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Jenn Price does not proclaim to be an expert on dating…but her years of practice (and willingness to share stories) will certainly get people talking. Join in the dialogue each week as Jenn tackles matters of the heart.
Yves Saint Laurent is famously quoted as saying “fashions fade, style is eternal.” If a guy’s style doesn’t stack up, he may be eternally doomed.
Style is sexy. It is a vehicle one can use to express one’s unique vision of who they are and how they relate to their surroundings.
I’ve been told that a woman can change a man’s style and therefore I shouldn’t let poor style (or rather lack thereof) be a deterrent.
Determined not to be labeled as “picky,” I have at times, (temporarily) turned a blind eye and gone out with a guy in need of an intervention; only to learn that tweaking the way a man dresses is no easy feat.
I’ve dated a couple of guys that were so married to (what they thought was) their style, that nothing I said, hinted at or overtly suggested, could get them to open their minds and try something new.
I once tried to get a guy into a pair of updated jeans that didn’t sit at his naval, sag at his butt and taper at his heels. (Evidently, this is a common problem for all types of men. Even Obama took a media hit when photographed in mom jeans this summer!) I tried to play stylist to my guy by mentioning that he had such a nice behind, that he it was a shame to keep it disguised. I actually succeeded in getting him to try on a pair of Sevens (this was back when the denim movement was just beginning), but he whined about how tight they were and said that he’d never be caught dead in them. Ouch.
That same guy insisted on taking naps wearing an old beat-up college football sweatshirt and nothing else. When he got out of bed to go to the washroom, I wished he’d put those hideous jeans back on. Sooner rather than later, he was alone with his pilly sweatshirt, saggy jeans and stubborn (somewhat clueless) attitude.
Think dumping a guy over lack of style is superficial? Perhaps a teeny bit, but excuse me, there is no reason that a man needs to wear tube socks pulled half-way up his calves with shorts and sneakers. And, for the record, matching a red hat with a red tank top, red shorts and white tube socks with red stripes is not fashionable or stylish.
To me, unwillingness to try something new shows that one is closed-minded and stubborn (now, how fun would that be to live with?). What’s more, is that guys that can’t understand that when a woman takes an interest in their wardrobe, it’s a sign that if she’s interested enough to finesse their fashion sense, she’s truly interested in the man beneath the exterior.
Style is an immediate indicator for me… it sets the stage and the tone and gives me a sneak preview of what’s inside (and that’s what truly counts).
Have you had any style transformation successes or failures?
What do you think style says about a man?