What clothes would put you off a potential partner?

[StillCoughingandLaughing]

Inspired by the ‘What three items would you never wear?’ thread in AIBU - is there an item or style of clothing that would put you off if you were looking at someone as a potential partner?

I've just walked past a man who was wearing a ‘If found, please return to the pub’ T-shirt. This and all similar variants (‘In case of emergency please insert beer’ with an arrow pointing upwards etc.) would kill any lust for me. I’m sure there would be people who think it horribly judgemental, but I just know this would be the type of man who’d enjoy prank shows, Unilad and ‘epic bantz’.

Anyone else?

Grey trackies. Specifically grey - I could forgive others but only if worn for dossing and not out and about

Socks and sandals. My husband has some open toed shoes and flip flops and I’m fine with those. Socks is a big no no however.

Slogan t shirts referring to beer/lads lads lads/crude stuff.

My husband dresses well - I’m very fortunate lol

@Dancinggertrude I honestly didn’t know that they made boot cut jeans for men! He used to like buying clothes abroad or from tk maxx so the brands were not known to me.

I just thought they were very badly made!

Ultra skinny jeans
Slip on loafers (no socks)
Baseball caps

Anything purchased from Sports Direct.

Super-skinny jeans which look two sizes too small.

A suit which looks like he has grown out of it. Why on earth do some men think this is a good look?

@soola bless him how exotic 😂
Yeah ... who knew ! My God well they shouldn’t make them, that’s for sure .
You’ve given me such a laugh there...
I do the exact same thing with my daughter as you with yours 😂

Pink/salmon chinos
Polo shirt with the collar turned up
Anything tucked in when in casual situations

(& totally agree with any jean or jogger worn under the bum cheeks with the pants on show - but I genuinely can’t imagine any sane man in his 40’s doing that, thankfully the trend seems confined to much younger men, it looks so ridiculous & they have to walk like they’ve had an unfortunate poo based incident to keep them up.

Actually recently saw a man in his 20s carrying a box out of a shop & his trousers fell round his ankles because of this ‘style’! Very funny, possibly not for him though)

Oh God, I am evidently Mrs Picky.

I would be put off by:

Jeans of any description. No excuse for them, ever.
Polyester trousers of any description. Ditto.
Any gap twixt cotton trousers and socks
T shirts of any description at all (so a nice man would have to wear proper shirts, really)
"Novelty" socks
Or any socks at all, other than black or red calf-length type
No socks
Hoodies
Sports stuff. I hate sport. I also hate artificial fibres.
Any shoes other than leather brogues. Even on the beach, if one should happen to encounter a beach. Which I wouldn't want to.
Vests
Y-fronts
Baseball caps. Straw hats are fine, though.

FWIW, I wouldn't dress badly either, and I don't possess any jeans. In fact, I don't possess any trousers because I am not a man. And I could cope with a man sans tie, in the right context (i.e. in bed).

deck shoes with no socks

Are you sure that is the right way round? Surely one is not supposed to wear socks with deck shoes, particularly when worn with shorts?

Shirt tucked into jeans
Above with a blazer on top
In fact, a blazer with anything!

Calf length shorts with a vest
Skinny cropped jeans with no socks 🤢
Short sleeve polo shirts buttoned to the top

My list is so long it wouldn’t even fit on the thread.
But I like a man to look like he’s just stumbled weathered and worn off a Hebridean island .
A Hebridean island in the vicinity of like, Milan.
That would be the gold standard.

Yeah @moodyfoody
Short sleeved polo shirt buttoned to the top deffo huge no !

In fact, I don't possess any trousers because I am not a man

not very inventive with your own style then, are you?!

Dancinggertrude

For some reason the polo shirts make me think of Matthew Horne - no no no!

Tracksuits
Three quarter length utility shorts
Tshirts tucked into bottoms

I'm not sure I'm trying to be inventive, Moodyfoody. Skirts and dresses just suit me better (psychologically and physically) so I stick with them. think it's nicer for DP to put his hand up my skirt, too.

I know by the time you get to this stage it's probably too late for you but...

those Y fronts that are a bit baggy and look like the things that little boys wear when they're just potty training. Urgh.

Yep loads -
Tracksuits
Sports clothes when not playing sports
Slogan t shirts
Black shirts
Super bright ties or a tie where the knot is far too wide
Sandals especially the slip on black “sports” ones that just have a big strap over the foot that people often seem to wear with white socks.

Tracksuits
Anything sport team related

Tracksuits and trainers.

ill fitting clothes,so ankle swinger troussers,to smaller/tighter jeans so they end up showing everyone they're arse everytime they bend over.

Clothes covered in dirt/paint.

Vests, string vest would be marked down even more.

Baseball cap

Football shirts

Slogans on tee shirts

Track suit except when participating in a sport

Ready tied bow tie

Checked trousers or anything resembling golf wear eg yellow jumper

Cardigans

Some men don't have a bloody clue, I am howling here, especially the mum and daughter driving off to have a laugh that's me and my girl

Braces. Not the mouth kind!

Rolled up sleeves worn as a fashion statement.

One leg of a trouser rolled up.

Mesh top.

Speedo pants

Mankini

Noooo, Soola. Braces are gorgeous. With suits. Mmmmmmmmm. Though not the mouth kind, as you say.

Pointy shoes, crocs & toms
Those half walking shoe/half slip on trainer type things you get in brown/black/white leather or khaki from places like next or River Island in the mid 00's
Vests when not on a hot holiday!
Too tight trousers/jeans
Too short trousers/jeans
Slogan t shirts
Comedy t shirts
Jeans and flip flops 🤮
Jeans and black shoes 🤮
Jeans and walking boots (walking boots with anything really unless going in a hike!)
Brown leather jackets
That coat from Burton menswear that every lad wore in the 00's with a red and blue check shirt and some kind of medallion and previously mentioned brown slip on half shoes/half trainers. With hair spiked up and too much Paul Smith on.
Elasticated trainers
Surfer beads (unless you're from Summer Bay)
Comedy Christmas suits
Sports wear (unless going to or leave a sporting activity)
D&G belts
Ripped jeans
Man bags

Anything Lewis Hamilton wears!