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What would happen if we prioritised comfort before style?
Currently, and for a long time previously (especially for women) we have sacrificed comfort for style.
For one classicly obvious example, high heels.
Perhaps for special occasions, practicality comes into play for certain types of clothing, and sacrificing comfort may even be considered honourable.
I for one believe this has to change.
Comfort should be placed as the first priority, with personal taste determining the second and third priorities for practicality and style.
If one were to prioritise style secondly, I would imagine clothes would be worn inside out, with intricate stitching for, say, a t-shirt's seams being visible.
For when practicality comes second, I would imagine pockets and other forms of personal device combinations with technology would apply to the clothing.
It is also important to note that comfort does not interfere with health.
Morgan Barnes
More to the question can comfort be stylish can you still be a "slave" style but be comfortable doing it.
Why not make something like a comfortable stylish business suit for men.
Is there such a thing as a comfortable high heels for women????
Do you really need axel grease and a shoe horn to fit into an evening dress?
Then there is the all consuming question What is a Kadashian????
There is a special occasion coming up Griffin, mate, it's called Mardi Gras if you put some heels on and walk the parade route maybe you come up with a way of making them comfortable ( I call them sneakers personally ;-) )
tongue in cheek answers for you
griffin tucker 10+
Unfortunately, and as you pointed out now obviously, no women have yet commented, so this conversation could appear to be as biased, which it was not intended to be.
Morgan Barnes
Prashanth Gopalan 500+
In the end, "comfort" would become a style of its own.
griffin tucker 10+
greg dahlen 20+
Fritzie Reisner 100+
When you write 'style,' to many readers that means something like wearing the latest thing, or what your idols are wearing, whether it appeals to you or not.
What about the issue of aesthetics? Is there any dimension of aesthetics that could suitably be traded off with comfort? Are there other positive values that should legitimately be traded off with comfort?
(In terms of personal preference, I have never worn uncomfortable shoes. But I have worked in environments with effective dress codes that took into account what would be comfortable for others in the setting rather than only the wearer).
Robert Galway 20+
I know my dad was not afraid to wear dark socks and sandals...anywhere!
Miss him though...
:)
W. Ying 10+
According to “the definition of the VALID happiness is the short-time feeling of things being a-step-better for keeping one’s own DNA alive”, one will choose:
(1) Style: --- For competition, sexual partner, ...
(2) Comfort: --- For health, ...
Wrong?
griffin tucker 10+
Jane Jones
I'm female and these are my comments.
I remember hearing in a Psychology lecture that there is a valid reason for women wearing high heels. To maintain balance, the woman needs to alter the angle of her pelvis. For some reason (which I have forgotten) this makes her appear more fertile – e.g. sexually attractive.
Men are "hard wired" to be sexually attracted to fertile women.
Griffin Tucker - I’m not sure a change of attitude will be sufficient.
Morgan Barnes - I personally find high heeled boots comfortable (10cm, 4inches). I think it is because the top of the foot is enclosed and supported. Luckily I live in the coldest capital city in Australia; Canberra. Because yes, like 99.99% of women, I do want to look sexually attractive - even though I am past child bearing age.
Feyisayo Anjorin – Yes, the media has a lot to answer for. Frustratingly, instead of women rebelling against the ideal and creating a more “comfortable” future, men are now being pressured and objectified by the media. Young males of high school age are feeling pressure about their bodies and are attending gyms to buff up.
Men – a question for you.
Do you find wearing a tie comfortable?
Feyisayo Anjorin 50+
It would take a new generation of women to change the elusive ideals imposed on them from the distant patriarchal past.
But it may also be possible that some women are comfortable in high-heel shoes(stilettos); micro-minis and all the outfits that feminists have blamed for the objectification of women.
But if you would ask my opinion, comfort over style (as you have categorically stated that you refer to the kind of comfort that does not interfere with health) is a no-brainer.