Do you dress sloppy in public? What do you think of other people that do?
@beautyqueen26 (16030)
United States
November 4, 2007 5:38pm CST
Whenever I go out into public, I try to dress up. Mostly, it's a habit that I grew up with. We never went out into public wearing sloppy or dirty looking clothes. My mom was always so afraid that her friends or neighbors would see us and make rude comments about her mothering skills. Not that I can argue with the logic. People make all kinds of mean remarks when you dress badly, if only behind your back.
Not that I care what a stranger thinks about me. It's a personal decision. Dressing sloppy says something bad about me. It's as if I can't get my own personal act together, so I have to be sloppy. Guess that's why I hate being sloppy or dressing that way. And, dressing sloppy hinders getting a better paying job. In my opinion, there are always good reasons to dress up and not dress down.
Have you ever made the wrong assumption about someone because they dressed in a sloppy manner? Do you think dressing sloppy says bad things about a person? Do you think others are judging you unfairly because of the way you dress in public? Do you think others should accept you no matter how you dress?
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@beautyqueen26 (16030)
• United States
5 Nov 07
It's so true! And, you would be surprised who will run into once you go out the front door!
@carolbee (16230)
• United States
5 Nov 07
I won't leave home without lipstick and light makeup. It never fails that I run into someone who I know, my husband knows or our kids know. We've lived in the same area for over 30 yrs.
On a fall or cooler day, I will throw on a sweatshirt and jeans and tennis shoes. I wouldn't consider myself sloppy but comfortable. Because I am a thinner, natural blonde I can get away with fitting into the crowd without anyone noticing me. Flashy clothing is just not my "bag." Plain and simple is what I prefer. My clothes are always clean.
I do have to agree with you about being a sloppy dresser. I have a relative who I cringe if she sees me out and wants to chat. Her appearance is absolutely horrifying and she has an odor also. Our kids describe it as old french fry grease. Her clothes are disgusting and she can afford better. Can't avoid her so I do stop and talk. And this relative has a terribly messy house. All fits together! I only accept her because I am related. Others definitely notice her and it's embarrassing.
When the time is appropriate I can dress up with the best of them. It's simply not my daily routine.
@sudiptacallingu (10879)
• India
5 Nov 07
Whenever I go out, I neither dress sloppily nor am I heavily made-up. Wearing clean clothes is as much a necessity with me as the look of the attire. So clean clothes are natural, I also try to iron them as much as possible. But sometimes I am just out of time like today I am wearing something which is clean and washed but could do with a bit of ironing ha ha. Now for the add-ons… its usually a matching lipstick, some eye-liner and a matching hair clip at the most. Nothing else.
Yes, I do think people tend to form opinions about a person going by the way s/he dresses up. I have myself done so. Specially these days when properly stitched formal attires are so common and affordable, you cant really make out a person’s background. Many a times I have seen ladies dressed so perfectly that they seem to come from well-cultured background. But the moment they open their mouth, the myth is shattered. Similarly for men…most of them these days are dressed in nice formal attire but you have to mix with them properly to know their worth. On the other hand you will find professors or doctors or other such highly educated people without any dress-sense. But what I surely dislike is the trend these days of young people wearing low-cut jeans where the bottom hem-line of the jeans’ legs sweeps the road all the time. Ughh how dirty. I for one would never allow my son to wear such jeans. Not only are such pants dirty they look way too unsmart for my liking.
@carlaabt (3504)
• United States
5 Nov 07
I don't really care what other people think about the way I dress. I don't judge other people based on the way they are dressed, and if someone is going to judge me based on my clothes, they aren't someone I'm interested in meeting anyway.
I don't think dressing sloppy says anything bad about a person. There are many reasons that people dress the way they are dressed, and it's silly to assume that they just do it because they are lazy or whatever.
I normally don't dress up just to go to the grocery store or whatever. I usually just wear a pair of athletic pants or jeans with a tshirt.
