Men and Women talk fashion

WHAT WOMEN HATE ABOUT WHAT MEN WEAR

· Socks -- These were far the most frequently mentioned item of annoyance. Socks, women say, must be long enough to cover the calf or yuck. Nothing is less titillating than a glimpse of a hairy skin below the trouser cuff when a man wearing short socks crosses his legs. Also out are socks with clogs, black socks with tennis shoes and socks with holes in them.

· Miami Beach macho -- Exposing five buttons' worth of chest and a medallion should be hung by their gold chains.

· Misfits -- Women say clothes that don't fit advertise poor character traits.

· Textures -- Passions run high. Men shouldn't wear velour, it's like being with a stuffed animal. Silk is arrogant. Corduroy, yes! Rayon, no! Camel's hair, yes! Double knit, no! Eventually one rule emerges, men shouldn't shine.

· Shoes -- This is an easy one. Whether women were partial to men in Gucci's or Adidas, glove-leather tips or crepe-sole Hush Puppies, nobody loves tassel loafers.

· Underwear -- Questions about boxers or briefs and t-shirts verses sleeve-less undershirts produced another quick consensus. This issue is settle by body type. The man with a good "bottom" and tight belly should wear jockeys. The well-muscled-shoulder man should wear sleeveless. Everyone else shouldn't. Pictures and slogans should be left to little boys under the age of 12.

WHAT MEN HATE ABOUT WHAT WOMEN WEAR
Clothes

Is this list a little out of balance?
Wayne Kelly