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Unless you know the other person well? These are people who have shown up to work long enough for you to point out a new color they wear. Don't you know guys well enough? I think women look to men for guidance on men's issues, and when they see men not commenting on other men, they think it's appropriate to not comment on men's wear.
Oh, good heavenly days. I would be less likely to compliment a noob on his shirt vs a man with whom I'd worked for years. What part of this is confusing for you? Have you never undergone what seems to me to be never-ending HR training on this?
I'm not a man, and so I can't speak to the ways men communicate with other men. My guess, however, is that men would be particularly reluctant to compliment another man on his shirt or tie for fear of communicating the "wrong message."
I also don't know to what extent other women look to men for guidance on "men's issues," but I'm pretty sure that fashion choices aren't one of those issues. In fact, I'll go out on a limb here and say, generally, that most men would be well served by listening to the fashion advice of the women in their lives--wives, sisters, friends, moms, neighbors, and coworkers. :lol:
And just as a shhhh, if you think women don't comment on what guys are wearing, you're mistaken. We just don't necessarily tell you. And sometimes all we need to do is roll our eyes anyway.