Believe me, she will understand what suits everyone even if it isn't a brand name. We look at what works and put it together into something wonderful. Trust her opinion and see.

Its not so much that we can't appreciate a more artistic look. It just feels frivolous and indicative of someone who cares about small, ordinary, conformist things.
We're more interested in function than look. Appearing cool, is rarely an objective. Trying to look cool feels to me a little like giving up your independence. Not to say I don't want to look nice or sharp. But cool is a separate thing.

Still, it occurs to me that if a girlfriend asked me to appreciate shoes, I could do it. Tell her to think about you, and what suits you and what would make you look good in the context of your normal relationships/friends/places you hang out.

Posted By Zsych on 02 Dec 2009 03:36 PM

We're more interested in function than look. 

I couldn't disagree more! I'm very interested in design and how things look and how I appear. To be interested in function screams S to me... 

My INTJ friend is a graphic artist, so yea....it's not all about function. I think it's more the idea that how you dress is just superficial, really. INTJs can dress appropriately for a situation, but brand names and fashionable styles aren't necessities. Looking nice and feeling good about how you look is very personal....and regardless of what shows like "What Not To Wear" say, your self-worth isn't always reflected in the clothing that you choose. When I think INTJ woman, I don't think high heels and a sleek, sexy black dress. >.> I'm sure you INTJ ladies look could rock the look and be extremely hot in the process, but to do so would, I think, make the poor girl self-conscious and uncomfortable. Not INFP uncomfortable....that poor little thing would want to hide in a corner or wrap herself in a tablecloth if she felt like the center of attention... But I still get the vibe that INTJs prefer to be on the sidelines observing rather than in the middle of things...

When INTJs choose clothes for themselves, their clothes are not intended to look cool. Nice perhaps, but not cool. INTJs dress conservatively and not in a particularly attention seeking manner.

Yes, I can appreciate art. I think I'm a fair artist myself. Which in no way means that I would want my girlfriend to be wearing something overly flowery, no matter how nice it looks when not on a person.

Hmm... I feel odd here, as opposed to, on the INTJforum. I wonder if you guys feel the same there.

I think INTJs can copy what they know others to believe is stylish - but having actual style themselves - doubtful

Gonna perform some thread necromancy here.

INTJs do look at clothing in a utilitarian manner. For me, I always dress very conservatively in a way that makes me feel comfortable. I don't mean that I wear dull colors or anything. I prefer vibrant colors with some non-pleated khaki shorts. Consequently, most of my wardrobe is Ralph Lauren. I like the brand, not because it is a name brand, but because I have never had a garment from Ralph Lauren fray or come apart at the seems. I also really like the color combinations and the fact that the logo is incredibly discreet yet it also has some sort of accentuating purpose to the overall aesthetic. It's incredibly intelligent, subtle, basic, simple, and vibrant. Here's a good example: My school's primary color is purple. Needless to say that I find most of the shirts at the bookstore to be entirely too heavy-handed. I have purchased a couple that were just purple with something simple on it like the school's name, but for the most part they're entirely too loud and obnoxious. One day I was at Macy's in the RL section, and I saw a black Polo with the logo being the exact shade of purple of my school's primary color. That is my favorite school shirt. The purple is incredibly vibrant against the absolute nothingness of black. It also speaks a lot to the subtlety of myself. I just identify with it in some way.

As for dressing cool, I dress to show exactly how cool I am. I think there's a difference. Some people dress to be cool. I dress to exude cool.

Not until she's turning 40 and gets that Se integrated.

Would you rather have "sense of style" or "awesomeness?" You are only allowed one.

Seriously though, you can engage Ni to realize that some semblance of "style" is important, but you'll still likely only see her own sense of style...not what society deems in fashion.