I suppose they were not negative in my case but I don't have much confidence really, so I think women (in both cases) wouldn't know that.
I dress well going to work. Pencil skirts or dresses. On two occasions how I dress has been commented on (and not complimentary).
First one was a girl who said 'you look like you're dressed up to go out - I wouldn't get dressed up to come into this place'. I felt like an eejit for trying too hard.
Second one were two female colleagues talking among themselves and one saying 'oh well, she's always overdressed'.
I like to dress well as it gives me confidence. But I feel women particularly hated me for it. The women I befriended never commented apart from maybe to say, that's a nice top - where did you get it (usually primark), but it has left me feeling self conscious about what I wear in case I look like a try-hard or something?
Please tell me some of you dress up to go to work?
Another factor might be an ex (who used to beat me up) told me I was dressing up for the men at work and in fact some of the beatings I took were to make my face bruised so that I couldn't go to work.