Should good looking guys dress more casually?

[Swan89]

You've heard that a woman likes a well dressed man... but I'm wondering if having a handsome looking face in combination gives off the wrong vibe of arrogance and conceitedness. I think that surely, this could scare off any woman and they may avoid you because they might assume you're a player or likely to be full of yourself.

 

Do you think these dynamics only work when there is balance? Example being well dressed ugly man and casually dressed handsome man.

 

Would personality also play a part in it? I suppose If a handsome, well dressed man was either quiet or sociable and charismatic, he may still come off as egoistical either way.

[me85]

I disagree. I don't think that just because a good looking man dresses nice that it automatically makes him arrogant or conceited. I just think it makes them a metrosexual. Which I'm generally attracted to.

[Swan89]

Fair enough

[Mr Scorpio]

Yes. Absolutely. Only fair to even out the playing field for the rest of us. All good looking guys should just walk around wearing barrels. That's right. Barrels.

[JDPT]

I dress to impress all the time not to attract women but because I like looking like a million bucks at all times. I just enjoy it and gotten so used to it.

[avintagegirl]

Do you think these dynamics only work when there is balance? Example being well dressed ugly man and casually dressed handsome man.

 

I think men should always dress as well as they can for life. Whether at work or on weekends a man (or woman) should look as good as they can.

 

Physical attractiveness is so subjective I'm not sure that men would know when they should be well or casually dressed. Just do your best no matter who you are. You should want to do your best because it makes you feel good and not because of another person's subjective idea of attractiveness.

 

Would personality also play a part in it? I suppose If a handsome, well dressed man was either quiet or sociable and charismatic, he may still come off as egoistical either way.

 

For me a man's personality determines his attractiveness. Tom Selleck (hubba hubba) could walk through the door and be the biggest jerk and I would find him repulsive. Alternatively you could have someone who was not at the same level of socially acceptable attractiveness and yet he makes me laugh and I would be crazy about him.

[Phoe]

I think people should wear what makes them happy.

 

A happy person is always more attractive than someone who is clearly uncomfortable in their own clothing.

[OwMyEyeball]

What evidence or assumptions are you drawing upon to develop the premise that well-dressed handsome men are perceived as arrogant and conceited?

[Andy_K]

My ex once said to me "you make a plain teeshirt look smart", which is great, because dressing up is really not my thing. Suits and shirts feel totally unnatural and uncomfortable to me. Outside of funerals, weddings, and job interviews, you're not likely to see me in one.

[GemmaUK]

I prefer to see how a man dresses casually.

 

A guy can look great in a suit or with a waistcoat on but when he dresses casually that's just him putting his clothing choices together.

The two can make a man's attractiveness levels vastly different.

 

Most of the time I would be spending with a date are going to be casual dress so I want to know he is able to do that and look good.

 

Along with that goes grooming, maintaining his haircut, shaving or trimming his goatee.

I know a quite a lot of good looking to average guys who can look great but they will only shave daily and go for regular haircuts when they are dating someone.