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Mr. Snappy Dresser (SD) isn't just putting on clothes; he's wearing his desire to be admired and wanted all over himself. I've heard of men who play this very dangerous, very hurtful game with girlfriends and wives in heterosexual social settings, in other words openly flirting with other women or encouraging other women to "make a play" for him. The usual response is something along the lines of "if you dressed better," or "if you did such and such sexual act," or "if you weighed less/more," or "if you were more compliant/obedient," i.e., he's trying to renegotiate the marriage contract/relationship contract, he's trying to scoop up a bit more or a lot more power for himself. It's about power and control over one's spouse, or at least a desire to go out and play without taking responsibility for being a cheatin' heart; I see the same thing happening with SD and wife. I'm not sure if SD is gay, bisexual or heterosexual; in fact, he may be autosexual, i.e., he may actually desire himself, and he needs to see others' desire him in order to fuel his own desire to seduce himself. Talk about self-love!
I think some questions are due SD: for whom are you dressing? your wife, other women, or other men? or all three? Or do you have a particular man in mind, but you haven't figured out how to "man-up" to what gets you hot? Or do you have a fetish for being watched or admired by all eyes? If it's yes for the last question, maybe you need to consider the entertainment/fashion industry, the propagandistic purveyors of smutty objectification, celebrity-sized narcissism, and gluttonous consumption of empty and meaningless images. Strike a pose for the camera, strike two if you must, and use mass media to sate your appetite for being worshipped and admired.
I'm sure you'll find plenty of company. But please don't drag your wife into your game without her permission to be a participant in your drama, and please, please, please, stop playing games with men, because it's cruel and you really do come off like a dweeb who's using the closet and your wife to tease and humiliate hopeful suitors. It's oh so annoying, so cruel, and so evil! And sooner than you think, men and women alike will see you as the fake that you are, and ignore you.
