Well these last few months I have been doing much better with members of the opposite sex in both minor and major ways depending on the situation but I decided to try something out the other day just to see what happened if I changed something as basic as clothes so went out in what I was wearing a couple of years ago:
Combat trousers, black metal t-shirt, heavy Doc Martens style boots (which are quite scruffy these days btw) and a bullet belt round my waist. Normally I can get away with the shirt, but anyway dressed like that I actually FELT different. My posture was probably at least better than a couple of years back.
Anyway before dressed in lets say more 'normal'/better clothes, if I looked at a girl and smiled I'd often get one back and probably an approach so tried it again and they'd often either look away or showed no hint of interest whatsoever, in fact some of the looks even looked close to hostile.
For the afternoon changed to something else back to my dress sense these days and tried again and the reactions were actually positive, smiles back and looks from some so interesting dynamic.
If you want to discuss or answer then great. No need for an answer, I just found it a facinating experience. Moreso that what I was wearing a couple of years ago and felt comfortable with now made me feel awkward and made me feel noticeable in a negative way.
Maybe you guys will feel like trying it sometime. Hehe.