Comments on: Your style and your significant other

By: Tara

Tara — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:19:22 +0000

My boyfriend just loves anything that accentuates my figure and has often been of great help picking out accessories from my enormous pile of fashion jewlery and shoes…

I can ask his opinion on anything and he’ll be honest and helpful. A dream come true for a girl really. Plus he doesn’t mind shopping with me which is a bonus…

By: Kristine

Kristine — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:00:54 +0000

As I’ve worked on improving my style, my husband’s help has been indispensible! He’s an artist, so he has a great eye for color and proportion. You would never know it from the way he dresses, which is mostly old t-shirts and jeans, but he has great fashion sense. He prefers a slightly edgy street style. If there’s any style he doesn’t like on me, it’s probably the more conservative office look (which he’s helped me spice up!).

I often ask for his opinion when I’m getting dressed in the morning. He’s very sweet about giving me advice, but only offers it if I ask. I can tell I’ve come a long way, because although I still highly value his opinion, I now also sometimes wear things he doesn’t like. It’s been fun and we’ve learned a lot from each other.

By: lyn67

lyn67 — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:44:15 +0000

So many comments! My hubbie doesn’t care too much about fashion, and he sticks to some labels which have good and classic quality things-, especially for jackets, suits, shoes and jeans…so.— for everything he has…:-). I think, for a women is more forgiveable to have some cheapy things, too in her closet(especially for casuals, and accesories) but I learned that’s not the case of a man, especially if getting older(42). He relies with confidence on my sense of style, but sometimes I have to be very firm when adding a new shade or a quirkier detail to his wardrobe:-). We both love natural, sporty but somehow elegant style(if this makes sense) and I always pay attention to corelate our clothes, when are showing us together.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:27:11 +0000

Most of the time, my husband likes what I wear. He is the one asking me for fashion advice more, I rarely ask for his oppinion. He tends to give it anyway.

To the office, I like to mix masculine and feminine peaces (like a feminine shirt in a soft fabric or a bright colour with a charcoal suit in a slightly masculine cut and heels), and he thinks that is chic. On weekends it’s jeans all the way with a bit of a cool girl attitude. He approves of most of my clothes, though he would want me to wear better quality than I feel I can afford. I do invest more expensive coats and bags. To him the label is sometimes too important in my oppinion. I just want clothes that are well made and that are right for me. Most of my basics, like tees and office shirts, are from Zara or H&M, both stores that he would not shop in. The only thing that I can think of that he really doesn’t like are my skinny jeans. He prefers me in boot cut with a fairly low waist.

He likes that I love to wear colour. He has bougt me a great rust coloured bag for the office that can take my lap top and everything else I need to carry. It looks fab together with my green trench and nude boots! I can carry bright colours well for a Scandinavian (I’m from Finland), and especially during the dark period they get me in a good mood.

By: Angie

Angie — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:12:32 +0000

Thanks, ladies. This was REALLY fun to read.

By: lori

lori — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:14:06 +0000

My husband likes what i wear – he likes all of it from the dressy to the casual. AND the added plus is that he looks fab in everything, too. I guess we were meant to be together!

By: Maya

Maya — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:06:31 +0000

I’m all about effort and personality. I do not dictate to my SO what he should and should not wear. My first boyfriend in college had an assortment of piercings, loved black, and wore zippers and other hardware on just about everything. That was his personal style and I was fine with it, even though it was nothing like my own. My last bf really loves skinny jeans (not slim, but skinny). I did not find them flattering, but they fit and he liked them, so that’s fine with me. Likewise, I expect the same treatment. I know most men are not going to love my obsession with volume. My brother took one look at me in my silk green BR voluminous blouse and said I looked like a swamp monster, and I’m sure many men share that opinion, but it really just doesn’t bother me. I think it’s important to recognize the difference between something that doesn’t work and something that simply isn’t your personal taste.

I will let my SO wear whatever he wants as long as he is not SLOPPY. I can’t stand sloppiness, which unfortunately seems to be much more accepted among American men than among women. When women are sloppy, they have “let themselves go.” When men are sloppy, it’s just because they are men. That annoys me. So to me, a man who takes pride in his appearance and tries to look presentable is a HUGE winner in my book. That is instantly attractive to me. Even if his personal style isn’t my own, and even if he has some individual pieces that I don’t care for (like the skinny jeans), I don’t mind. I’m just happy to see any guy who enjoys getting dressed and expressing his personality. That said, he has to extend the same courtesy to me.

It really irks me when women feel the need to give something up because their husbands or boyfriends make them feel bad about wearing it. I guess I just demand a lot more freedom and independence in my relationships (maybe that’s why I don’t have one!). But if any guy told me that, for example, my voluminous tops looked awful, and tried to discourage me from wearing them, I would just tell him to bugger off.

By: yublocka

yublocka — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:08:30 +0000

This topic sure has sparked a lot of interest!!!!

Andrew likes most of what I wear (I think!). I certainly know things he doesn’t like: big buttons, stripes, my doc boots, cardigans (how can you not like cardigans???!?). Does that stop me from wearing them one iota? Nope! They all happen to be things I love. He will not make me feel bad for wearing them, but I know his opinion on them.

OTOH there are certain items of his that I dislike (one particular shirt his sister bought him springs to mind). I am not as silent in voicing my dislike about that I’m afraid!!!

By: Adrienne

Adrienne — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:18:15 +0000

Ha my husband couldnt tell me what I wore even if he just saw me in it 5 seconds ago. He has two types of clothing office wear and bum!. He wears a logo T-shirt, cargo shorts white socks and baseball cap and tennis shoes. He doesnt understand why I, cant just dress the same. We do not look like a couple when we go out people usually think he is my father or uncle. It is so funny. However he will wear any outfit I pick out for him for special events. So I get to play dress up with him. I dont ask his opinion about my clothes I ask my daughters. They are my critics and encouragers.

By: Bitsy

Bitsy — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:48:46 +0000

If I had a dime for every time Hubby and I went out (unintentionally) wearing almost identical outfits–like khaki pants and a black t-shirt–I’d be able to vacation somewhere tropical and sunny! lol

Don’t know why, but I suspect it’s because we’re both very conservative and very boring when it comes to clothes… especially about color and cut.