• neidu3@sh.itjust.works
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    Function over form every day all day. Duck others.
    I’ve been a jeans and T-shirt guy for well over 30 years at this point.

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    It’s definitely a mix. I’m not a stylish person, but I find I get the most compliments when I’m wearing things I love.

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    The only reason I put pants on is because it’s be arrested otherwise.

    That being said, comfortable has priority over good looking and I don’t think I’ve ever had a compliment on how I dress since grandma saw me in a suit when I graduated 20 something years ago.

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    I wanted to say that I don’t dress for anyone because I mostly lie naked in bed because pulling trousers up is too hard for me.

    But then I realised when I have to get up I put on a bathrobe so that my kids don’t have to see me naked.

    So, I do dress for others.

  • WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    I dress for myself. I like being memorable and looking good. I like taking style risks sometimes, but it seems to work for me.

    I get complimented on my style often, and that makes me feel more confident in general.

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    For others. If I’m staying home, I dress like I’m homeless in whatever grungy dirty things that already need washing. If I’m going out, my hair is combed, my threads are fresh and I’m not getting denied entrance to the restaurant. The movie Blast from the Past was pretty stupid, but it did teach me (remind me?) that you dress nice as a courtesy to your friends.

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    I 100% dress for others, I don’t really care about clothing, and I hate to buy new clothes. I only do it because I think I may be nearing some limit of what is considered decent to wear in the presence of other people, who 100% always are better dressed than me.

    The other day I was at the supermarket, and had seen they had a special offer on “plaice” I think it’s called.
    Well the special offer was sold out, and I asked an employee if they had anymore.
    The employee was extremely nice, and asked how many I had planned to buy? And I said 2, then he took 2 bags that had 50% more content, and wrote the price of the special offer on them, and said I should just mention his name at the register.
    I though Wow that stellar service, and it was only when I came home I realized I had some of my worst pants on that are so warn they had holes in them.
    I have newer pants, but I don’t like them, because they have no sway and they are some sort of stretch material to be tight, and I absolutely hate that. And I also hate shopping for clothes.

    Anyways because my clothes are (to put it mildly) sub par for normal people, I figured he probably thought I was some sort of destitute.

    I am married, and our economy is absolutely fine, we own an almost paid out house, and we have a car that was bought cash without borrowing, and we have a good amount of money in the bank.

    Anyways I don’t care, maybe because I don’t have to. I just want clothes that are comfortable.

  • Caffeinated_Sloth@lemmy.world
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    For both. I wear cheap business casual to work to present a particular image: appear like I have my shit together (I don’t) but I’m also budget conscious. I wear the same outfit every day (for me) because I hate making fashion decisions and crave simplicity. I have five of the same shirt and five of the same pant. Weekends I have a different uniform that says “fit, economical, comfortable, safe.” Two of the same pant and shirt.

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    I have more important things to worry about than clothes. Nobody cares what I wear, and frankly neither do I.

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    Myself – I opt for the low decision fatigue – same thing everyday wardrobe.

    If I wasn’t a bachelor remote employee I might consider mixing it up on the behalf of others. Right now when I do quarterly on-sites I stick with my usual wardrobe.

  • slakje@piefed.social
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    Both. I add my own personal style into outfits that are appropriate for the event I am going to and for the season. I do like the extra attention that comes from dressing a bit fancier, but not at the expense of my comfort and I own very few things that require special care or maintenance.

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    I have no fashion sense and buying clothes stresses me out so I dress for neither. At best, I dress for other people’s basic sense of modesty.

    Edit: oh and because it’s cold.

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    I have probably spent more this year because I want a certain person to look at me.