Do you judge people on their clothing?
I was just trying to figure out why I have trouble meeting new girls I can relate to. One thing I thought about it is that maybe girls see me and the way I dress and misjudge my personality. While I don’t like labels and would not define myself as “preppy”, I do have a similar clothing style often.
So like, do you guys judge people based on their clothing just looking at what they wear and say “oh he looks like a ____ cause he dresses like ____ so I’m interested/not interested”?
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I judge people by how they dress, but not with labels… It’s more of a stylish/not stylish thing. I can appreciate all different types of styles, but whatever your style, you should be well dressed… To me.
Hi Matt :) I do judge people on how they dress, I don’t mean to though and I would not write somebody off straight away because of it. I know it happens though because a lot of people have written me off because of my appearance.
Dr. Cuddy wrote:
I judge people by how they dress, but not with labels… It’s more of a stylish/not stylish thing. I can appreciate all different types of styles, but whatever your style, you should be well dressed… To me.
Well I don’t mean like when people dress poorly or with dirty clothes etc lol. But more just like, do you associate a certain style with a certain personality and therefore assume that based on that style they have that personality?
Vyki wrote:
Hi Matt :) I do judge people on how they dress, I don’t mean to though and I would not write somebody off straight away because of it. I know it happens though because a lot of people have written me off because of my appearance.
Hiya :) and same question, is it like a judgement of whether they are stylish/not stylish, or an association of personality with a given style which results in assuming they have that personality?
I cannot stand the pants that are always half way on somebody’s a** and their boxers are showing! It looks like they took a dump and have not gotten around to changing their drawers!
Dr. Cuddy wrote:
I judge people by how they dress, but not with labels… It’s more of a stylish/not stylish thing. I can appreciate all different types of styles
Same here. :)
I think it is a generalisation about the type of person you are if you wear particular styles of clothing. Where I live in general it is baggy cords and band T-shirts and you are a moron and overly depressed and if you wear a cap and loads of sports labels you are a druggy who is only out to mug old women.
I changed the way I dressed just to escape all the sterotypes.
Matt… wrote:
Dr. Cuddy wrote:
I judge people by how they dress, but not with labels… It’s more of a stylish/not stylish thing. I can appreciate all different types of styles, but whatever your style, you should be well dressed… To me.Well I don’t mean like when people dress poorly or with dirty clothes etc lol. But more just like, do you associate a certain style with a certain personality and therefore assume that based on that style they have that personality?
No.
littlenick wrote:
I cannot stand the pants that are always half way on somebody’s a** and their boxers are showing! It looks like they took a dump and have not gotten around to changing their drawers!
I pull peoples trousers up!!!
Maybe I’m just overthinking it, I just feel like the girls I would want to attract don’t notice me because possibly of the way I dress.
Gah I don’t know, football is on so my mind isn’t entirely on the thought process I’m trying to explain XD
You probably are overthinking it, you will find someone when the time is right. It usually happens when you stop looking.
Yeah, I don’t think girls look at someone else and go “Ew, he dresses like a skater so he must never shower or go to school [just and example lol] I would never date him.”
If they do, you need to turn your attentions to girls less shallow and more worth your time.
I try not to judge people but sometimes i can’t help it..
I think the way someone dresses (Not talking about labels here) is a way of communication.. It’s a way to tell people your mood, personality…etc..
I don’t judge people by labels, that would be crazy/stupid/shallow.
I also never say never..i wont say ‘il never date that guy’ just cos of the way he looks/dresses.. I judge people only by their character when i get to know them, not by anything else.
But that’s just me
I judge people based on the styles of dress even though I know I shouldn’t. Sometimes I would let that stop me from talking to a female because I might think that the way she dresses makes her out of my league.
It is the same superficial and unimportant question as someone else asked here not long ago if looks mean anything to you or not. Shallow subject and if a girl judges you by the clothes you wear or the way you look you better let that shallow girl go. There will always be people who would rather go out with an image and with a designer label rather than with a person who is inside it. You are in luck though, girls will eventually grow up to become women and women really don’t care how you look as long as you are clean and well groomed.
Without reading all the replies you’ve gotten so far, I hope I’m not repeating anyone….
When it comes to clothes I wouldn’t worry about it so much. As long as your not going off the deep end as far as outfits go and can confidently state that you don’t look bad, than your good. As it is you’d be surprised what you can get away with wearing, because honestly people don’t tend to care/notice as much as they care about what THEY’re wearing. Now as far as fitting into a style group and subsequently being judged, yes there are some things to think about. People do judge by styles, more so than the specific clothes themselves. If you dress to fit into a certain trend/style than expect to be stereotyped, but honestly you’re asking for it. By choosing to dress a recognizable way you are trying to make a statement as to who you are, sucks if it’s not true, but then maybe you should try dressing differently.
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