To not really get why people don’t like clothes?

I think for some people, if they feel they are deeply unattractive they think it's pointless to put the effort in.

Also different people have different priorities. I would not wear jogging bottoms in public, whereas for others it's their everyday attire.

Some people like clothes, some don’t. There is no wrong or right.

I find them fascinating.

For me its the leggings, can't stand them. It doesnt suit everyone.
If you dont go to gym, you don't have to show off flat backside.
They are cheap and i can see what underwear you wear. To me its tacky and tasteless.
But people do people. Its just personal free choice option. I never laughed about the person or been mean ever.
What i wear others too dont like, so i don't go on stressing about it.
However...there is fine line to tacky and dressed decently.

Someone dressin go as a goth is identifying with other goths. Clothing is tribal.

They wouldn’t dress as a Goth on a deserted islnd as there would be no other goths and therefore no one to identify with.

I was a Goth in the 80’s. It was more about rejecting mainstream stuff than impressing people. But it was a tribal thing.There was no goth marketing in the 80’s though. But it was a reaction to mainstream marketing.

So what is the OP's point? She's asking if she's unreasonable to not get why people don't like clothes. People have told her. She says they're wrong and don't understand her.

Clothes - choosing them, wearing them, accessorising them bores me to tears. My job requires warm thermal base layers - outdoors work - in the winter and shorts and t shirts in the summer and that’s all I buy and wear. I usually buy something nice to wear over Christmas and that’s it.

You are still however expressing yourself by making functional rather than aesthetic choices.

Im 54 and overweight and I really hate shopping for clothes but that was exactly the same when I was 15 and a size 10!! I hate shopping for clothes, and hate ordering online even more.
If I'm invited to an 'occasion' id probably have to go shopping for clothes, my life is about practicality, parent/foster carer/dog walker and thats what I buy clothes for and what I feel comfortable with.
Clothes are bad enough but shopping for shoes is even worse!! I own about 8 pairs, mainly trainers/hiking boots and a couple of pairs of smarter boots. I do not own a pair of heels.

Firstly, you're being very rude. People do understand what you're saying. You're just too dogmatic to believe that.

I don't care any 6 clothes. I care that they're comfortable and are socially acceptable (i.e. Weekend expectations or going to weddings), but that's it. I have no thoughts of expressing who I am via my clothing choices, apart from that I'm someone who has no time for people who will make judgements about my character based on what I choose to cover my body with.

People are different. That's all there is to it. To me and to many others, clothes are purely functional and we choose to spend our time, money and mental energy on other things.

OP: “I don’t understand why not everyone puts a lot of effort into expressing their personality to strangers through their clothes.”

Most answers: “I can’t be bothered, as long as I’m presentable and comfortable, I don’t care that much about the opinion of strangers and there are more interesting things about me than my clothes.”

OP: cannot compute that people disagree with her and accuses everyone of being too stupid to understand what she means.

See I think someone dressing as a goth (or in any particular style) is definitely doing it for others. If they were transported to a desert island with no one else around they might keep it up for a short while but ultimately would stop caring what they look like.

I'm not saying dressing nicely or in a particular style is a bad thing. Just that it isn't just about the individual, it's about identifying with a certain group, about how we want others to view us (you yourself said this is one of your motivations), about how much we've been influenced by marketing etc.

Because I don't feel any need to 'express myself' either by clothes or anything else! I'm just who I am and I imagine that comes across in how I behave and how I treat others.
I either wear sports gear, work uniform or slobbing round doing housework/gardening grubby clothes.
Everyone is different, some folks enjoy shopping and spending money on clothes; other people don't!

To you, the OP and some others, sure.

But can you accept that others don't feel that way about clothes? Or are you as closed minded as the OP who cannot grasp that people understand her point but aren't like her (or you)?

women of all ages and sizes are on there posting their looks and your algorithm will soon start putting forward suggestions based on your likes.

But its just marketing 😂why i want this
I don't want to buy any more clothes. I don't care at all what other people think or how I'm "expressing myself". I'm ok with it if what I'm expressing is "I'm not bothered about fashion/clothes".

I don't really assess "who people are" by what they are wearing. Its way too influenced by what they can afford, their size etc

I'll choose jumpers in colours i like but i honestly mainly want clothing to be functional and comfortable - i can 100% see why in the past people went for simple loose dresses, tunics & leggings.

I don’t express myself through my clothes, I’m not even sure what that means.
I like to look nice and presentable but hate shopping and don’t have much interest in clothes apart from finding things which look nice and presentable. I buy off vinted so I actually have quite a lot of clothes which didn’t cost very much and I wear things according to what I’m going, where I’m going, how I feel and what the weather is like.
I do like fashion influencers on Instagram so maybe I have more interest in clothes than I think but it’s not a passion or a love just an interest

Why are people so obsessed by what others wear, if people want to be obsessed by clothes that is up to them but why the need to judge those who aren't?

I wouldn’t want to get on with someone that shallow and who repeatedly uses the crying emoji like they are twelve.

Totally, for sure, my amazingggg opinion

Christ you’re rude.

Maybe focus less on your clothes and more on manners?

Can't edit it. Tall fatty

I loathe shopping for clothes. I'm a tall Watson. I feel fortunate to wear a uniform for work, but dread looking for ordinary clothes.
Our DD is graduating again next month so I need to find something for that.
Our high street has died apart from primark and bon marches so I will need to go to Norwich which is an hour's drive away.

I find it sad that such an insanely trivial matter can affect your day so much. I have hundreds of things going through my mind every day, I don't have time to be focusing on a colour not matching "properly".

I completely agree with you op, and I think the psychology of clothes and footwear is so important too.

I relate strongly to all you wrote, and even now in my twilight years I still revel in both high fashion, and sturdy timeless classics (such as the King’s old tweed overcoat!)

However, it’s all academic pleasure, because what I love most for myself is severe anonymity and pretty much unisex gear. A few clues reveal my sex but it’s not a flipping press release on the matter.
I’m damned if I want to communicate wordlessly with strangers; there are far too many people around as it is, never mind engage with ‘em!

So I’d ogle and adore a perfect Dior suit, or a Simone Rocha dress, but it'd be hanging on the wall like a painting! (Meanwhile I am dressed like one of Hannah’s sisters, in Woody Allen’s film)

Absoluteley !