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writes:Hey everyone, I heard this one guy say something when i was walking down the street. he said ¨clothes make the woman.¨ What does that term mean? Reply to this Question
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reader, romance_boy18 +, writes (1 May 2010):
romance_boy18 is verified as being by the original poster of the question thank you all for your fair and wide option of answers. i understand the term more completely like based on how there personality, attitude, and sensitivity relates to there attire.
sexy = a flirt & wild girl/guy
business = serious & organized
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reader, anonymous, writes (1 May 2010): Means that elements of a girl's (or guy's) personality can be conveyed far more by what they choose to wear than what they look like. Faces can be misleading. People can look like real sweethearts and turn out to be ignorant idiots. Or they can look intimidating and turn out to be really sweet, bright, interesting people.
But clothes tell you quite a bit. The woman - obviously the same applies to guys - has decided to wear this or that because she a) likes the way it looks and b) thinks it conveys something of her personality and c) it's practical or appropriate for whatever the day/night has in store.
This could be a smart business suit intended to convey success, confidence and sophistication. Or a T-shirt of her favourite band to proclaim how much she loves them and wants to suggest other people listen to them. Or heavy clothing to insulate herself from really cold weather. Or a burqa and veil (that one isn't really voluntary, the only statement it makes is 'I live in a puritan Islamic society and am somewhat oppressed, please help'). Or a cute little dress to maximise male attention on a night out. Or a scruffy unwashed tracksuit with burns on it, if the girl is an absolute car-crash mess who's too busy running around trying to score heroin to bother looking after her appearance.
Zillions of varieties. But of course somebody's choice of clothing can often tell you quite a bit about them. If you want to ask someone for a light for your cigarette, or ask them what time it is, and the only people immediately around are a gentle-looking middle-aged man in a good suit reading his newspaper and a couple of menacing-looking skinheads dressed in combat jackets and black Doc Marten boots, with Nazi tattoos, you will be more likely to approach the middle-aged man in the suit.
Clothes matter. They are also one of life's great areas of pleasure just as surely as food, art, music, cinema etc.
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reader, Laura1318  +, writes (1 May 2010):
 Clothes can accentuate a woman's body.It can hide those ugly parts and show off those beautiful curves.
A woman who dress sexily and provocatively will get the man's attentions.Hence , it is the clothes that make the woman .
Clothes alone would not be complete. She needs to do her hair and add make ups and wear accessories for the full effects.
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reader, Fatherly Advice  +, writes (1 May 2010):
 The saying originally was "Clothes make the man". With the idea that the proper wardrobe and knowing how to wear it opened career possibilities to men. The idea is a bit dated, but there is some value still in it even for women. It has been mentioned that the way we dress is an indicator of our self worth, or a message we send to the world. Of course clothes can't cover everything. And they can serve as camouflage to cover nefarious plans.
Lets make a general statement. Good clothes, good grooming, and good manners can get you into places above your station. That is more true.
There have been a few statements about what men like. I'm going to put my opinion out just for fun. Men like classics. We don't in general keep up with fashions. Men's fashions change very slowly and I think that this is proof of what I am saying here. When I go to buy a dress shirt I have the choice of point collars or plain collars, or button down collars. This is because when a Man decides what he likes, no designer in New York, is going to change his mind.
Men like to see women in Girly stuff. This is sometimes true. Being liberated we are willing to accept a woman who dresses for business. We expect you to dress appropriately for the activity at hand. But we want you to throw in a few feminine touches. That tells us that you are still soft enough to be approachable. Men can achieve the same thing by adding a personal or humorous touch.
When it comes right down to it if you are thinking personal relationships rather than business. Getting his attention is only the first step. My eye gets caught 20 times a week. Obviously I'm not dating all of them. In truth I'm faithfully married. So don't neglect your personality.
FA
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reader, Tisha-1 +, writes (30 April 2010):
 I'm with marieclaire on this one. It means that the choices people make in clothing are an indicator of what they want to portray to others.
Sexy, skimpy = look at me, I have a great bod!
Conservative, stylish = I'm serious but keep up with the times.
Dirty, baggy = I really don't care much about things right now.
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reader, anonymous, writes (30 April 2010): What a woman chooses to wear defines them as a person that's what he's saying.
Basically, he's into reading a book by its cover. But.. There be women in bikinis and thongs that are chaste, and women in fine evening wear of the most sophisticated variety that are promiscuous...
So take that saying with a grain of salt, though it can prove true some of the time
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reader, Danielepew  +, writes (30 April 2010):
 It means that man cannot undress a woman in his mind.
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reader, goowes +, writes (30 April 2010):
 Statistically men are more attracted to a woman whose fasion is whithin 5 years current. They love girly stuff major, because they aren't girly. Men are appearance attracted 1st so they determine the girl by what they see which is your clothes
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