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I have heard that men find women in red more attractive (I can confirm this from personal experience as well). What color or colors do women prefer on men, if any?

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Are you talking about clothes? Any particular clothes? From casual observation, fashions and colours change frequently over time and vary a lot between cultures. Presumably also women differ in their colour preferences. The way that your question is worded it seems to imply (a) that women have such preferences, and (b) that there is something universal over time and place. Thus, while I find the general question interesting, I'm wondering whether your question could be edited to clarify how the question should be constrained by issues of time, culture, type of clothing, etc. – Jeromy Anglim♦ Jun 14 '12 at 2:51

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The initial report of men finding women more attractive in red or even with a red background on a photo did receive a lot of press. However, the study has since been done in reverse. Women tend to find red more attractive on men as well... or even with a red background on their photo.

Red, rank, and romance in women viewing men. Elliot, Andrew J.; Niesta Kayser, Daniela; Greitemeyer, Tobias; Lichtenfeld, Stephanie; Gramzow, Richard H.; Maier, Markus A.; Liu, Huijun Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, Vol 139(3), Aug 2010, 399-417. doi: 10.1037/a0019689

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... which begs the question in which culture was it tested? Hopefully you can find the original references. – Steven Jeuris♦ Jun 14 '12 at 18:47

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