[peter12]

Originally Posted by Sliver

The difference in my mind is I've always viewed primping and preening in front of a mirror and trying on outfits as vain. It's a bias I have that I'm trying to shake. I started thinking watches were dumb and ended up buying one I like after following the "watches you wear" thread for years. This thread is similar. I'm not disparaging your interest in fashion. If anything I'm thinking I should have clothes that fit a little better. I can't see myself spending lots of money on clothes, but endeavoring to at least get better-fitting clothes seems like a good starting point.

I look at maintaining a vehicle or keeping my property looking sharp as different from clothes because I like to maintain/build the value as much as possible in my material possessions. I tend to look at the things I own in terms of their value and in terms of the labour it took to acquire them. If I let a car go to #### or let my house fall apart, I feel like I'm just giving away my time and it eats at me.

For me, if I see a guy roll up in even a basic car like a Honda Accord, but he has clean wheels, clean glass, no garbage in it, tires shined, no wax residue on trim, no dust on dash, etc., I instantly respect him. Whether he hops out in fancy clothes or jeans and a T-shirt makes no difference to me. How he maintains his stuff is a bigger reflection on how he carries himself than whether or not he likes fashion. It's just how I view things.

You know your clothes are "your stuff."