Lady in Red

[moshquerade]

Does a woman dressed in red get your attention more readily?

Women who wear red get more men, sez study

Wednesday, October 29th 2008, 4:00 AM

Scarlett Johansson is beautiful, but add some red and according to a new study, she may very well be irresistible.

The lady in red really does get what she wants.

A new study shows men find red-dressed women more attractive - and are even willing to shell out more on a date.

"Something as ubiquitous as color can [have] an effect on our behavior without our awareness," study author Andrew Elliot said.

Men were more likely to give high ratings to women wearing red, and found women to be sexier when their clothing was digitally altered in photos to appear red.

Guys also were asked if they had $100, how they would spend on a hypothetical date with different women.

They vowed to fork out more on the ladies wearing red.

In five experiments, University of Rochester psychologists tested how different colors affected men' attitudes toward women.

The study, published in an upcoming edition of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, is believed to mark the first time scientists have confirmed the red effect in relationships.

Elliot and his co-author Daniela Niesta said social conditioning could be responsible for the draw of red.

It could also have deeper biological roots because baboons and chimpanzees are also known to be attracted to females displaying red.

The red effect only seemed to apply to perceptions of attractiveness or sexual desirability.

It did nothing to boost the women's ratings in terms of likability, intelligence or kindness.

http://www.nydailynews.com/lif...more_men_sez_stud.html

 

[darkxshade]

guilty as charged

 

[OCGuy]

I prefer flesh-colored.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

sez?

 

[CraKaJaX]

No.

 

[D1gger]

Yup.

 

[darkxshade]

A poll might help.

 

[Vehemence]

Depends on the rack

Red + nice rack + fuck me boots/high heels = :heart:

 

[compuwiz1]

Definitely!

 

[CptCrunch]

does this remind anyone else besides me of the scene in The Matrix?

 

[Tiamat]

yup.

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Definitely!

OMG mod posting porn in OT. Reported to Derek.

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

Red is the most noticeable color to the human eye - the woman naturally gets our attention.

 

[Crono]

Morpheus: Did you read the OP, Crono? Or were you looking at the woman in the red dress?
Crono:

 

[ballmode]

Wish I had a girlfriend...

 

[LS8]

<<<A new study shows men find red-dressed women more attractive - and are even willing to shell out more on a date.>>>

I've been hearing this for years, at least since the 1980s.

 

[MrWizzard]

Originally posted by: CptCrunch
does this remind anyone else besides me of the scene in The Matrix?

Lady link.

 

[Canai]

Originally posted by: MrWizzard

Originally posted by: CptCrunch
does this remind anyone else besides me of the scene in The Matrix?

Lady link.

I've been to that fountain. It's in the financial district in Sydney.

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Originally posted by: Canai

Originally posted by: MrWizzard

Originally posted by: CptCrunch
does this remind anyone else besides me of the scene in The Matrix?

Lady link.

I've been to that fountain. It's in the financial district in Sydney.

I got ya beat.

I've been inside her.

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Originally posted by: dNor
Depends on the rack

Red + nice rack + fuck me boots/high heels = :heart:

100% for sure.

QFMFT.

 

[compuwiz1]

Also, it's not like red=sexy=some new phenomenon. Is the person that wrote the article new? :laugh:

 

[Chryso]

Red hair works on me also.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

Panties only.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Also, it's not like red=sexy=some new phenomenon. Is the person that wrote the article new? :laugh:

This study is new

The study, published in an upcoming edition of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, is believed to mark the first time scientists have confirmed the red effect in relationships.

 

[Newbian]

and are even willing to shell out more on a date

So they call it a date now?

Back in my day it was called prostitution.