Unclothed

[andrewducker]

I'm not a big fan of clothes.

Which isn't to say that they aren't sometimes necessary (I do live in Scotland after all) or pretty. But in general clothes are something I put up with rather than delight in.

Erin can attest that when there's nobody else about the flat I tend not to bother with clothes, and that leaving the flat on a Saturday tends to involve an extra 5 minutes in which I finally go and get dressed.

I also have pretty much no embarrassment about nakedness. I don't wear clothes to stop myself feeling embarrassed around other people, I do it to stop other people feeling embarrassed around me.

Which, I'm sure, is a huge relief to all my workmates. Although even they will happily admit that we could live without ties...

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Re: heh

[diffrentcolours]

I wear clothes because I'm certain that the vast majority of people don't want to see me naked. Generally, I'm not fussed about them - jeans and a T-shirt is my basic "uniform" since it's practical and comfortable. I only wear other stuff when people expect / want me to.

Then again, at times and in unfamiliar situations, I can use clothing as protective coloration. I'm aware that when I'm dressed up with bright hair, shades, trenchcoat and combat boots, I can intimidate most people so they don't hassle me. I occasionally use this to my advantage.

Re: heh

[andrewducker]

Ooh, yeah. I do that too sometimes. I can usually get a 4-seat on the train to myself :->

I've had people standing at the end of the carriage rather than share a table with me.

I didn't even realise I was that intimidating.

[kpollock.livejournal.com]

I've become much more of a fan of clothes as I have aged.

When I was young and pert I often wished people didn't wear clothes, as I couldn't get the hang of style, but I knew I looked damn good naked. Better than nearly anybody that I was likely to encounter (barring individual preferences for very fat/thin/tall/short). Sadly this is no longer as true (but I try!)

[andrewducker]

With you it's always competitions.

Careful you must be, or the dark side will have you.

[kpollock.livejournal.com]

Nah, not so much now. Back then since everybpdy hated me it was cool to think of something that i had better than them.

Many women tend to grow out of looks competition about/after the menopause (in my observation). Until then, it's kind of vital (if you want to pick and choose your partners).

[andrewducker]

If, of course, you're interested in partners that care deeply about looks.

[kpollock.livejournal.com]

Ah, but only the ones who know they are hopeless either physically, or mentally or both (by my standards, I hasten to add) "don't care" about looks. With the obvious proviso that all men care (women do too, but not as fiercely), to a greater degree than they would let on (or indeed, even that they consciously know).

[andrewducker]

Most men I know certainly care somewhat, but very few of them care significantly. Once a woman reaches a certain level of attractiveness, other factors tend to outweight increases in it.

[kpollock.livejournal.com]

So it never hurts to fall within that band if possible.

But this is all theoretical on my part these days (which is good).

[tisme.livejournal.com]

I am very thankful for clothes, even though I hate most of what humans have invented in that way. Everyone should wear soft cotton things instead of shirts - ugh!

[thepaintedone.livejournal.com]

My feelings on nakedness are (infamously*) fairly similar to yours. But I would add that from a male perspective wandering around entirely naked can be rather uncomfortable, I tend to prefer to keep everything safely stowed for travel, if you catch my drift.

*cf Whitby Nov 2000

[kpollock.livejournal.com]

And it's usually hard to run if you are female

[allorin.livejournal.com]

You could iron your shirts for work though....

At home, I tend to lounge about in a state of nakedness or near nakedness most of the time. Clothing is cumbersome. Like diffrentcolours, my uniform of choice is always jeans, with a t-shirt or shirt.

However, if I have to wear a shirt and tie for work, I'm damn sure (as I said yesterday) that it's going to be a good-looking, fashionable shirt and tie. Which is all relative, of course, but as long as I'm happy.... ;+)

[andrewducker]

You could iron your shirts for work though....

The local safeways will iron my shirts for 90p a time. I'm actually feeling tempted.

[allorin.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but then the rest of us would have one less thing to talk about.... ;+)

[kpollock.livejournal.com]

Do it, if you really won't iron. You may think you are getting a way with it, but it will subtly count against you at work. People will probably not think that you are charmingly eccentric and above ironing, they may well think that you are just sloppy and disorgansied (and somewhat immature ?).

Or buy shirts that don't need ironing - they do exist, but get an expert to help you, many shirts labelled 'non-iron' are lying! I don't iron anything, but my wardrobe is carefully picked so that none of it creases.

If you do buckle down to the responsiblity of ironing, don't wash your shirts on 60 degrees - it makes them harder to iron (according to Sean).

[wolflady26.livejournal.com]

That's one reason why summer's cool - the difference between a little skimpy dress and being naked is negligible. Except that you don't have to worry about someone walking unexpectedly into your room and seeing more than you intended.

Course, society doesn't generally grant guys that luxury, but then again, they can take off their shirts in public.