just be prepared to play the part of a simpler woman, if that’s how you’re going to come across visually.
In defense of us men, many but not all of us like simple and reserved women. As I’ve previously stated, I personally like a sassy, driven woman. So I don’t think I would have a problem being with a woman who dressed with less safe, more attention grabbing clothes. In fact, I think it speaks to her confidence level because not everyone can pull off risqué looks. However, I can admit a woman dressed like that is definitely less approachable. My mind is early to calculate how headstrong and overly sassy a woman might be at first glance.
One comment on Part 1 of this post captures the essence of what I’m saying. “You only have one chance at a first impression.” You never know who you are going to see when you go out, so remember, make sure you present yourself the way you want to be perceived. Your fashion should be an expression of who you are and how you feel as an individual.
I’ve pulled some notable red carpet looks from one of our generation’s style icons, Rihanna. See if you can figure out, when she’s dressing for other women and when she’s dressing to catch a man’s eye, according to Tasty’s Theory.
