Caroline Zielinski
archillesDo women dress for men, or for other women?
April 3rd 2008 10:14
Both.
I have thought about this a bit, and based from my experience, women tend to want to impress both men AND women with their style of dressing.
That said, I also think that women tend to alter their style to suit their targeted audience.
When going out, for example, to a nightclub or on a hot date, a woman will often choose a more provocative outfit rather than a typically trendy one. Maybe she'll even combine the two - however, she will most likely aim to appeal to the male through her sexuality. Perhaps she'll select a classic LBD, with a low cut front and s shorter skirt, or tight, super sexy jeans with a silky blouse. Rather than being particularly trendy, these sorts of outfits are usually the fail-safe types, the classics which transcend any fashion season.
Now, when it comes to dressing in the types of clothes shown in Shop Till You Drop, you KNOW that the girls will be dressing to impress each other. I have experienced this personally. For example, I really like the high wasted jeans/ shorts/ skirt thing happening. I think it's sexy and that it suits me. It also gives me a bit of an edge. However, my boyfriend cannot understand why I would choose a high wasted pair of pants over the regular hipsters.
"You need to break them up with a coloured belt or something. And untuck your top, it'll look better!" He says. Needles to say, I don't really listen to him. So when we went out, I wore my high wasted, wonderful outift, and received heaps of compliments from other girls, who appreciated my venture into this new and hip trend. At the end of the night, the best I got from my boyfriend was, "Your legs look nice in those shorts."
See what I mean? Most boys do not follow upcoming trends, or care. They will most likely have a preferance for the type of girl they go for, for instance a rock chick, or a girly girl, or a classic dresser, but they will only understand the basic concepts of the dress code required within the realm of that particular style.
My boyfriend doesn't get it when I wear a vest over a dress ("it doesn't match!") or little high heeled booties over the classic high heel. Nor does he understand my need to have different types of coats, like the pea coat, a trench, a blazer and a tie up, some of which I have more than one of, in various colours and shades. But several of my fashion conscious friends will squeal with delight when they see my mixed high end, boutique/ chain store outfit and drag me shopping to help them pick out something cute for THEM.
Thats enough for me, really. We all dress differently for various occasions: why not add another category and dress differently for each of the genders?
I have thought about this a bit, and based from my experience, women tend to want to impress both men AND women with their style of dressing.
That said, I also think that women tend to alter their style to suit their targeted audience.
When going out, for example, to a nightclub or on a hot date, a woman will often choose a more provocative outfit rather than a typically trendy one. Maybe she'll even combine the two - however, she will most likely aim to appeal to the male through her sexuality. Perhaps she'll select a classic LBD, with a low cut front and s shorter skirt, or tight, super sexy jeans with a silky blouse. Rather than being particularly trendy, these sorts of outfits are usually the fail-safe types, the classics which transcend any fashion season.
Now, when it comes to dressing in the types of clothes shown in Shop Till You Drop, you KNOW that the girls will be dressing to impress each other. I have experienced this personally. For example, I really like the high wasted jeans/ shorts/ skirt thing happening. I think it's sexy and that it suits me. It also gives me a bit of an edge. However, my boyfriend cannot understand why I would choose a high wasted pair of pants over the regular hipsters.
"You need to break them up with a coloured belt or something. And untuck your top, it'll look better!" He says. Needles to say, I don't really listen to him. So when we went out, I wore my high wasted, wonderful outift, and received heaps of compliments from other girls, who appreciated my venture into this new and hip trend. At the end of the night, the best I got from my boyfriend was, "Your legs look nice in those shorts."
See what I mean? Most boys do not follow upcoming trends, or care. They will most likely have a preferance for the type of girl they go for, for instance a rock chick, or a girly girl, or a classic dresser, but they will only understand the basic concepts of the dress code required within the realm of that particular style.
My boyfriend doesn't get it when I wear a vest over a dress ("it doesn't match!") or little high heeled booties over the classic high heel. Nor does he understand my need to have different types of coats, like the pea coat, a trench, a blazer and a tie up, some of which I have more than one of, in various colours and shades. But several of my fashion conscious friends will squeal with delight when they see my mixed high end, boutique/ chain store outfit and drag me shopping to help them pick out something cute for THEM.
Thats enough for me, really. We all dress differently for various occasions: why not add another category and dress differently for each of the genders?
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