If you’re looking to give your sex life a kick up the arse, dressing up is a sure fire way to do it. Whether that means wearing some especially complicated lingerie under your date night clobber, pulling together a full Margot-Robbie-as-Harley-Quinn outfit or simply whipping out your best boxers that don’t have elastic pinging out the side, a little visual reinvention can go a long way. It’s the horny equivalent to rearranging the furniture in your room – basically the same, but it *feels* different.
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Unfortunately many people fear dressing up on account of the damage done by “sexy nurse” costumes in high street card shops and The Full Monty. It can feel comedic, something exclusively reserved for Halloween and stag/hen-dos – that is to say, for a laugh. But Megan Barton-Hanson says otherwise. In this month’s column for VICE, Megan talks us through the do’s and don’ts of incorporating dressing up into your everyday life. It doesn’t always have to be as daunting or self-conscious as you might think.Or, if you’re in the depths of the winter blues and really not feeling yourself right now, why not check out Megan’s previous column on how to balance dating and your mental health?Let’s address the elephant in the room: dressing up is for everyone, but it is difficult for straight men to dress up. Things can go very camp very quickly and then it feels like more of a joke. Like, oh my god you look fit, but also look at your nut sack hanging out of the side of that silver thong – it can be a little corny. Unless you’re off to a sex party or you’re super confident in what you like, less is more for men. When you go and see male strippers they’re often just wearing jeans and a t-shirt, for example. So I say scrap the thong and just get a nice pair of grey joggers – maybe a size too small, to make sure the bulge is bulging.Dressing up doesn’t have to be an awkward costume change after date night. Pick a cute outfit you can wear the hot underwear underneath. That way, you can send them a picture from the bathroom during the date, or flash them a peek in the cab ride back. It’s so fun to get them turned on and build up to getting home. The bodies in my range with Wolf and Whistle, for example, can be worn as outerwear with a skirt and pair of boots, so it’s not the whole “BRB” when you get back and they think you’ve got food poisoning because you’ve been in the bathroom for so long trying to attach all the straps to your stockings. Especially after a few wines – it’s a struggle, believe me!I had a friend who wore one of those red birthday bows, paraded out for the guy, and he burst out laughing. The poor girl, I would have cried! Even if you're not feeling it, compliment your partner. The sassier she feels, the better sex you're going to get.
Dressing up is for straight men too
No need to go full ‘Tonight, Matthew… I’m sexy!’
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