Padriag -> RE: why wont you guys dress up for us? (12/19/2006 1:44:39 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Sirandlittle1 When asked, im told that he would feel uncomfortable in such and such, and wouldnt be able to be himself. Does he think i feel comfortable at 42 in a school uniform!???? When I originally read your post, the first question that came to mind was what do you mean by "dressed up"? Reading your original post, I can take it two ways. One to imply wearing fetish wear, some sort of costume, etc. that you find stimulating. The other is the more conventional meaning of "dressed up", meaning dressed very nicely. The first question, regarding fetish wear could have any number of explanations, all of them personal and most of them probably a variation on they don't care for fetish wear of that sort. The second form of your question largely comes down to self image. Everyone has an image of how they think they look, how they think they should look and what aids them in achieving that appearance. Its very instructive sometimes to watch "What Not To Wear" and see this very dynamic at work. You see a variety of people wearing things and the reasons often come down to one of two possibilities. The first, they honestly think it looks good and the second, it feels good to them. Feeling good is sometimes about more than just comfort, sometimes its an emotional attachment to a particular item of clothing, or even a category. In short, clothing is one way in which we all express our self image. It is one way we express to others how we see ourselves. So it is naturally a very individualistic thing (and yet at the same time also how we express what group we belong to or wish to be part of...), one which is personal. When you challenge that, you are in effect challenging the identity of the person themselves. BTW, this is one reason the military places so much emphasis on hair cuts and uniforms... it forces a person to psychologically let go of their individuality and embrace a group identity as part of their unit, and with it to accept new concepts and ideas (the same process works on submissives as well). So why don't some men dress up more often? Because many don't see themselves as the sort of person that should. Deep down they don't see themselves as a person that can wear a tailored suit, and if they do, not surprisingly they feel "out of place" and "uncomfortable" which are both emotional responses indicative of someone who is doing something they feel they shouldn't be. Clothing can be just as important a part of image and status to men as it is to women. Men's options may be more limited, their "dress codes" simpler, but they are no less rigid or imposing. Their is an unspoken belief that certain classes of men (blue collar for example) do not wear three piece suits, they do not wear silk shirts, they do wear work boots and blue jeans. Conversely there are some men who would equally feel uncomfortable in flannel shirt, blue jeans and work boots... as to them, it is not how they "should" dress. Want to change how someone dresses... change their self image of how they should dress. Help them to see themselves as someone who can wear different kinds of clothes. Again, watching Stacy and Clinton deal with this weekly is an amusing, and educational, exploration of changing people's self image.
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