Dressing strangely, unaware of it, embarrassment

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I just usually throw on a shirt and pants.. I dunno. Yeah, people think I am strange but clothes are just so uncomfortable and I don't know how to be attractive. but it's not like I don't want to be..

People make a big deal over how I dress. It's often commented on. Some people seem intrigued by it. Others seem somewhat critical of it. It mostly amuses me that it's something they take notice of, since the way others dress makes no impact on me whatsoever. One friend, a cool 80 year old German lady has said more than once, "ja, Brian has hast own style". Of course I really have no idea what style is. My 19 year old niece who's planning on becoming a fashion designer said I dress kind of "boho" hippie biker style. Boho she explained stands for bohemian / hobo. Oh and someone else says I dress like Serpico from the '73 Al Pacino movie. Whatever. I've always bought most of my cloths at thrift stores, so I guess that's part of it. I have a dear old friend from childhood who's kind of like second mother, who's Native American. She sells a lot of Native American necklaces and bracelets, made of leather with beads and pipe bones etc. and sends me an item out of her inventory once in a while. So I'm often wearing a lot of that stuff as well because she makes it and I like it so much. I grew up around a lot of musicians, hippies and bikers, Indians and even gypsies, so I guess maybe that's where it comes from

Another thing I used to do in the winter was wear a t-shirt and shorts with a warmup suit on top of that. It was always far more comfortable than a regular shirt and pants.

Embrace your personal style and don't back down or feel embarrassed. You should wear the clothes that are "you"; those are exactly the right sort.

Present yourself to the world as yourself. Sure, you could hide who you are and pretend to be normal... but that would be a true shame, because then you rob the world of your unique beauty... and you are subduing the side of yourself that wants to freely express who you are.

Dressing the way they want you to dress... it is like conceding to not being acceptable the way you are. And you are better than that. Be you, fully.

Don't be embarrassed! If someone says you look peculiar, instead of shame, feel pride. Damn right you are peculiar, own your uniqueness, wear it with pride and honor. Not everyone is unique, so many people follow the trend, so many conform to the expectation of the masses... don't be just another carbon copy, not when you have an urge to be who you are, to be yourself. Just be you, dress in your black cargo pants... genuine people with open minds will love you all the more for it.

If someone does care and thinks less of you, you just get an earlier warning this way, because they are shallow and callous and you should probably be avoiding their narrow minded prejudice ass in the first place.