Appearance and Fashion Tips for Asperger's Men

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And what's my lot? Overlooked by idiots? Wow, im gutted.

That's the way I like to dress... and I wouldn't change to the 'after' for any reason, I don't like it at all.

well, of course they are. but not everyone wants to make the same impression. you may find that certain sorts of women like the way you dress, and other women don't like it. we like different things. it is generally good for people to be relatively clean and to wear clothing that fits them in the way that works for them, but any specific clothing advice beyond that is highly individual, situational, and socio-cultural.

different strokes for different folks. that member didn't want to take your clothing advice because it would involve becoming a fundamentally inauthentic person. for you, that clothing is authentic and reflects your inner self. for him, it does not.

and he was proud to have a long-term relationship, so he was not interested in advice from someone whose clothing hasn't accomplished that same type of relationship. he has different ideals and goals, and his approach was successful for him. different clothing may work for different aims. your approach to clothing is untested from your own personal experience in terms of going long-term, so that isn't helpful to that member.

nothing wrong with different approaches to clothing. a man who is seeking one-night stands may use a third (as yet undiscussed) approach to move towards his own goals. i've heard furry hats are out of style now.

I think you're misunderstanding something. The guys from Big Bang Theory are dressed in pretty nice clothes for the most part. I'm not stating that scientists go around wearing suits. But, the more sociable ones will generally be wearing presentable clothing. And, if your experience is otherwise....I'll chalk it up to cultural differences between Oceania and wherever you're from.

Of course, there's plenty of oddballs in the world of intellectuals, I'm speaking on average here.



This is extremely naive, friend. You'll be deluding yourself if you think those things don't have a major impact on most NTs period. Be they stupid, smart, or anything in between, appearance and first impressions are major parts of NT thought processes, and believing it idiotic or "beneath you" will never change that.

But given that i have the attitude that i do, why would you even bother trying to reason with me? I don't dress like an idiot but that doesn't mean im walking around in rags, what are you imagining here? It's true, i don't care about first impressions made by clothing, but then i do find that i've managed to twist my aspie negatives into positives in life, combined with naturally being one of those people that people in charge notice for being one of those types of people that stands out for the quality of my work, just why would i care?

Naive though? Pff, naive lol. I'm about as un-naive as it gets... There are words you could level at me but that isn't one of them.. I can talk to literally any nt and i can talk at their level, ive spent my entire life around the most un aspie appreciating crowds you can get. I can talk to any girl, i can talk to any guy, no matter what their social status. At school i was the type that was part of no crowds but i knew almost everyone worth knowing. I knew the cool kids, i knew the criminal kids, i knew the geeks.... I took what i wanted from each crowd and was part of none of them. I'd talk to literally anyone...

That said, i still don't care about first impressions and i don't care about the kind of people that would look down on me for not wearing the right clothes and obviously not giving a f**k, and believe me, im just as forthright in real life and i would give them both barrels. Do you think that it bothers me that a pretty but dim girl just overlooked me because of my clothes? Why would i care? They don't have anything i want, they pretend like theres some game where clothes matter and im not as good as them because i don't wear the right clothes, JUST IM NOT PLAYING and i make it clear with my utter lack of interest in them. Confidence is always the best clothing you can have....

I never wanted to change them with my attitude, it's never been about that, it's a genuine and real realisation that the world of clothing and first impressions just isn't the real world. It's not, it's make believe, my attitude to someone that believes that shows them how clearly wrong they are.

I'm sorry, i just don't swallow BS easy and i don't suffer idiots either. If first impressions do make an impact on my life i consider it a shield that weeds out the people worth knowing.

Ah, i dont want to post this now, i sound like a right git.... I'm actually really nice and easy going, just i tell it like it is and i get away with it. It doesn't worry me anything that i dont notice clothes, as i said before, they're for keeping you warm only and if you believe otherwise i don't care.

I didn't make any assumptions about your clothes, truth be told.



Clothes have pretty minimal impacts on me as well. I think it's ret*d how much emphasis so many people put on clothes. Yet, the fact remains that dressing in nice clothes, be it whatever style you prefer, tends to have a positive impact on other people. Oh well!



You've been officially upgraded from "naive" to "stubborn"!



You're talking about putting a red light on a lot, if not the majority, of the population of the planet, including ever-so-many of the most successful ones, and for a very impractical reason.



If that pretty girl was also an employer, head editor of a major book publishing company, spokesperson for some big organization, etc....probably. At least, I would be. It seems pretty stupid to let an opportunity pass you by just because you don't like it when people judge you for your clothes.



Plz give me directions to whatever world you live in, mate! I want out of this one!



Would you hold true to this principle, even if you knew it was going to cost you an extremely lucrative job or some other kind of opportunity?



As I've said before, I honestly couldn't care either, the only reason I care about clothes is for pragmatic and/or aesthetic reasons. It's not like I'm on their side or anything.

Well trust me Lakewood, Colorado where I live and London, England are very, very different places especially if people commonly wear suits there. Also I personally would not wear a suit I suppose I'd wear one before I wear a dress though since I don't like girly things. I prefer clothes I am comfortable in and that I like the look of not uncomfortable clothes that would be totally out of place in most situations I find myself in.

Also its the metal bands that created the style.......and of course metalheads who are into such music more or less developed into a subculture and there are certain styles associated with that sub-culture. Also sometimes metalheads like to meet other metalheads so dressing like a metalhead makes that easier to be recognized as such or to recognize someone else as one.That said its not like I always have a metal band shirt and my patch vest on sometimes I wear shirts of non metal bands or sometimes I wear shirts having nothing to do with any music. I mean my basic style is pants or cut off shorts and a shirt and it works just fine for me.

So wait a minute....the only way for a guy to get a girlfriend is to follow fads? Damn I guess us females are pretty shallow if we can only possibly be interested in males who follow current fads. I mean what makes you think all females care about fashion and all that crap? I guess if one wants a shallow most likely bitchy girlfriend an attitude of 'why follow fads?' might make it more difficult. But if one wants a girlfriend with a less shallow way of thinking then that attitude would be beneficial.

Oh and I also have a question though why should someone want to be universally attractive? especially if they feel like more of an outsider.....for instance I prefer clothes that attract people I want to associate with and deter people I would prefer not to. So what benefit would there be to looking universally attractive exactly?