Eccentric dress style

Do many of you have an eccentric dress style?

People they see me in my corduroy trousers, button-up shirt, camel coat and fedora hat and give me dirty looks, stare and make aggressive body movements. I in turn become nervous sometimes and start pacing or looking all around, then have to leave an area and go somewhere else. I could dress as casually as most people but wouldn't feel right.

I find most conversations and interactions with people too informal for my taste so dressing more formally is my way of signalling to people I don't do modern casual informal conversations well.

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  • I think I do have a fairly unusual dress style - and have gone through various different phases throughout my life of different styles.

    in my late teens I was obsessed with Victorian literature and imagery so I tried to find clothes that evoked Victorian style. 
    I remember my ancient grandfather died and he had a load of those Victorian style long johns and button up vests etc - like Victorian men’s underwear - and I started wearing those round the house - I must have looked pretty odd in them now I look back on it! 
    i then got into gothic imagery so went quite Goth - sort of mixing the two. 
    When I left college I got really into hiking and cycling and got really obsessive about technical gear for on the mountains and camping in the outdoors - so got into very functional clothing and technical clothing. I had to wear cotton underneath the tech gear though because I don’t like th3 feel of those polyester fabrics against my skin. 

    In recent years I’ve got really into Indian Block Print dresses - either vintage or new - because they are the most comfortable thing ever to wear. I can only wear pure cotton directly against my skin - so they’re ideal - and they are loose and free flowing. Lovely. I love all the different prints and colours. I try and buy things made with natural dyes that don’t harm the environment. 

    I only ever wear plimsolls or Dr Martin’s boots - or wellies if it’s wet. Never never NEVER high heels! 

    I also have a thing about socks - if I find a type of socks I like I buy loads of them all the same. I love chunky, soft, cosy socks. 

    I like big cosy jumpers and cardigans too. I only ever wear really comfortable, loose clothing - I can’t bear anything close fitting. I never wear a bra because I’ve come to the conclusion that there is no such thing as a comfortable bra. I’ve done a lot of research on this and never found one. 

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  • I think I do have a fairly unusual dress style - and have gone through various different phases throughout my life of different styles.

    in my late teens I was obsessed with Victorian literature and imagery so I tried to find clothes that evoked Victorian style. 
    I remember my ancient grandfather died and he had a load of those Victorian style long johns and button up vests etc - like Victorian men’s underwear - and I started wearing those round the house - I must have looked pretty odd in them now I look back on it! 
    i then got into gothic imagery so went quite Goth - sort of mixing the two. 
    When I left college I got really into hiking and cycling and got really obsessive about technical gear for on the mountains and camping in the outdoors - so got into very functional clothing and technical clothing. I had to wear cotton underneath the tech gear though because I don’t like th3 feel of those polyester fabrics against my skin. 

    In recent years I’ve got really into Indian Block Print dresses - either vintage or new - because they are the most comfortable thing ever to wear. I can only wear pure cotton directly against my skin - so they’re ideal - and they are loose and free flowing. Lovely. I love all the different prints and colours. I try and buy things made with natural dyes that don’t harm the environment. 

    I only ever wear plimsolls or Dr Martin’s boots - or wellies if it’s wet. Never never NEVER high heels! 

    I also have a thing about socks - if I find a type of socks I like I buy loads of them all the same. I love chunky, soft, cosy socks. 

    I like big cosy jumpers and cardigans too. I only ever wear really comfortable, loose clothing - I can’t bear anything close fitting. I never wear a bra because I’ve come to the conclusion that there is no such thing as a comfortable bra. I’ve done a lot of research on this and never found one. 

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