Wear Red, Get Chicks

[Acturus]

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_1...87-501465.html

Forget chocolates and flowers, guys. If you want to make a big impression on the opposite, try adding red to your daily wardrobe. Lots of red.

The color apparently makes a man more attractive, more powerful and more sexually desirable to women, according to a study appearing in the Journal of Experimental Psychology. The research suggests that woman's thoughts and feelings toward men are partly, primitive, a finding sure to open another chapter in the endless discussion of the perennial question `What do women want?'

Females were found to view men wearing red-colored clothing as being higher in status and more likely to earn a better living. And it was that very high-status judgment which triggered the attraction, according to according to University of Rochester Psychologist Andrew Elliot, the lead author of the study, which included co-authors from Europe and China.

"I definitely think that there's a learned component such that one learns red is the royal color or a powerful color or a color tie that you pull out if you want to make an impression," he said in an interview with CBSNews.com. "But that also begs the question where that came from and the cross-cultural aspects, where it's found across cultures which otherwise have very little in common."

Indeed, a so-called "red effect" between men and women has been observed in different cultures in both East and West. That may hint at a connection to historical and biological factors. In many societies, for example, the ruling classes equated red clothing with high status. Elliot also said that spilled over in the use of red carpets to celebrate someone's special achievement or the use of red to make a sartorial impression in a business setting.

"Part of this is the learned piece," says Elliot, who noted that when women see red, it evokes deeper reactions that may be biologically ingrained. "The other is the biological piece which might explain why that learning takes place."

Humans share 99% of their genes with primates and in primate societies, the color red is usually found on alpha males. But this goes beyond primates. The study notes that "male red appears to carry an amorous meaning for females" in several animal species where males display intense red coloration. This female attraction to male red has been found in crustaceans, fish, birds and nonhuman primates."

Red, Rank, and Romance in Women Viewing Men
As societies around the world incorporated red into their cultures, reinforcing the biologically-based use of the culture, it helped foster a situation where red did need to be natural or observed on the body to exert influence. The study found that "artificial red displayed in close proximity to the body may be sufficient to produce ornament and status effects."

"In the wild, red is an indicator of physical strength and dominance," he said. "Here it wasn't strength and dominance; it was something more involved, though the underlying meaning was the same - that this is a male who will take care of me and has good genetic material and can provide."

The experiments relied on responses from male and female undergraduates from the United States, England, Germany, and China.

The findings built on research Elliot and and Daniela Niesta, did a couple of years earlier, when they concluded that the color red enhanced men's attraction to women. But he said that the reason men were attracted to women in red was due to red's association as "the color of sexual receptivity" in the animal kingdom.

[Denchi]

Sucky, Red is my worst color.

[LinktheDeme]

Isn't purple the color of royalty?

[OWS_Tonx]

Purple is loyalty, red is a power color. Everybody knew this already

[Jak]

Ugh, I fucking hate the color red and everything about it in regards to male fashion. Show me a pair of red pants or a nice red shirt that's fashionable. -_-;

[*Shinzon*]

Red is a pretty stupid color lol.

[Yabby]

Slap a red shirt on this guy and he wins.

http://www.philarockgym.com/images/S...urn-799322.jpg

[Jak]

I find that man attractive, powerful, and sexually desirable. So desirable that his lips look heart-shaped to me as if they were beckoning for my own heart..

[Mizango]

This is why I rock Nautica, lots of reds and yellows and shit is cash. This thread is late as shit, bitches best be knowing wtf.

[Jak]

The findings built on research Elliot and and Daniela Niesta, did a couple of years earlier, when they concluded that the color red enhanced men's attraction to women. But he said that the reason men were attracted to women in red was due to red's association as "the color of sexual receptivity" in the animal kingdom.

I don't get it. Why is red the color of "Sexual receptivity" in nature exactly? Is it because when guys see red they think of pussy (humans and animals alike)?

[Conrad]

And here I am trying to get more non-red things to fill out my wardrobe because I think I have too much.

[OWS_Tonx]

Red doesn't make me think of pussy lol.... I don't know why it's powerful, it just is.

[Jak]

Red just makes me think of whores. Whores in red dresses. Whores with red lip-stick. Whores with red high heels.

Nvm.. I guess red does = sex if you're a whore. :<

[Acturus]

I don't get it. Why is red the color of "Sexual receptivity" in nature exactly? Is it because when guys see red they think of pussy (humans and animals alike)?

This reminded me of this:

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http://www.vgcats.com/comics/images/090803.jpg

[Krandor]

It's because Red is the color of Old Spice.

http://www.wonderbranding.com/wp-con...ce-bottles.jpg

[Meresgi]

Isn't purple the color of royalty?

Purple, Gold and Red. Purple is more regal, red is more power and gold is more wealth and status.

[archibaldcrane]

It must be done.

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The power of red. Good thing I wear that jacket everywhere.

[Mojo]

I've heard this before. The way it was explained to me was that the sun emits mostly red and yellow light, thus those pigments will always appear brighter (this is the reason why fire trucks are red or yellow.)

[Franzer]

wait i dont think i red this thread right

[Baha]

Ugh, I fucking hate the color red and everything about it in regards to male fashion. Show me a pair of red pants or a nice red shirt that's fashionable. -_-;

Burgundy button-up shirts look pretty good imho. One of the main colours I picked when I cut back on black and dark blue.

Random google image search:

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http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...gundyShirt.jpg