Appearance and Fashion Tips for Asperger's Men

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Me too.

Me, three! I thought, "Awwww, adorable!"

I guess I agree with most of wolfheart's list, though I think tanning is bad for a person's health.

As a woman, my advice for men concerning their appearance:

Don't try to look just like every other guy in the world. Wear stuff that feels like "you" or attracts the kind of people you are going for (but only if no certain style feels best to you.). Personality is very important, but looks will are important for getting you noticed and remembered. You don't need to have the perfect face shape, etc. I'm just saying, cleanliness and clothing go a long way.

I look on dating sites and most guys look kind of the same to me. Some might be great to talk to or maybe cuddle, but they don't really make me want to look at them or think about doing "stuff" with them...

Yes, some people don't seem to care much for how a person looks. This is just my opinion. Remember that when someone first sees you, you can make a strong, lasting impression on them before you even open your mouth.

Wolf, I got a question for you. I've pretty much had a complete wardrobe redesign since high school. In high school and before, all my clothes looked like crap, as my mom bought them at Walmart, but I'm generally kinda rough on clothes, so they'd be resewn by me (my mom didn't know how to sew really) and then a lot of my other clothes were, say, surplus military clothes, cuz I liked them. I also had a phase where I liked military surplus clothes and plain black tshirts, but people got wrong ideas about me (ie, school shooter type stuff) from wearing that sorta stuff, so I stopped.

Now I'm pretty much at the opposite extreme, I wear "preppy" clothes. You know, Hilfiger, American Eagle, Abercrombie, Polo, all that kinda stuff. I buy it used for quite cheap and good condition at Salvation Army or Goodwill. Honestly, they're quite good clothes. I've noticed the more expensive brand shirts tend to actually fit better than, say, a cheap brand Hanes shirt. Like they make you look less fat kinda fit better.

But, the problem comes. I feel like, people, while just on chance encounters judge me more favorably based upon me wearing "preppy" kinda clothes, and see me more as a "normal person" if that makes sense. So in essence, dressing like that is camouflage. But I feel like the problem is, people make their initial impression of me, but then when they talk with me, I don't like....match, if that makes sense. Like I look pretty "bro" or "preppy" I guess, and then people talk to me, and they're confuzzled because it's not my personality type at all. Have you run into such a problem as this? I don't have any issues with the clothing, and it's genuinely nice clothing and I enjoy wearing it, but like, should I wear "nerdier" clothes so people think I'm a "nerd" or what? Or screw it all, they're just clothes I buy for like a dollar, and they just cover my body. Heh, no idea.

Anyway, if I can add a tip, regarding being confident about your body. I'd say 99% of the time, do NOT wear loose shirts and clothing. This was one of my issues. I'd wear all kinds of loose clothes because I was overweight, but then it just ends up that you look more overweight, as you're trying to cover the fat "lines" with the clothes, but the clothes themselves are loose and add more like, mass to your figure, if that makes sense, and people still see your bodyfat levels in your face anyway. If you do wear looser clothes, I feel the best strategy is have either the top or bottom of you loose or tight, and the other the opposite. IE, looser fitting shirt and then tighter pants, or vice versa. I mean in my case, I can pretty much wear a medium of most brands of shirts, sometimes even a small in some brands, and wearing a large in most any brand looks dumb on me.

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Wolf, in regard to proportion, I have a question. I have huge legs and a huge butt, but my upper body is pretty average/small. I'm like a meso-endo somatotype, I guess. Generally I wear 34x30 or 36 jeans, I was in 32s before squatting, I don't believe I'll ever be in 32s again even if I get to a low bodyfat level. And again, usually medium tshirts, sometimes small, almost never large shirts. So should I in your opinion, wear looser jeans or tighter ones? Girls have commented on my huge butt positively, but it's always been something I've felt in the back of my mind like, odd about. And again, loose clothes sometimes make you look fatter, I feel like I fit best in looser 34s and tighter 36s.

i think some of the OP's advice can work, like dressing for one's body type and getting a hairstyle that suits them.

i mostly prefer for men to wear what they are comfortable in, and if that is a jacket it could work. but very few people look comfortable all dressed up. other pics of ryan gosling, who i *think* is the guy in the third picture:



he's dressed differently in these pics. nothing wrong with that - the ladies seem to like it too. he seems comfortable in a wide variety of outfits.

(p.s. if i went into a guy's bedroom and he had a picture of a man up on his wall i'd wonder if he was batting for the other team. actually, if he had a picture of a female up then i'd think he was kind of sexist. hmmmmm maybe skip putting up pictures of non-family members).

Its extremely complicated to give fashion advice that applies to every culture/age so Im afraid to say that you are oversimplifying things.

What Ive done with quite a good amount of success is:
- Find out what socially successful people around my area/age are wearing.
- Find out where they get their clothes.
- Look for something along those lines that stands out from what most people are wearing.

Example: Theres a well known trademark for shoes/comfortable clothes, I found out that they sell( overexpensive) fancy jackets and I made a point to keep track of them until they were on sale(1/4th of its price). Right now whenever Im dressing up people my age notice the jacket and ask me where I bought it...

You have to take chances and things might not always work out but Ive found that its always best to avoid clothing that looks out of place and right now I personally have no intention of meeting girls in a place where suits are expected. Why? Because it attracts a certain kind of people that arent what Im looking for at the moment(also something you should consider how does the person you want to attract usually dresses.)

unsurprisingly its the advice most PUAs give. The bad part is that its quite easy to do this the wrong way.

A bunch of brilliant advice.

Its extremely complicated to give fashion advice that applies to every culture/age so Im afraid to say that you are oversimplifying things.

What Ive done with quite a good amount of success is:
- Find out what socially successful people around my area/age are wearing.
- Find out where they get their clothes.
- Look for something along those lines that stands out from what most people are wearing.

two things.
1- you're taking it too literal. Ryan wouldbe good looking no matter what he wears, some might argue less is better for him. Wolf is talking about average men wanting to convey a sense of confidence and bettering their looks. Those are very different things to argue about.

2- as boo said, why is it sexist only if its a woman? This sounds just like how some women will talk to their boyfriends about dozens of celebrities theyd love o f**k but if the BF as much as looks at another woman they start a huge fight

Seriously??! lol Why putting a pic of a female on a wall would be sexist? A fan of some female celeb maybe?

It's ridiculous but not sexist.