Do women dress up for men?

Question

Or themselves?
Or other women?

Answer 1

I can't answer for all women, but I can give you insight regarding how I have dressed at different times in my life, and why.

Usually, I have dressed for myself. By that, I mean the image that I have harbored of myself at the time. At times I have seen myself as an independent woman, primarily. At those times, I have dressed alternately very business-like, and very sexy. At other times in my life, I have seen myself as primarily a traditional religious seeker. At those times I have dressed in very, very conservative, even 'dowdy' clothing. (I don't credit the 'religious' community for this; it was my own interpretation entirely--I was never pressured at all.)

In an affluent society such as the USA, clothing is a relatively safe method of experimenting with personal identity, and all that personal identity encompasses.

I remember one year, my family and I set out to 'dress up' for the Christmas season. We decided that we would go out on an evening before Christmas day and see a movie and go to dinner all dressed up in any fantastic, imaginary way we chose. One of us made a striped fur tail and ears, and went as a tiger! My character was sort of a 'grand dame', with an evening gown and jewelry. Another went as a 'punk' character w/green hair; and another was a princess with furs and glitter. It was almost like getting dressed for Halloween---only at Christmas. It was great!

But my point is, I think we always dress as we see ourselves or want to see ourselves. And sometimes, we dress as we want others to see us. It's a combination.

Hoping the best for you...

Answer 2

If you think about it, women can only dress for themselves. Even if a woman dresses for men, she is truly dressing so that men will be attracted to her. The same goes for women. A woman may dress for other women to show status, however this is once again a selfish act because she wants it not anyone else. It's all based on the woman herself. She aims to acheive a goal, and therefore it is for herself.

Answer 3

Women dress up for themselves. Of course we enjoy the looks of awe in men's eyes and the envy that some women show but, truth is, no women will wear anything she doesn't like to see on herself in the mirror.

Answer 4

Asking about women in general is alwaysa loaded question- We are all different (thank God) and do things for different reasons- I dress up when I feel great about myself- not for anyone else nessasarily but because I care more that day- Others may have alternative motives for flirting with which ever sex is ther prefrenece etc...

Answer 5

all of the above.. at least for me and all for the same reason.. self respect.. if I break it down,, it goes,, I dress for my man to have him admire me, even though I might be the mother of his child, I still want him to appreciate me as a woman, and find me desireable,, plus if I dress a certain way,,I get a mental kick out of him finding me alluring. I dress for myself because my attitude is uplifted when I am healthy and I display it to others and my attitude physically changes when I'm at my best in image, body, and spirit; which I believe gives me great confidence when I take care of myself. I dress for women, to show that I have style, and dignity, and to be somewhat non threatening and fashionable, and approachable, .. this is also applicable to business situatons and men,, to feel respected.

Many are judged by outward appearances, and that is the truth! I care, and also care about my healthy image, so I want to be at my best physical appearance. Oh I have my down days, who doens't,, sweat pants and tshirt, but even that can be sexy.... but allowing oneself to fall apart and not be presentable isn't an excuse, it's just lazy in my opinion. Be well!

Answer 6

god no. women dress up to impress or get a complement from other women, or just to feel they are right with the current fashion. only wealthy women where haute couture to impress anyone male, female or animal, lol. they know that most of us guys don't appreciate clothing design. although i do, and no i am not gay. In my experience women who dress modestly are a hell of a lot better having sex with than with the women who like whering sexy clothes. again i think it is to dress this way to impress other women. I remember seeing a young women wearing revealing clothes in a large city and thought she was a prostitute. i just stared at her and she told me to **** off, lol. its all about keeping up with fashion. believe me if going bottomless was in vogue, young women would be in a group laughing and smiling and comparing there vagina or near, tatoos or pierced jewlry, and if a man stared at them they would get pissed. dressing up for women has very little to do with attracting the opposite sex

Answer 7

In my experience, men don't much care what a woman wears; I think most women dress to impress other women.

Answer 8

all of the above. Sometimes I like to dress up to make myself feel a little more sexy, cause I want to. When I go out with my guy friends, I dress up a little, and then if I'm on a date I pick my clothes out specially for the date, but when I get to know my boyfriend a little better, I feel more comfortable and dont feel like I need to dress up all the time. When I go out with my girls, I dress up, but if we're just meeting for coffee or just hanging out at one of our places, I dont care what I wear. I always like dressing up cause you never know who you might run into!

Answer 9

Not all the time! I'm a girl and I don't always dress up for boys just to impress them. That's only for parties! School is another matter.

Answer 10

Women dress up for all sorts of ulterior motives, but mostly it boils down to attracting a certian type of "mate" or making sure they are the most attractive of their "group."