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

Because some people just aren't that bothered. Clothes are just something that keep them warm or cool and they don't devote any time to think about it.

I'm not one of those people, but I imagine it's like me and cars - a lot of people feel their choice of car says a lot about them and always want to drive something new-ish that looks good and has cachet. I just want a car that gets me from A to B so I don't care.

Works for me.

i don't get on with people that are even more shallow than a puddle.

I don't want to express myself through clothes and i don't care one bit what people think about me or what im wearing.

It’s not about strangers in the street though. I couldn’t give a fuck what someone I’m never going to see again might think of me.

The way you dress can totally give off assumptions about who you are, what your job is, your social status etc. Generally everyone has an idea of who they are in their head and like to mirror that in how they outwardly present. Someone might want to dress in a conservative manner to look respectable for example if they were going to a job interview. Dressing smartly is therefore a way of “giving a message”.

I would love nice clothes but just can't afford them. I don't buy things often and if I do I only generally buy one thing so nothing looks like a nicely put together outfit

I would say that dressing practically with little concern for style is expressing yourself if that's what you value.

We are all different.

I don’t feel the need to express myself in that way. Shopping is so boring and busy and brightly lit, I hate it.

Why does it matter what people who walk past you in the street think about you? Or if they even think about you at all?
Im not being snarky. Its a genuine question.

My taste in clothes is 'fit me'. I don't dress to give a message about me to strangers. Even if I gave a shit what they think (i dont), I'm fairly sure people who pass me don't give a shit about me or what I may or may not be like. Their minds will be full of their own stuff, I just dont think im going to find a space in there to plonk myself down and convey my essence through fabric. People are just not important to the strangers around them.

I'd be totally into that too 😀

Perfectly put.

You’re clearly not understanding that if I walked by you and the street I’d know nothing about you apart from a judgment based ln how you decide to present yourself?

Oh, we understand, we just don't give a shit.

It absolutely is about assumptions. If I dress in a designer suit or a flowing skirt or a body con dress certain people will make assumptions into what my personality is. I don't need to make any statements, I need to be able to move freely to persuade stubborn animals into a nice heated barn.

You keep accusing other posters of not "getting it". They do get it. You're coming over as shallow as a puddle and probably (hopefully) very young.

You’re clearly not understanding that if I walked by you and the street I’d know nothing about you apart from a judgment based ln how you decide to present yourself?

Why would anyone give a Castlemaine 4X what some rando walking past them on the street thinks of how they look, far less dress to try to impress them? Not everyone treats every minute of the day like they're in a job interview.

I love clothes and accessories and shopping, but I suppose it's an interest, same as anything else. People enjoy different things.

Maybe it just has something to do with general attractiveness, having good spatial awareness and decent self esteem.

For me personally, I like seeing myself in different styles and pulling them off. I don’t overly experiment with fashion but nothing I wear is thrown on/mismatched. I generally have categories eg work clothing which is generally fitted, casual clothing which tends to be baggy/oversized, and house/sleep clothes which are usually silk pj sets. I wouldn’t cross over ie I would not wear a tailored blazer casually, and I wouldn’t wear an oversized blazer to work. Different looks give off different impressions to others.

My statement is: I'm doing the best I can, given that I'm still in mourning for the clothes of the 80's and 90's!

Meh. I know a few people who look great but are boring as fuck. So their nice clothes are doing nothing other than show they have quite a lot of spare money and are good at putting outfits together. They’re still boring 🤷‍♀️ I could not give a shit how my friends dress, we are usually out dog walking or running so it’s irrelevant. I find your stance really odd.

This.

You brought up people on the street making judgments, I was just responding to that. I think we do all get what you’re saying, just don’t agree that it’s a particularly meaningful form of self expression, or maybe it can be for some people but it isn’t for everyone.

Oh lord, yes! Let's crop trousers and then make them wide and thus make every short plump woman look dreadful and even shorter. (I'm not short, incidentally, just muttering.) Let's have mass produced clothing that no longer acknowledges the existence of things like darts to shape the garment. Let's put everybody in brown or lime green or hideous fuchsia pink or orange! Let's stop having shaped necklines but make tops with horrible wide necks that mean people with slim shoulders are always showing their bra straps in a non sexy way. Let's have wretched short boxy jumpers that are cruel to people who actually have waists as well as busts. Let's encourage women to subvert the effect of even a miraculously acquired pretty dress by wearing it with clompy trainers or Doc Martins or things that look like sand colored bedroom slippers with platforms.

I'm old and frankly lucky to be still on this side of the soil. I wear whats comfortable and fits because there's far more to life than what assumptions other people garner from my clothing.

I think not caring what you wear is a statement in itself. It is another form of expression.

I love clothes but dh doesn't care about them at all. He has shaved his head since he was 16 and just wears jeans, tshirts, jumpers / hoodies everyday, unless he's in the office when we wears work trousers and a shirt. I actually envy how simply his wardrobe is tbh! He never has to think too hard about what to wear

As good a reason to go out dressed in bin liner as I've ever heard.

I care in that I want to look clean and wear clothes that fit me and are comfortable, but otherwise, meh. I have too many sensory issues around clothing and texture to be bothered outside of that.