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

[keeponwishing]

I’m not talking about specifically liking fashion or following certain trends.

I mean in general, clothes are a personal choice. They can express who you are, there’s do much choice out there. Why people say they don’t care what they wear?

I agree with buying for comfort!! Absolutely!

But there are people on here saying they hate fashion/clothes and are not interested. But even they are conforming to the expected societal norm of what’s currently acceptable.

The trousers are stretchy. It’s when Lycra first hit the market. I don’t know if the ONJ ones are stretchy. But the Jane Fonda type things are.

Well yes, people to tend to buy what's easily available

I'm not sure what point you're trying to prove here.

I don't wear lycra - can't stand the feeling of it on my skin. It feels damp and almost cold.

You seem almost unable to accept that people don't pick their clothes for the same reasons you do. It's quite bizarre.

I know, crazy, right? 🤣

Honestly, it's bizarre lol.

I buy whatever I can find on Amazon or from George at ASDA. Because as long as it's affordable and comfortable, that's all that matters.

I have sensory issues too. I can't wear anything man made, slippery or staticky so I only wear cotton or linen. But I don't see ASD or sensory issues as being a barrier to caring about clothes. If anything it makes me more interested in choosing nice quality clothing.

Well people might care - for them to be clean and comfortable. Not everyone is very visually inspired. Many people put comfort over making a visual impression.

I would find it quite hard to wear clothes that might explain who I am and what I am interested in without getting things with a slogan - and to describe a character takes a lot of slogans so the writing would have to be very small

clothes might express that visuals matter to you or that you like pink but couldn’t really say much else can they ?

I have never in my entire life seen someone and immediately felt I would like to be their friend based on what they wear. That only applies if people are wearing clothing in a certain style - such as goth - but even if I saw someone wearing an entire outfit I would wear it doesn't mean I am drawn to them in any way other than admiring their clothes. It tells me nothing whatsoever about the person wearing the clothes, other than that we like the same style, it doesn't mean we could be friends. It's all about personality for me.

Sensory issues are a huge barrier for me, because not only can I only wear certain fabrics, I can also only cope with certain designs and fits.

For example, I can't wear loose fitting trousers because I hate things flapping around my ankles, but I also can't wear tight fitting dresses because I need to feel able to move my legs freely. I can't cope with overly baggy sleeves OR tight fabric that sits too close to my armpits.

Some fabric makes me itch, to the point that I come out in a rash. Others are just so viscerally uncomfortable to me that I can't wear them - they just need to be off me.

I can't spend ages shopping either as the shop environment is hugely overwhelming and generally leads to a shutdown.

I used to and love clothes

I had a fantastic wardrobe and always asked where I got something or lots of compliments
Ro the point I was stopped in public !

Now I wear a pretty much samey wardrobe and it's quite liberating.

Well said. I'm pretty sure that if any of us were to pass OP on the street her clothes would give us no clue at all into her abrasive and rude personality. I would be avoiding her solely on that, even if it turns out we like exactly the same sort of clothing.

I don't go in shops at all because I have social anxiety. I only buy online.

I agree about snug armpits. I also can't wear high necks because they make me panic. Cannot bear anything touching my throat.

I don't like baggy sleeves either but I do like wide trousers; cannot bear tapered or narrow ankles, hate feeling stuff against my calves. I sometimes wear jeans for walking the dog but I can't sit in the house in them because I hate how they feel, so I have to get changed when we get back.

Don't like shoes, can only wear boots, even in summer. Also hate bras because of the underbands and can only wear soft crop tops meant for teens.

So my wardrobe is very samey with a lot of long loose linen dresses, long sleeved cotton t-shirts and lace up boots.

I don’t think there’s any contradiction there - people aren’t interested so they but what’s readily available, comfortable and doesn’t require much thought.

I’m vaguely pleased that wider leg trousers are fashionable again, because I never enjoyed the restrictiveness of skinny jeans or the gap between them and my shoes, so now it’s easier to buy comfortable affordable trousers that I like to wear without any great effort. I’m aware that skinny jeans and wide leg jeans are different fashions and that some people enjoy thinking about that. I genuinely have no interest in what opinions anyone will form about me based on which I wear.

I would not feel differently about anyone else based on which they wear. I’ve recently made two new friends, one is always very well put together and happens to be very pretty but I couldn’t tell you what type of things she wears or if it’s fashionable, the other is more casual and I think wears the leggings and a baggy tshirt uniform but I couldn’t swear on it. The things that I like about each of them have nothing to do with any of that and my early impressions were based on how they smiled and what we talked about not how expensive their footwear or what brand their coat.

Why does that seem incomprehensible to some people on this thread? I believe you that you notice what people wear and care what they think of what you wear, but why is it impossible to believe that isn’t a universal experience?

I never said that. Some people are interested, some aren’t.

Im just interested in why people wear what they wear.

@AutumnClouds
I suppose I'm on the fence. I love clothes but I'm not a slave to fashion or labels.
I would notice if someone looked nice or had a strong sense of style but it wouldn't be from the perspective of how expensive their footwear or what brand their coat was. That would be meaningless to me.

99% of the time I’m in band shirts and jeans.. now it’s cold I wear band hoodies - special occasions I’ll wear a dress.

I guess what do you count as “not caring” I very much care about my bands shirts.

Im a heffer so I shop online at Yours.

My keyword is Jersey cos thats the fabric thats comfy and I sort by lowest price.

If its under 20 quid into the basket it goes

Yeah, mine is incredibly same-y too.

It basically consists of lots of black leggings (some fleece lined for winter, but all the same brand and style), t-shirts (again, all the same style/fit but different colours and designs), jumpers (four fits, but in different colours) and hoodies.

All my socks are the same, my bras are the same (no wires, only crop-top style) and so are my knickers. Shoes are either converse-style, trainers or boots, or flats. I can't wear heels of any kind, or sandals.

I can vary what I wear depending on the seasons but ultimately I always wear the same thing.

Yeah, I basically know what I can tolerate so I just keep buying the same things over and over.

I have 8-10 pairs of the same black leggings, for example

Im just interested in why people wear what they wear.

Comfort. That's it.

Well yes, because they buy what is readily available at the time. They’d have to put a lot of work into finding an 80’s puff sleeve blouse, and if they don’t care what they wear then why would they go to that effort?
Honestly this is such a bizarre argument to make.

Haha same here! So many duplicates.

I'm glad it's not just me

Currently wearing a jumper I own in three different colours, a t-shirt I have in five (?) different designs, and my staple black leggings, and socks in a style my mum got me for Christmas years ago and that I now buy on semi-annual basis to make sure I never end up without any!

Its just so nice when you find something that feels comfy, it makes sense to buy as many as possible.