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Layne Christensen

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, ATING IN the ‘80s
demands that a man’s
wardrobe work double

time. Dating has a different
set of standards and signals
which require a style of dress-
. ing'that’s ready for anything.

When getting together invoives
simply throwing your plans in the air
and seeing where they Jand, your
clothes have to keep up. Since there
is rarely time to make a change, you
have to become a walking contradic-

‘tion — relaxed for an afternoon

“stroll, but refined enough for the the-

atre, dressed cool for the humidity,

“yet protected: against evening

breezes. .
Clothes for.a “date” — now
called “going for coffee" or “catch-

- ing a quick bite” — require an
informed informality. They combine
casual shapes with sophisticated '

details so you can simply subtract a

-layer or add an accessory to suit the

« mood, and your mate. ;

~. For those times when you're still

: io Shore Shots...

rummaging through your closet five
minutes before you've promised to
meet someone special, we offer
some guidelines, Men don't spend
cnough tine worrying about what to
wear on a date.

Since most women find it diffi-
cult to separate the man from the
clothes, judging his looks and sorie-
times his personality by what he's
wearing, aman should take greater
care, says Tint Skeldon, North
Vancouver author of a book recently
published on mecting singles in the
“OOs. (Its title is yet to be released.)

Skeldan, 36, says, “A lot of men
are afraid of fashion because they
can’t determine if a woman tikes the
way they dress. They havent had the
right exposure. often through a
wonan.”

And with some men, “homopho-
bia’ forces the opinion that they
shouldn’t put too much care into
appearance if they are heterosexual.
It's also due to male laziness since,
in this era, they are accepted by
women without having to attain that
extra level of refinement and polish.”
says Skeldon.

What would he wear on a date?

Though it's important to be your-
self, dressing to impress is a part of
dating. How you dress depends on
what type of woman you are trying
to attract.

Every guy should have a stylish
summer-weight jacket thal,can be
thrown on with jeans and a T-shirt or
slipped over a collarless buttoned
shirt. It is worn even for a casual
times to make a good first impres-
sion — it. can always be taken off,

Quality lightweight trousers are a
good choice even if you end up
rolling the cutfs and wading in the

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NORTH VANCOUVER resident Garret Louie sees a trend toviards dréésier dating attire. For a walk
followed by dinner at La Bodega the 24-year-old clothing importer opts for chinos, a plain T-shirt
and a zipped-front Nautica cotton fleece jacket. He finishes the look with a canvas web belt and

Einies suede Skateboard shoes.

ocean or sitting in the prass fora
picnic. For casual dates calling for
jeans, wear only updated ones of il
good label.

Definitive extras include fine
leather shoes, never running shoes: |
socks matched to a shin, because
wonien notice socks: a tine dress
watch and a pair of quality sunglass:
es.

Ultimately, Skeldon thinks you
have to dress for sex and let your

personality rather. than your clothes
reveal your i intelligence. By this he
means that since sexual attraction is
an underlying issue particularly on a
first date, iL is important to flatter
your physical strengths and not
worry about “dressing smart.”

The North Shore News asks i
other discerning men how they dress .
fora date... ;

Garret Louie. 24, a North
Vancouver resident and clothing

importer and distributor, likes a fash-

ion-forward casual look. :
For a walk followed by dinner at

La Bodega, he would wear chino ~

“pants — pleatless cotton trousers —-

in an earth tone or cargo pocket
shorts which end just. above the
knee. Then he'd pull on/a plain T-
shirt beneath a zipped-front Nautica
cotton fleece jacket, or a dressier

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