How does a typical aspie dress?

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I am just kind of curious as to what your veiws on this is? is there a typical way most of us dress?....or do many of us just tend to dress in a way society finds odd but in no particular style?

I personally am not sure if my having aspergers effects how I dress or not, other then the fact that I have never cared much for popular trends due to aspergers related ignorance of social norms.

I dress more unlike others because I don't follow trends. I just do it because I like to be different so I don't know if its a general aspie thing. I can't really explain how I dress though. Because I would have to show you and I don't have the pics...

I dress the way I want to dress. I don't care what people think about it. I am comfortable in the stuff I wear. I don't like getting dressed up fancy. In fact, I can't stand getting all dressed up, like with make up and earrings etc. etc. Makes me feel like I am part of a club.

One thing I really don't get is high-heels.....for one I cannot walk in them, and they make my feet hurt so I refuse to wear them. Has anyone else experianced this.

I couldn't care less.

Depends on the person. For me, I wear band tees and shirts with some smart-ass typography on it, jeans or shorts, that's pretty much it. I occasionally get dressed up when the situation calls it if I'm going out someplace where I know there's going to be a large group of people there, or something. Whatever's comfortable is usually the best route otherwise.

At home I wear just trousers but when I go out to say a special event or some important meeting or something really really important I wear Jeans and a nice Tshirt and in the winter I got this nice Jacket I also wear.

I just grab whatever happens to be available. I don't stress too much about what it is. Most of my clothes are gifts. I rarely buy my own clothes. When I do it's mostly just finding something functional.

Yes... with clothes.

I just wear whatever's cheap and comfortable. I don't think I've bought new clothes in about 3 years, which, I guess is starting to show...things wearing thin, abrasions that leave frayed areas, etc. I don't see much point in wearing things simply for "style", first because I always get style wrong anyway, and second because things that are stylish don't seem to be too comfortable. I had an acquaintance try to take me shopping once and it was a terrifying experience. Aside from being in a mall, which I hate, I've never worn anything as uncomfortable as "skinny jeans". Needless to say, I'm sticking to familiar types of clothing...flannel is utilitarian and comfortable. Good stuff.

I only wear things which are comfortable. My favourite is my velour tracksuit because I can just relax in it. I can't wear anything with lace on it becuase that is irritating to my skin. As for high heels, I tried to wear some high heeled boots once (at 4'10" I thought I could do with a height boost!) and ended up collapsing in the street in agony because my feet were covered in blisters! Needless to say I no longer try to wear anything with a heel. Trainers all the way!

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I have HFA, ADHD, OCD & Tourette syndrome. I love animals, especially my bunnies and hamster. I skate in a roller derby team (but I'll try not to bite )

Many of you mention comfort.....maybe this has to do with sensory issues. I cannot wear clothes that make me uncomfortable and certain textures of cloth or types of clothes are very uncomfortable. such as high-heels, dresses, some types of jeans, I hate the texture of velvet...running my fingernails through that has the scratching a chalkboard effect. I mean maybe a lot of NT's can withstand more discomfort since they dont have the sensory issues.