Are sensory issues central to how you choose your clothes?

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I only wear comfortable cotton clothes. I wear T-shirts and shorts all the time. I wear long pants in winter. They are usually light cotton pants. I wear a vest and a hat a lot, for the pressure.

I'm a cheapskate who only shops for clothes at Value Village. Fashion and the like has never been important to me.

I wear clothes made of breathable fabrics and don't bind or bunch up. I like my clothes a bit on the lose side but the shoulders have to fit. No sloppy shoulders for me.

Clothes that bother me are tee shirts with print, and plo shirts, with plastic buttons. I'm not sure if it's a sensorary issue, or an allergy, but these irritate my skin, I've found. Strangely enough, plastic buttons on dress shirts do not seem to bother me, like the polo shirts do.

Yes, it is crucial for me. I have real issues with scratchy fabrics and labels. The thing I really dislike is having a 'space' - as a gap between the clothing on my top half and the bottom half. Even if there is a tiny gap that no one can see if one top is under another it still drives me mad. So I like to wear a 'body' (like a leotard) underneath things in the Winter. They are not very sexy but they are comfortable for me. I hate clothes that are too loose and move about on my skin. I like quite neat fitting, jersey fabrics. I do not like shoes that are too 'firm' either.

I also find it difficult to buy new clothes because I get quite attached to my old clothes as I like things that are familiar. Buying a new item is quite a big thing for me and I have to think about it and plan it for some time to get used to the idea.

I pick clothes first off of their comfort, then off of their appearance and all that other stuff. Their comfort is the most important thing, though.

I don't like clothes that are too rough, too stiff, too tight, too loose, etc. They also can't make noise in a bad way when I move.

Again with the male versus female poll?
Just cut that out; this forum is to help people, not a lab to get -completely unscientifical (people can lie about gender and MUCH MORE on the web)- results for some blog/research/whatever!! !

OP: Fill your blog with your own ideas and thoughts, and stop dividing the community with this gender nonsense please!

I wear the same thing I wore in junior high school.
Often many days in a row.

That's because I don't care about appearance. I tried to play "style" during my teenage angst phase, but, fortunately, I got better.

I do mainly base my "style" on what is comfortable, despite it not being popular for women. I tend to like 100% cotton graphic t-shirts, one size bigger than what I wear, no tags. I actually didn't start wearing jeans till high school, after my mom refused to get me anymore athletic suits, but generally they are baggie. Also I tend to wear zip up hoodies even if the temperature is hot. I don't have that much change in my wardrobe, I wear my graphic tees in a 2 week cycle. I've also had a habit of wearing fitted hats. Lastly, I wear fingerless gloves.

Yes, for me comfort has always come before style (much to my hyper-stylish undoubtedly future fashion-model little sister's chagrin.) My entire life I've lived in cotton shirts and loose-fitting jeans, and all labels are cut out. I hate wearing socks that don't go above my ankle, or pants or underwear that stop at my hips, and I can't put my jeans on before my socks because the tickling of the ankle hem on my bare feet drives me crazy. For the first two years after I hit puberty, I virtually never wore a bra as it was impossible to find one I could tolerate. Even now I only have two that will do. Most recently I made the "mistake" of buying overalls to replace the holey pair I had, and I haven't worn anything else in five months (don't worry, they're perfectly clean!) I never wear makeup because it itches, plus I think I look better without it, and it just takes too long to put on. I guess I never really gave it much thought before, but I'm effectively a slave to my tactile hypersensitivities. Fortunately, save a few formal occasions where appearance was more important than comfort, I haven't had to suffer much because of my inability to tolerate almost everything that touches my skin.

Yep, I'm another one in the 'it's a big deal' camp.

It's mainly about sensory sensitivity - scratchy fabrics irritate the heck out of me, as do the tags in clothes. I hack the tags out of everything as soon as I buy it - the only downside being it's harder to work out which are my 'fat day' jeans when the sizing's been cut off!

I have major body awareness issues, so that comes into it for me too. I always wear tights or leggings under dresses, for instance, because the pressure helps me stay aware of where my legs are. Otherwise I can lose track.

I can't wear makeup - like another poster said, it itches. I can feel it on my skin and... ewww. Plus my motor skills are too poor to apply it nicely.

I can't wear shoes with any sort of heel because of my balance problems. I love little thin-soled ballet flats, they're so easy to walk in!

I also can't wear undies with lace or wire. It's getting harder to find plain wire-free bras (especially since I am a lady of generous proportions) but Big W has a brand that works nicely. You'd think sports bras would be the way to go, but they tend to be all full of seams and tags and pointy things and weird scratchy fabrics these days.

Clothes-wise, I pretty much live in either T-shirts and jeans, or long dresses with tights or leggings underneath.

I think the gender question's interesting, because women's clothing tends to be less sensory-friendly than men's, in my experience. Especially when it comes to office-wear. Heels and button-up nylon blouses and makeup and hair pinned up... it's just not possible for me!

My clothing must be comfortable and plain. Frilly and colorful items irritate my skin, and eyes. All my clothes are made from cotton or cotton/polyester. I will not wear lace, wool and pure polyester, and anything with elastic cuffs and waistbands.

Everything, I wear is solid black except for my jeans. All my long sleeve and short sleeve shirts are identical. My blouses are also all similar in design. I guess this would be considered a uniform.