Degrees of Dressed Vs. Attraction
Proving that I have too much time on my hands here. And possibly that I'm too big a fangirl of Jeremy Renner. Possibly? Definitely. ^^
Okay, so, first of all, let's start with rugged up:
It's cute. It shows that he's a person and has personality, rather than just being man-candy. I like a clothed man. Truly I do. There are, in fact, many times when I prefer to look at clothed men than men in various states of less-dressed.
Next on the scale is normal sorts of clothes, whether that's a top and a jacket, or a suit:
Here, we start to get some idea of what kind of frame that handsome man has hiding under the layers of fabric. In this case, I maintain: looking good.
Then there's the comfort-wardrobe. The autumn-spring sort of "I'm not too hot or cold" - and it gives a better hint of definition without showing a whole lot of skin. Or necessarily any more than the previous level:
He's someone you could meet at the shops or the pub or something, be able to register "attractive", and decide to flirt (provided you're single and he isn't wearing a wedding band... I don't think he is ^^).
Now we get to 'sleeveless':
I really like this level. The muscle shirt is one of my favourite things to see on a guy - provided, of course, he's got muscles and not a beer-gut. It shows off all the definition without being too in-your-face about it. The delicious, teasing hint of what could be beneath the shirt, while also showing off the arms. I really do like arms, and Jeremy Renner has a very nice pair of arms. ^^
The next level is the open shirt:
It's kind of like the sleeveless deal, but in reverse and a bit more tantalising because, frankly, he isn't totally dressed. He's either half-way to getting dressed, or half-way to getting UN-dressed. Which is a whole new level of temptation. Provided the guy isn't unattractively hairy (some hair: okay. Lots: Not.), or in possessions of rolls of fat where there should be at least a hint of definition (as displayed by Mr Renner here). Lots of extremely defined muscles aren't really my thing, but see peeking out of an open shirt... that I can deal with.
Finally, TOPLESS!
Here we can see the hinted definition, the wonderful arms, and in Jeremy Renner's case here, those details aren't overwhelmingly in your face. He's not a crazy bodybuilder, but he's fit and attractive. There's no danger of putting your eye out on a ridiculously well-defined pectoral.
(Like there is here -->
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But fully shirtless is something that has a time and place. I don't want to be confronted with a half-naked man randomly while I'm out shopping (unless I'm shopping at the beach, for whatever strange reason). And while shirtless can be a very nice view, my personal inclination is in fact towards sleeveless shirts, if not more clothing, because really, I do actually quite LIKE my men to be fully clothed.
So that's my rant on how much shirt I think a guy should be wearing. That was a fun waste of time!
Okay, so, first of all, let's start with rugged up:
It's cute. It shows that he's a person and has personality, rather than just being man-candy. I like a clothed man. Truly I do. There are, in fact, many times when I prefer to look at clothed men than men in various states of less-dressed.
Next on the scale is normal sorts of clothes, whether that's a top and a jacket, or a suit:
Here, we start to get some idea of what kind of frame that handsome man has hiding under the layers of fabric. In this case, I maintain: looking good.
Then there's the comfort-wardrobe. The autumn-spring sort of "I'm not too hot or cold" - and it gives a better hint of definition without showing a whole lot of skin. Or necessarily any more than the previous level:
He's someone you could meet at the shops or the pub or something, be able to register "attractive", and decide to flirt (provided you're single and he isn't wearing a wedding band... I don't think he is ^^).
Now we get to 'sleeveless':
I really like this level. The muscle shirt is one of my favourite things to see on a guy - provided, of course, he's got muscles and not a beer-gut. It shows off all the definition without being too in-your-face about it. The delicious, teasing hint of what could be beneath the shirt, while also showing off the arms. I really do like arms, and Jeremy Renner has a very nice pair of arms. ^^
The next level is the open shirt:
It's kind of like the sleeveless deal, but in reverse and a bit more tantalising because, frankly, he isn't totally dressed. He's either half-way to getting dressed, or half-way to getting UN-dressed. Which is a whole new level of temptation. Provided the guy isn't unattractively hairy (some hair: okay. Lots: Not.), or in possessions of rolls of fat where there should be at least a hint of definition (as displayed by Mr Renner here). Lots of extremely defined muscles aren't really my thing, but see peeking out of an open shirt... that I can deal with.
Finally, TOPLESS!
Here we can see the hinted definition, the wonderful arms, and in Jeremy Renner's case here, those details aren't overwhelmingly in your face. He's not a crazy bodybuilder, but he's fit and attractive. There's no danger of putting your eye out on a ridiculously well-defined pectoral.
(Like there is here -->
)
But fully shirtless is something that has a time and place. I don't want to be confronted with a half-naked man randomly while I'm out shopping (unless I'm shopping at the beach, for whatever strange reason). And while shirtless can be a very nice view, my personal inclination is in fact towards sleeveless shirts, if not more clothing, because really, I do actually quite LIKE my men to be fully clothed.
So that's my rant on how much shirt I think a guy should be wearing. That was a fun waste of time!