Do we dress differently to others ?

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I think I dress pretty average. I care a lot about my makeup, skin and hair. I don’t really have sensory issues to clothes. I am a size 16/18 and I’m very knowledgeable about plus sized clothing. I was a size 16 in 8th grade btw.

I don't think my clothes are particularly unusual. One ex-wife who had a very mainstream mentality occasionally tried to tell me that I "couldn't wear that," and I'd always argue back and say that anybody who would judge me on such a trivial thing wasn't worth pandering to. I'd really rather people didn't judge each other about things that don't matter. So if I have the courage of my convictions then I might dress strangely just because I don't see why I shouldn't, but in practice, if I feel it looks OK then most people wouldn't object to it, except in particular contexts, like ritual occasions and certain jobs where there's a dress code. Mostly I avoid ritual occasions, and I managed to get to retirement age without ever having to do a job where there was a strict dress code, so I haven't run much risk of looking out of place.

It's more likely to be me that sees other people as dressing strangely than the other way round. I'm usually too polite to say anything about it but I often look at other people's clothes and wonder why in the world they think they look good in this or that.

I do have the potential for dressing eccentrically, but it's been a long time since I've seriously contemplated doing so. I suppose I feel I have to be realistic and avoid inviting contempt when I have to deal with mainstream types, so, as with a lot of these presentation-of-self issues, I mostly try to be fairly "invisible" and to do as the Romans do, so to speak. Naturally that's not much fun for me, so that's probably one reason why I avoid dealing with mainstream types as much as possible. The other reason I don't dress more eccentrically is that I never seem to get the time for it. Somehow I always get sucked into the more practical aspects of life, and expressing my identity through clothes never seems to get my attention, because it's not essential. But I've not completely forgotten that there was once a time when I would mess about with that kind of thing more, and I wouldn't like to think it was impossible that I'm ever going to get back to that. So one of these days I might start walking about in Victorian clothes or something. Their sense of style always struck me as a lot better than the kind of crap that passes off for style these days.

Stereotypically autistics go for comfort rather than looks in clothing.

Other than that not much difference with NTs.

Unless you are a true hardcore aspie. If so than if you're a male you wear plaid pants with a plaid shirt, and you MUST always have one shirt tail tucked out, and one tucked in.

On average, probably.

Personally, like many others in this thread, I tend to value comfort the highest, so long as a bare minimum of presentability is maintained. That being said, I am well cabable of dressing to kill (so to speak). And I think I clean up rather nicely.

Also, I will be buried in my leather jacket.

Comfort is vital to me with clothes, but I don't see why there has to be any conflict between looks and comfort. There's nothing inherently odd-looking about comfy clothes, unless you're in an environment where casual clothes are for some daft reason unacceptable. Stay out of those places and you should be fine. Those places are usually pretty horrible anyway.

I get told often that I don't dress "trendy" or "fashionable" and my clothes are rarely considered "stylish" but at the same time, I personally am growing more comfortable with myself and how I look so I don't care as much as I used to about looking "normal". I typically will wear leggings and some kind of t-shirt or top with my sneakers. I feel like what I wear is comfortable and if I'm feeling confident in it, everything is okay.

I recently started wearing a tiny amount of makeup, just face cream and lip balm but I leave my hair long and just make sure it is brushed regularly and looks decent.

LINK from Quora, 'Is a Lack of Fashion Sense One of the Traits of Asperger's and Autism?'

Personally, an unassuming, casual/formal style is (pardon the expression) fitting! Quite a few years ago, I was convinced to donate a bunch of shirts with print/images - as such shirts convey youthful, informal impressions.

Related: How many people have watched, 'What Not to Wear?' - Does anybody feel that some of the people on 'What Not to Wear' may have AS/HFA?

LINK: https://www.quora.com/Is-a-lack-of-fash ... and-autism

Clothes.Comforatably soft .please. Some prints. Generally a t shirt is nice with a print . Generally prefer baggy pants. Cargos. Are good , the help my clumsiness causes me to but my shins a lot So , although I like shorts. Rip stop
Cargoes. Are best for me. Am too old now to do goth. But I still lean that way in dress . Black is primary color .
Summer or winter . But was goth before goth even was a thing .

I don't observe clothes closely enough to hazard a guess. It took me a few years to get used to the pant sizes I needed as I grew - I lagged. For much of my life, my costume was closely dictated by what I needed for bicycling.

ponytail. i will not conform to the military look [tapered stubbly high and tight hair] so popular nowadays. mirrored visor if i must be out in sunny weather. loose-fitting and thin/flexible/cool rules the day for me. i'm prone to wearing monochrome. in the cooler months i wear black trousers and black tank top. in the warmer months i wear tan trousers of very thin material, and gray tank top. always wear ray-bans outdoors. always wear orthopedic shoes. lately i must walk with an old-fashioned wooden cane. i NEVER wear t-shirts as they make me sweat. briefs and never boxers.

I dress to blend in....camouflage