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 Are men uninspired when it comes to dressing?

9/11/2015

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 My husband chooses the same three or four shirts day after day. You might find a similar thing occurs. I often wonder why he leaves perfectly good shirts in his wardrobe unworn and favors others. New research in the UK offers a reason.

The company Thread, which is a virtual stylist service that matches buyers to outfits according to their tastes, commissioned a study of 1,094 British adults. The results showed men spend almost one tenth more on clothes than women despite only wearing a small proportion of them regularly.

Wow! That's surprising. How could men buy more clothing? We don't know how the participants were selected. Maybe they all come from a higher income bracket.  

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 The other claim is that men only wear 13 per cent of their clothes because women pester them into buying garments they don't want. Apparently, men prefer comfort and the security of knowing that items fit like a pair of old shoes, rather than wearing new clothes that could be more flattering.

One of the most challenging things about dressing, is to work out how to link tops, trousers, socks and shoes. 

They might need suggestions of how a new item can work with clothes they already own. Source: The Telegraph. 

Men's brains work a different way than women's. Men are from Mars whereas women are from Venus. Oh, no. That's wrong.

Recent studies highlight a long-held suspicion about the brains of males and females. They're not the same. To find out how the brain of a female is differently from a male's brain, scientists study four primary areas of differences which include processing, chemistry, structure, and activity.

Male brains utilize nearly seven times more gray matter for activity while female brains utilize nearly ten times more white matter.

Gray matter areas of the brain are localized. They are specific information- and action-processing centers of the brain. This can translate to a kind of tunnel vision when they are doing something. Once they are deeply engaged in a task or activity, they may not demonstrate much sensitivity to other people or their surroundings.

White matter is the networking grid that connects the brain’s gray matter and other processing centers with one another. This profound brain-processing difference is probably one reason you may have noticed that girls tend to more quickly adjust between tasks.

The gray-white matter difference may explain why, in adulthood, females are great multi-taskers, while men excel in highly task-focused projects. In other words, they want to get on with the important stuff like paying bills and grab their most comfortable shirt to wear while doing so.

I could lay out different outfits on the bed to show my husband how a shirt would look with a pair of trousers. But, I bet he would forget that little piece of artistry by the next day.

What are your thoughts on the subject of men's outfits?


6 Comments
Alana link
9/11/2015 03:24:22 am

My father in law was very intrestsed in dressing an his clothes. My husband is totally the opposite. I love him, but (and he knows it is true) he will wear shirts with stains or holes and never notice until I point it out to him. He will cook in his best clothes, without an apron. Yes, it must be the wiring!

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jcraven link
9/11/2015 06:01:07 am

I don't think this is on a whole an issue in the US, but i like the science behind it

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Magical Mystical Mimi link
9/11/2015 05:18:22 pm

I have 3 boys (and one princess), and all 3 of my boys are selective about their clothes, and they like buying new ones but they tend to wear the same 3 or 4 outfits all the time despite me knowing that they have a closet full of clothes.. This article has me wondering.. I think I need to make some phone calls and get to the bottom of this! :)

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Corey Franklin link
9/11/2015 07:27:20 pm

I don't think so because I am a man, and I like to dress to impress almost every day. But.. then again I am also an entrepreneur and business person so I am always expecting to meet new people, clients, students, etc.

Good post, keep em coming!

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Amar Naik link
9/12/2015 12:03:13 am

it depends on person. i am least interested but i have lot of friends who are opposite of me and mock my disinterest :)

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Ajay Pai link
9/13/2015 12:50:36 am

Francene, your posts are quite interesting. I love to be dressed perfect.

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