The modern guide to first date dressing(0)

The modern guide to first date dressing

Generally, in my line of work, I’m never short of style advice. I’m surrounded by women happy to offer a second opinion on what to pack for that work trip, which shoes to wear to which restaurant, what to wear to a job interview. But ask what to wear on a date, and suddenly a tumbleweed rolls by.

For this piece, I polled a number of experts (some style, some dating) for advice. Two recommended clean knickers. Not a bad start, but personally, I think this is a rule for everyday, and not just first dates. The rest offered tactful-but-unhelpful suggestions that fell into two camps. One: it doesn’t matter what you wear as long as you’re comfortable, and two: just be yourself.

Neither adage is terrible advice, but nor are they helpful when you’re standing on Oxford Street at 11am on a Saturday morning. The problem is, no one really wants to tell you what to wear on a date, for fear of sounding...

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