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"I base my fashion taste on what doesn't itch."
-- Gilda Radner


I do as well....and I also base my decisions on the weight of the garment, and on if it's tight or not. I even base my decisions on certain colors.


How do you choose your clothes, either when shopping or getting dressed?

My choices in clothes need to be fitting loosely.
Nothing can have tags.
Nothing can itch or have a seam that is noticeable.
I always feel tangled up in cold weather, so thick and lightweight clothes for me.
Nothing can be constricting around my neck.
I can't wear certain colors....I'm convinced that some colors feel different than others! (weird, I know), so purples and greys feel best.

and of course, NOTHING CAN BE ITCHY!

I even wear my sweatshirts inside out because I prefer the fuzzy texture on the outside and smoother side inwards.

i'm with you on this front.
however, i dont care for colour, there are a few that hurt my eyes but other then that, i cannot care less.
i have had comments about combining several colours that i shouldn't have (orange, bordeaux and 'regular' red in one outfit), which i just grabbed becouse they were clean and on top of the pile...

i also prefer to wear hoodies when i expect to be around a group of people, regardless of dresscode or temperature, becouse those things cover almost my entire torso in a semi-think layer of fabric, creating some kind of 'body armour' against light touch.

1. New clothes are terrible. They are stiff and take time to wear in. My wife is constantly after me to get rid of existing (sometimes tattered) clothes that I like.

2. Societal expectations of fashion seem a little pointless to me. I spend sometimes 10-15 minutes just staring into the closet every morning trying to figure out what to wear. After a few minutes my wife usually glides in, snags shirt/pants combo, hands them to me and then flits away like it it was nothing.

My perfect wardrobe is sets of the same comfortable, workplace appropriate upper/lower garment combination that I can grab and not worry about every morning. I want my 10 minutes back.

I definitely agree about tags, and I think the person that came up with tagless clothing was a genius. I also can't wear real wool without something under it because it's too itchy. One thing I hate is wearing skirts without shorts underneath is that I hate having bare thighs.

I remove any tags and carefully remove any remaining fibers left over from them. Otherwise they become irritating while walking, either physically irritating my skin or mentally irritating due to the texture.

I just like clothes what I can feel me in. I like to look presentable, and I do, but I still prefer clothes that I can feel comfortable in too. Some people (not everyone) wear things to attract other people or just to impress other people when going out in public, whether they feel comfortable inwardly or not. Personally I've found that a little bit of both is important; wearing clothes that don't make you stand out, but what you feel comfortable in, because when you feel nice, it actually helps you look more confident. If I was to wear a mini skirt just for the sake of attracting or impressing people, I would be feeling so uncomfortable that I would most probably look ridiculous too, which will then defeat the object. If I wear stylish jeans with those nice boots (because I like them), I would still be looking presentable/stylish but also comfortable, and so I will look good all round.

That's the way I see it anyway.