How to Make Your Boyfriend Dress Better

Your boyfriend is caring, smart and funny, he loves you and takes care of you, you adore him and everything is perfect… almost! It’s his clothes. You don’t like it, and you’d like him to dress better, more stylish or more appropriate to the occasion.

This is a very delicate situation and you’d better be very careful about how you handle it. Both men and women are particularly sensitive when it comes to their looks, and everyone gets offended easily when criticized because of it.

Bear in mind two things here. The first one, do not speak negatively, for example, starting with I don’t like your…, I hate when you’re wearing…, you really look stupid in… You have to be supportive here, so always use positive language and praise him a lot when he’s wearing something that you like.

The second one, be patient! You cannot expect anyone to change his clothing style overnight. As it takes time to form a style, it also takes time to change one, so do not rush. It will happen, but slowly. Follow these steps and in the end you’ll have your boyfriend hot and stylish – just as you wanted him to be.

1. Indicate What You Really Like

Although you generally don’t like his clothing style, there has to be a piece that you DO like, a shirt and a jacket that really do not match but can look good with something else. Concentrate on those pieces and tell him you really like when he’s wearing that particular shirt or jacket, because for example, you really like polo neck shirts / elegant jackets / sporty shoes / casual sweaters etc.

The thing is to highlight what you really like, so that he really gets it. Do not say only: “I like your shirt,” because he might figure out you like the color and continue wearing the same color every time just because you like it. Be specific about what you like, guys need it.

2. Go (window) Shopping Together

The thing here is NOT to act like his mom, do not boss around telling him what to buy or not, picking the clothes for him as if he’s not able to shop for himself. He will feel like a teenager and will only want to protest against the authorities, that is you. And you don’t want to go shopping for him all of his life right, you want to get him to dress better himself, right?

Well, then pick a few things you like and make him try them on. He doesn’t have to buy them if he doesn’t feel comfortable at first, just try them on. When he does, tell him how amazing he looks in it.

When he goes back into the changing room, find a chance to sneak into it yourself, and tell him you couldn’t help coming and kissing him because he looks so sexy with the new clothes on. Show him a little passion and he’ll get the message. Do not be surprised if he buys the outfit right away.

3. Buy Him Something You Like

Well, here you’ll have to invest some money, but it WILL pay off. You don’t have to wait for a special occasion like his birthday or your anniversary; you can invent some reason to buy him something.

For example, you went shopping for yourself when you came upon this great shirt and fell in love with it so you had to buy it for him. Or there were these great shoes on sale and it was a once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity to buy such great shoes at half price.

Always suggest ways he can wear those pieces, say: “This belt will look great with your favorite jeans” or “You’ll look great in this T-shirt and those trousers that you like.”

Compliment him on every stylish detail he’s wearing and he will start feeling great with his new style.

Remember: positive language, lots of praise and patience and there goes your boyfriend dressed even better than you hoped for!