Does the way you dress reflect your personality?

Yes, you must be true to yourself whether you are just going to the mall, running errands, a job interview, or a night on the town. You need to wear clothes that you will feel comfortable wearing. You know the funny thing when my sister got married she picked this gorgeous wedding gown. You could tell that she had an image that she was going for with the dress. I mean it was a satin A-line wedding gown with long sleeves and lots of beading detail on it. I would say the train was probably like chapel length or something of the nature. Not extremely long, but definitely required that the train be bustled. The wedding was set for July 5th. Keep in mind the wedding was to be in Arizona. I will give you she got extremely lucky because that year we did not hit the dread 100 degree temperatures till mid July. Still it was close to 90 degrees that day and only slightly muggy as it had rained the night before. Even with all the alterations to the dress to try to make it fit properly. She really was not that comfortable wearing the dress, and right after the first dress she changed out of her wedding gown. Now, I mean imagine she spen around a $1,000 for a dress that she wore less than two. All because she was going for trying to have a beautiful dress over a dress that she would feel comfortable wearing. On the other hand, my step mother when she got married wore a victorian styled peach dress for the ceremony that she was complete comfortable wearing, and had on for the entire time - cermony, reception, and she did not even change before they left for oney. I think it comes down to the same as with shoes. You are not going to wear a pair of shoes all day that are uncomfortable to you. That should hold true for your outfit. That means picking a outfit that is your style, makes you feel good, comfortable to wear, and fits the occassion. I mean there are dresses that I will pick out, but knowing I am going to wear them for work I have the following rules. I have to be able to move in the dress. So, yeah those tight pencil skirts generally out. It has to be a dress I can squat since my job requires me to be able to get down to the students eye level. Most importantly, I have to be able to move my arms. This is a big one. I mean there have been some really professional dress with sleeves that I really liked how they looked, but the way the dress was made I could not even raise my arm in the dress.

thesids, first of all there is nothing wrong with shorts and t-shirts. I wear them too when I am hanging around the house or running errands. If I was to guess from the way you say you dress, I would say you are a very practical person. I mean you are not June Cleaver cleaning the house and making meals in a dress, high heels, and pearls. You wear outfits that are comfortable, and fit the occasion. Maybe, it is different if other place but short and t-shirts are pretty much acceptable everywhere you go these days. I think it primarily for work and probably for dates that we tend to get dressed up.

Wow, that is very interesting. Personally, I just cannot do the whole jean thing. I have never been a fan of wearing jeans. Once I did find a jean skirt that I liked, but that was one of the few times that I have ever bought jeans. Actually, jeans are the one item that you would not find in my wardrobe.

I would add that the fabrics that you chose to wear also says a lot about yourpersonality. Whether you choose silk, satin, knits, cottons, sweater / wool like materials. It makes a statement.

I believe that you can find quality clothes without pay a fortune. I recall finding a very nice long sleeve button down shirt that I could not pass up that was $5 at Dillards Clearance Center. I do agree that the rich have a totally different style of shopping, and tend to shop at really expensive stores. I was working for a family providing respite care for the son that had Cerebral Palsy. I overheard the parents talking, and the mom was off shopping for a new purse that cost more than what a paid a month on rent for a one bedroom apartment. I was shocked. I did not even know that they made purses that were that expensive.

You make an interesting point that we all wear different types of clothes to suit your mood.

Asylum, I would say that we all tend to express our personality to a degree through the way that we dress. Even the professional who has to wear suits, may express their personality by their choice of a suit whether it is a mini-skirt with a low cut blouse and blazer jacket. Then you may have the more modern that wears skirts that go below the knees, a knit top that is appropriate, and blazer jacket. The ultra conservative might wear the crisp white linen button down long sleeve shirt with long skirt and blazer jacket. The fashionable may choose something more bold like the latest trendy printed skirt, with blouse, and colorful blazer jacket. Colors like black, navy blue, gray are considered more conserative. Where othe colors, like red, plum, burgandy may be perceived as more bold. Still woman many times show their personality by whether they chose to wear the traditional 3 piece out with skirt, blouse, and jacket. A sleeveless dress with blazer jacket. Then, you have those that prefer the pant suit.

Yes, I agree that many women do show their personality by the quality of clothes and stores that they shop. I remember being so sad when Robiness May went out of business. I used to love to shop their because I could always find really great sales and clearance items. They would even hem items for free. It worked really nice especially when I could not find the correct length pants. Recently, I found my new favorite shopping place in Phoenix. Dillards Clearnace center. I can generally find pants for around $10, dresses for around 18 - 20. A blazer jacket for $28. I save so much money, and still get really great quality clothes. Frthe equently, I manage to find clothes for about the price that I would pay at Target or Ross, and sometimes the prices I find is even cheaper. Plus, the quality is so much better in the clothes I buy at Dillards Clearance Center. I used to shop at Ross, but I got tired of their poor quality and the fact that they would easily fall apart. One suit jacket I got which I loved. Fell apart twice at the seems. The first time I paid a seamstress to repair. The second time, I finally decided it was not worth it. I also like shopping at Kmart for everday clothes. I have found that their brand - Basic Editions tends to hold up pretty good. Generally, I can find some good sales at Kmart too. I used to like Jacklyn Smith's Collection, but recently I have not liked much of the styles that she has come out with the past few seasons. Well, as you can tell, I am a bargain shopper. I very rarely will pay full price for clothes. When we were younger, my parents went through some tough financial times. So, I learned at a young age to shop the clearance and sales racks. To this date, I still head straight for the sale and clearance racks. The only item that I will pay full price is for shoes. Though I will look for deals when possible, I do sometimes find good deals on shoes from 6pm.com