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None of those would I describe as elegant or classy.. Sometimes showing less is more or show just a hint... Leave something to the imagination. Don't have to show so much skin or body parts to look sexy...
I don't care if I look trashy given the right occasion lol. I am not going to look trashy on a trip to the supermarket but I will at a party and I don't care. I love my body.
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The only time to dress provocatively is when you're going to a Halloween party as a sexy witch/nurse/school girl.
There's no need to "advertise" your body if you're with a date. In addition, there's no need to advertise your body if you want to be taken seriously: meaning, not as a sex object.
Showing LESS is always more tasteful and more careful. And It IS about HOW MUCH you show and WHAT you show.
A scoop top that shows a tad of cleavage is OK. But anything cut so the sides of your boobs and ALL of your cleavage is too much and. trashy. The same goes for a naked back and cheek cleavage. A modest slit that's 5 or 6 inches above the knee is always fine. But watch holes or any kind of cut that show too much skin, as shown in the featured photos.
The beach is the place to be semi naked on the regular. Clothing may be creative and fun, but err on the side of caution. Keep extremely revealing clothing on the beach or in the bedroom for the most part. Occasionally a party or club outfit is OK.
It all depends entirely on context. Elegant and excessively provocative are not mutually exclusive. For me the main idea is the "not safe for work" label. If you draw enough attention that I have trouble focusing on work, it's too much. All of the above cross that line. Outside of work or some very formal environments, you can go much further without being inappropriate.
I personally prefer much less revealing clothing most of the time, but I also wouldn't automatically judge any of the above dresses as deeply problematic in most settings.
If your behaviour is restrained and classy, you can get away with more. A woman who makes obscene gestures and talks loudly about sex so that even people who are not part of the conversation can hear will be labeled trashy regardless of clothing and will retain that label even if she dresses more conservative next time. When a woman misjudges the line and spends a day in clothing that is a bit too revealing, I will forget it by the time she shows up the next day in a more modest outfit.
The second picture is the least formal and really only fit for a beach. first and third are generally fine, even at work I wouldn't be upset too much. Last two are unusual enough for me to think the woman specifically picked that outfit to provoke, which makes them look inappropriate regardless of the amount of skin being revealed.
None of those examples are elegant. When showing skin it is much more elegant to show just one area and cover the rest. Showing all of it all at once is trashy and where I draw the line. If you want cleavage then you just show that and not other areas. If you want a lot of leg then you pick that and not show a lot of cleavage. The example below is classy and elegant. Just the thigh and arms are showing.
I have always tried to walk that fine line between being suggestive and showing too much skin, just enough cleavage, not too much leg, the amount that will let a man know what is underneath, but not too much so that nothing is left to the imagination.
I'll list the outfits in order
1. I love it. Super elegant.
2. Kind of risque, but very classy. I freaking love it.
3. Very elegant, I love the V-neck and undergarment. But the slit in the side might go too high, making it risque.
4 and 5. I don't care for that much.
Well it’s EXTREMELY a subjective! Ask five different people, you’ll get five different answers! I’ll tell you this, of the pictures you posted all look very nice, except the last two… they look trashy (to me). I’m sure others will disagree, and they’re welcome to. That’s why I said it’s extremely subjective!
Trashy doesn't work. It's about ringing the dinner bell not the alarm bell.
If you're going for sexy elegant you go the first 3 if you're going traahy you go the 4th and if you're wanting sexy and mildly trasby you go the last one.
1. Don't be an attention whore. Wear clothes that fit, not clothes that are too tight. Don't show any skin at all is the easiest way to avoid looking trashy -- but once you really master the idea of looking classy you would be able to do stuff like show cleavage while looking classy. See point #2.
2. Think of looking trashy.. like being a junk food addict. And if you look at too much trashy images it's like stuffing your face with junk food. So right now you probably have a lot of junk food in you. Start going out of your way to look at images that are known to be of women looking classy. Look at images of average women from before the 2000s. Look at all kinds of different years too, not just one year/era. Eventually your mind will then automatically be able to identify classy looks from the trashy looks. Or you could hang out in a social circle where the women aren't desperate attention whores or influence followers and it will have the same affect on your mind.
showing your legs is fine but showing other parts of your body is questionable... i love to wear a shortskirt and always have since i was 13 and generally felt comfortable wearing them because it's only legs right... i think there's confusion... not many girls wear the shown outfits in public... maybe at a club.
They all look way hot and depending on the event they would be appropriate enough for most nicer events and a couple like the first dress especially would be appropriate enough for any really nice event but I’d take you anywhere you wanted to go in any of them
I never dress provocative.
But what i view as provocative may differ from others.
The pictures above, i don't see as provocative at all. I see them as cute outfits.
If i want to be provocative, I'm topless with my panties & on top of you.
I think the biggest factors which differentiate looking classy & elegant instead of looking trashy, are:
1. The “appropriateness” of what you are wearing to your age and to the type/place/audience of the event you are attending.
- If a woman is younger or if the event she is attending is a “fun” or “casual” outing (somewhere on the beach, etc.) and not a formal or family event, then she can get away with wearing something shorter and/or tighter or more revealing.
2. Showing exposed “private skin areas” (butt, boobs/nipples, and crotch/genitals) or parts of these areas are almost always deemed to be “trashy” when you’re going for a “classy” or “elegant” look…
Wearing something that shows a hint of (or mildly highlights) your body/curves is ok, but revealing or blatantly drawing attention to your bodily assets is NOT ok when trying to achieve a “classy” or “elegant” look.
I like the third dress. The first dress would be better if it wasn't cut down so low (bring it up a few inches and it would be better) but it is a nice design. The others are trashy and ones I wouldn't wear. I think the third dress is the most elegant in my opinion
The brown is the least trashy. Try looking good and less skinnage. Honestly guys like to imagine unzipping that hot red dress off you rather than seeing what's under already displayed.
Trashy trying to be elegant
Less skin the better but it varies depending on context.
Backless dresses aren't because it's slutty but it just looks weird like a woman is missing half their dress and still paid full price. Get it.
So I feel like the line is crossed when skin becomes excessive rather than stylish with a purpose for being classy. Not just plain uh as you say.
The line is trying to get sexual attention. Only you know the intent behind what your wearing as I cannot read your mind.
But, showing too much of your breasts, ass, etc. It’s obvious what someone is doing. People can pretend that’s not the reason all day long. It’s mostly because they don’t get the attention from the type of people they want the attention from.
Each one of the above looks those women pulled it off they all look good given the right dress for the right time and place. From head to toe they are 1 the whole package as 1 trashy look comes when one thing is off. shoes hair color jewelry makeup.
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