It is that age old issue usually only really brought up when you are about to step out in a particularly sexy little outfit and your partner decides to give his two cents along the lines of “why are you dressed like that, you have a boyfriend!” The underlying accusation here is that in your pursuit to look great you some how had it in your mind that you will infact be looking to snare a new partner. Heaven forbid you are actually dressed in a way that is pleasing to yourself. That brings us on to the wider issue here – who do women dress for? There are usually three categories that one can mix and match as they please.

Firstly there are those women who dress for men. This is the outfit we all have in our wardrobes, that little number that when we are wearing we know we look good and our intended targets will know that too. Of course there is nothing wrong with this type of dressing except when it is pursued on a round the clock basis. You know the women I mean (think Liz Hurley) short skirts and ample cleavage are de rigueur and that’s just daywear.

The second type of dresser is the person who dresses for themselves. Irrespective of what the opposite sex will think. In that outfit you feel great about yourself. Of course it is always a bonus that with self confidence comes a natural allure to the opposite sexy. This is perhaps where the boyfriend gets confused.

Finally there is the women who dress for other women. No I’m not talking Lindsay and Samantha rather those women who seek what is the greatest compliment; another women thinking you look good. We all of course know how bitchy girls can be so perhaps this is the ultimate fashion approval. It is also important to remember that a vast majority of men just don’t get fashion. This is where you are wearing harem pants with a bra top and military coat and your boyfriend looks at you like your mad but walking down the street that knowing fashionista gives you a little smile (or perhaps a bitchy glare).

There is never a right person to dress for. It is ok to be Liz Hurley once a while just as it is also cool to channel your inner Alexa/Agyness just as long as you are having fun doing it!

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