I was ashamed of myself when I saw old photos of myself 30 years ago. I changed my wardrobe and that is easy to do with nice thrift stores. I told my daughters that if you would like the attention of a man, dress modestly. I said, try an experiment. Where pants and top and go to a grocery store. Now try a dress, modest and watch the men go to the door or ask if you need help with groceries or that they strike up a conversation and say you look very nice today! It is very true. Men like women to be a lady. My husband likes to say what he prefers me to wear, in colors that he likes me in. It took 40 years for that to take place. Now, he wants to wear the same color cordination, so we wear greens for an example. I agree, that the Sherlock Holmes shows do show very elegant women in their long dresses. Why even a Queen would dress in the same manner. I once thought, at age 17, that I would not wear a lot of make-up so as not to scare the young men away.So, my daughter felt the same and has not worn make-up. She liked being natural and I am sure the men would rather kiss a cheek wit out the taste of make-up. Ha! Thank you for this blog, we all need to re-think our ways. I like my husband with a very light cologne, and he does not have to wear a tie to look sharp, yet I do see him as very handsome with a suit. I will certainly tell him, that his is pretty! And of course he will be shy about it, but we all know that we need to hear that. How we dress does say what we are thinking inside. I believe that if we are not in wanting of attention and we are content, then we don't have to think we have to show off, besides everyone has the same apparatus. those that do, have pride.