Conference turris::womannotes-v3

    I like men in Jeans with a crisp cotton-weave button-down shirt.
    that's for the dress-up days.  Or maybe Chino's - casual pants. 
    Docksiders for fancier days, but more often sneakers.  Richly colored
    sweaters over the button-down shirt in the winter add warmth and color.
    
    -Jody
    
    

    Anything from the J. Crew catalog.  :)

    As long as it's clean and the color and style suit him, it's okay with
    me.  It's not up to me to dictate his style.
    
    Judi
    

    Oprah did an interesting show once in which men (all of whose wives
    thought they were slobs) were re-outfitted and groomed.  Of course they
    looked terrific when the job was done.  But they didn't always look as
    comfortable as they had before.
    
    My former husband was 6'6" and weighed up to 300 pounds.  Whoever had
    bought his clothes in the past (his grandmother, I guess) had not come
    to terms with the impossibility of outfitting him at Casual Male.  His
    sweaters would ride up 3" above his waist, and his pants showed 3" of
    ankles when he was standing.
    
    Real elegance is as rare in men as it is in women, although I have seen
    it in both.  
    
    I liked the Hawaiian style (they define semiformal as "you put on your
    shirt," and formal as "you put on your shoes.")  There, I've seen men
    wear shorts and tanks as flipflops most of the time, but when they
    decided to dress up, WOW!  
    
    I think women would be comfortable with their SO's being their own
    comfortable selves most of the time if they would just look bitchin'
    some of the time.
    
    Briana

    I let him wear what he wants (unless it is so ripped that his boxers
    show through and then I tell him that he could be offending someone
    if he is not careful. Thank God those 'work jeans' finally were
    replaced with another 'old pair' in a little better condition).
    
    The time when we were at 'Spring Spree' (We were all in very casual)
    and he told me he wanted to stop in at a wedding a block away-no
    trip home to change clothes-I told him he could go and I would go for
    an hour drive and pick him up one hour later. He was disapointed that
    I would not go with him but he claimed to understand my feeling
    of being 'underdressed' for the occation. He went and took many
    pictures and the couple was very glad he came.
    
    He has his view- as long as all private parts are suitably covered 
    he can not possibly offend anyone. My veiw is I want to feel
    suitably dressed for the occation and going to a formal(groom in
    tux..ect.) wedding in jeans is not acceptable behavior for me.
    
    He will wear a suit or fancy duds when I least expect it(I never
    expect it and always act pleasently surprised and tell him how
    wonderful he looks).
    
    I do think he looks great in jeans and pictured T-shirt and flannel
    shirt. This is his normal attire. He changes pictured T-shirts for 
    different occations and sometimes has one made for special occations.
    
    He will never be one to dress according to the current fashion/fad he
    wants serviceable and simple. He will always follow his own path in
    fashion.
    
    I like his individualistic thinking.
    janet
    
    

    
    My father retired in the 1970's and made a not-so-binding vow that he
    would never wear a tie again. I think I have one picture of him in a
    tie since then. I hold it very dear.
    
    My father will wear sneakers, golfing pants and a short-sleeved button
    down to a formal, after-six wedding, laughing at the guests who are
    dressed up, saying that he's probably more comfortable. He may be
    right, but his daughters are typically mortified.
    
    Nor does he expect us NOT to dress up. Its a weird double-standard that
    has always caused problems in our family. Over time, we have worked to
    adjust, but we also have cut down on how often we go anywhere nice with
    him. Proper dress is very important to the women of my immediate family.
    
    A friend of mine once remarked that Lynda Johnson invited Woody Allen
    to a White House function, and sternly reminded him that it was
    black-tie, so would he please dress accordingly. He came in a tuxedo
    and sneakers. Some people have to be taken as they come.
    
    On the other hand, if dress is important to you, pick a man who will
    dress.
    
    Its one of my "requirements" for a guy. Not only that he look good in a
    suit and tie, but that he ENJOYS looking good in a suit and tie. The
    current man in my life fits the bill... plus some. 'Cuz he looks
    
            M I G H T Y    F I N E 
    
    in jeans and a tee. And doubly delicious in his underwear...

    re .5 I *like* this guy :-) 
    
    (Some of us flat out look silly 'dressed up')