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How to Dress So Basic Bros Leave You Alone
New York Magazine ^ | KAT STOEFFEL

Posted on 01/09/2014 7:05:12 PM PST by nickcarraway

It’s hard for a woman to know what exactly to wear to deflect unwanted attention from men. Man Repeller Leandra Medine's pioneering attempts didn’t exactly take. Luckily, Huffington Post editors have asked the male fashion geniuses in their lives to complete the sentence “I hate when women wear…” According to their survey, men hate when women wear beanies, floppy hats, hair bows, open-side shirts, oversize sweaters, shoulder pads, peplums, bandeau bikinis (“they just make your shoulders look like a linebacker”), bright lipstick, heavy eye makeup, fake nails, bangles, pointy-toed shoes, wedge sneakers, ultra-high heels, fold-over ankle boots (“it looks like the shoes have), high-waisted jeans, high-waisted shorts, high-waisted skirts (“it lacks a certain degree of subtlety”), pantsuits (“you’re a woman, not a man”), drop-crotch pants (“really, any loose fitting pants,) and mullet dresses (“I just don't get it — where's the party? You are covering the back!"). The question is how to wear all of these things at once.


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To: mountn man

Poster girls for the anti-famine league.


21 posted on 01/09/2014 7:37:43 PM PST by Stormdog (A rifle transforms one from subject to Citizen)
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To: CivilWarBrewing

Naked is not a good look for a large number of people. Even women.


22 posted on 01/09/2014 7:41:43 PM PST by FredZarguna (Das is nicht richtig nur falsch. Das ist nicht einmal falsch.)
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To: nickcarraway
It’s hard for a woman to know what exactly to wear to deflect unwanted attention from men.

Wear a Helen Thomas mask.

23 posted on 01/09/2014 7:43:41 PM PST by GreenHornet
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To: nickcarraway

Ballroom Jeans

24 posted on 01/09/2014 7:44:28 PM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: woodro43

As an Alpha bad boy myself (hey, don’t hate on the greatness), I can assure you that dressing like a lesbian/frump/man is no way for a lady to get noticed.


25 posted on 01/09/2014 7:44:35 PM PST by Wyrd bið ful aræd (Gone Galt, 11/07/12----No king but Christ! Don't tread on me!)
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To: CivilWarBrewing
I hate it when women wear clothes

You couldn't find an adults only site to make that comment?

26 posted on 01/09/2014 7:46:59 PM PST by PistolPaknMama
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To: nickcarraway

I have never in my life heard of a “peplum” or “bandeau”. Nor can I conjure up even the foggiest mental picture of what a “fold-over ankle boot” or a “mullet dress” is.

What sort of men are being asked these questions, and what sort of men are in a position to answer them?


27 posted on 01/09/2014 7:53:48 PM PST by ccmay (Too much Law; not enough Order.)
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To: nickcarraway

If a female doesn’t want to be hit on, she should stay home.

In 20 years there will be an article about women wanting to know what to wear so they would be hit on.


28 posted on 01/09/2014 7:55:00 PM PST by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: mountn man

Oh, that was so uncalled for!
That cannot be unseen.


29 posted on 01/09/2014 7:56:05 PM PST by elpinta (Jer. 10:23 - It really holds true!)
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To: nickcarraway

Another “hate men” article by a Leftist feminist.

What a surprise.


30 posted on 01/09/2014 7:57:01 PM PST by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: nickcarraway

Black outlined, brightly painted lips, with both top and bottom lips pierced with big metal beads. Not inviting!


31 posted on 01/09/2014 7:58:44 PM PST by lee martell
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To: ccmay
I have never in my life heard of a “peplum” or “bandeau”. Nor can I conjure up even the foggiest mental picture of what a “fold-over ankle boot” or a “mullet dress” is.

What sort of men are being asked these questions, and what sort of men are in a position to answer them?

I'd venture to guess they were probably metrosexual or gay.

32 posted on 01/09/2014 7:59:30 PM PST by rllngrk33 (Things will continue getting worse until at least January 2017.)
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To: Drew68

Ladies, just because a man hates what you’re wearing doesn’t mean he isn’t going to hit on you.

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LOL!


33 posted on 01/09/2014 8:00:13 PM PST by Bigg Red (Let the lying lips be dumb, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.--Ps3)
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To: Kirkwood

What the Jeopardy contestant wore on today’s episode.

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Yeah, what in the heck was that thing?


34 posted on 01/09/2014 8:01:15 PM PST by Bigg Red (Let the lying lips be dumb, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.--Ps3)
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To: woodro43

Translation: What can I wear so only the Alpha bad boys notice me and not all these worthless Betas?

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I think you are probably right.


35 posted on 01/09/2014 8:02:22 PM PST by Bigg Red (Let the lying lips be dumb, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.--Ps3)
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To: nickcarraway; GeronL; BCW; Tax-chick; left that other site; Norm Lenhart
Can't Women Just be Women?

Let's try these on for Size...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQy54gw-pls


36 posted on 01/09/2014 8:03:23 PM PST by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
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To: driftdiver

37 posted on 01/09/2014 8:06:30 PM PST by ConservativeStatement ("World Peace 1.20.09.")
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To: nickcarraway
...So Basic Bros Leave You Alone

Ah, make yourself attractive to those outside the curve of normal.

What ever floats their boats.

Might I suggest eBay for that cheap copy of some celebrity's engagement ring, or even a cheap ring that looks like a wedding band?

Or even better, that Irish heart ring and point the heart away from yourself? That way, you can always flip it if you want to be hit on?

38 posted on 01/09/2014 8:07:01 PM PST by Calvin Locke
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To: ccmay

Follow the links and you’ll see examples.
Most of the allegedly offending items are pretty attractive when used right. And a lot of the “negative” remarks are just being misinterpreted.

Again, it’s not what you’ve got, it’s what you do with it.


39 posted on 01/09/2014 8:07:04 PM PST by ctdonath2 (Making good people helpless doesn't make bad people harmless.)
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To: Bigg Red

I thought it was a man until the final question.


40 posted on 01/09/2014 8:09:53 PM PST by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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