@3lilangels (4639)
• United States
5 Nov 07
well as for me i am very vain,and i always try to dress nice wherever i go because you never know who you will run into and first impressions mean alot now adays.but if i see someone dressed like a slob,i will never judge them because i feel you cant judge a person by the way they dress,beauty is the eye of the beholder,and someone can be the sloppiest dresser but the kindness person out there.
@disassembled (52)
• United States
5 Nov 07
My parents were never very strict with whether or not I dressed sloppy unless we were going to a function that involved their jobs. So I never paid much attention to whether or not my clothes were wrinkled or even clean, really. I was just a messy teenager. But I started dating a boy that was 12 years older than me and he's anally neat and clean. He was the one that started to watch how I dressed. I'm never allowed to wear jeans that are ripped or that are slightly too long so I end up walking on them and fraying the bottoms. Nothing can be wrinkly or unwashed. But in the end, it's a great thing. It makes me feel better about myself when I go out and now that I know I'm neat, I do tend to look at other people and how they dress. We don't necessarily dress like professional people but at least we're neat! He's also very into wearing matched pajamas so...we're even neat and matched when we go to bed. I try not to judge people on how they dress. Even though I'm neat, I wear one color and it's black. So I know people judge me based on my clothing. Neat or not.
@Jshean20 (14347)
• Canada
5 Nov 07
I usually try to make myself look half decent when I'm going into public, I do have self confidence issues so if I think that someone is looking at me negatively in any way, it would be enough to ruin my day. I can admit that sometimes after dark I get lazy and go for walks in my PJ's, I suppose people don't look so closely during this time of night and not many people are out and about anyways.
@rogue13xmen13 (14402)
• United States
5 Nov 07
I do not wear a suit all of the time, if that is what you are asking, I do not like to wear formal dress all of the time.
@Shaun72 (15959)
• Palatka, Florida
5 Nov 07
I am picky how I look going to town or anywhere really even to a doctors vist or even to physical therapy. I guess I am worried about the way I look . So I double check to make sure I am dressed nice and have my make-up and hair brushed right. I worry about my hair because both of my parents cute hair.
@subha12 (18441)
• India
5 Nov 07
I generally try not to dress sloppy in public.
I like to dress decently and in good clothes always while going to public.
I know sloppy dress can make bad impression on people.
Still I don't think that much about other's sloppy dress.
I mainly ignore those.
@wisedragon (2325)
• Philippines
5 Nov 07
I only dress up if I have to, like if I'm going out on a date or attending a formal occasion. Otherwise I just put on a rugged or very casual outfit. I don't like attracting attention so I prefer to maintain a low profile.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
5 Nov 07
Well I always get myself properly dressed before going to the public places. I think that it is very important to pay attention to our image before the public so that they would not think little of us. But it is ok for the others to dress sloppy in public. I don't care too much about their dressing style. hehe. I care about my own image before the public. lol
@sid556 (30953)
• United States
5 Nov 07
Good question. I am a very vain person and i try to look decent when I go to work or out in public. I also am very laid back and when I am not at work or going to any sort of social function, I do tend to dress down....tattered jeans, sweats etc. I am clean. that's important. I don't care much about what other people wear. I so don't judge a person by their clothes, makeup or their personal possessions. My boyfriend has long hair and dresses in rags. His apartment is a mess. He is the sweetest and kindest and most gentle soul. He works hard everyday and he showers every day . Not being clean speaks volumes about a person but what they wear says very little.
@Amberina (1541)
• United States
5 Nov 07
I dress for comfort and not for style. Some people would say I dress sloppy but I can dress nice I just don't like to be uncomfortable, right now I am staying with someone, my house is not ready to move into yet, so right now I am dressing sloppy because all my good clothes are in storage. I don't usually judge people by the way they dress because we all put our pants on the same way. I don't like to see people who are in dirty sloppy clothes but we can't all have access to a washer and stuff. I believe if people are going to judge me on how I dress then they don't need to be around them anyway. Take care -Amber














