My Favorite Article of Men's Clothing

Cufflinks.

I love them.  They are a little tiny piece of flair, and not the kind you find at TGIFridays.  It's a way to see who isn't really the uptight, serious business man he appears to be.  Kind of like the 'business in the front, party in the back' concept associated with the mullet.  It's a little way for one to show his personality - I feel I know more about a man when looking at his cufflinks.  A man who wears cufflinks cares about his appearance.

Anyhow - am I the only woman out there who finds cufflinks to be a total turn on?  They are like the antithesis of zubaz....

Undateable, Part 2

So I finished the book.  Freakin' hilarious.

Some common offenses men make that I found in the book:
--Zubaz
--Orthopedic-style shoes (EW!  And the worst part is, I see them CONSTANTLY)
--Corporate Swag (a.k.a. a fleece with, say, "MetLife" emblazoned on it)
--Wrong shoe/sock combinations (and I honestly feel this could be a book in and of itself)
--Tighty whiteys
--Jorts  (WHY?)
--T-shirts with various offensive sayings
--Zubaz (deserve a second mention)
--Bad dancing

I have seen many of the above clothing offenses.  In fact, a good amount of men I know have committed at least one clothing-related offense.  I have a lot of thoughts on this.  For instance, many men I know have committed some of these clothing offenses.  I do agree that black socks with sandals are a crime against humanity.   However, I do believe there are decent men underneath this.  At the end of the book, in fact, there was talk about how one of the authors' subjects transformed himself into someone completely dateable.

Now, I have some friends who have 'trained' some men.  I have a couple friends who have 'redressed' their men.  I have always been curious how one does this.  I have never done this.  I do realize that most men count on the women in their lives to help them with fashion decisions.  However, on the other hand,  I personally would not like it if I started dating a guy and, a couple dates in, he randomly 'suggested' I make some tweaks to my wardrobe.  I like to take some fashion risks - so if men think about or notice these things, I might be doing the man's equivalent of 'undateable' acts, and frankly, I don't give a damn.

I am also curious - I can imagine men have a list of 'undateable' qualities in women - some generally harmless qualities.  I can definitely see men getting put off by things like women not offering to pay on a date - but what are the more superficial qualities that drive men nuts?  Bad highlights?  A certain style makeup?  Do men care enough?  What are these qualities?  Do men get offended when women try to change how they dress, or are they happy to have advice?

There was so much great material in this book.  There's more to discuss.