Posted on 07/12/2015 8:44:50 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Friday’s Washington Post hyped a new trend in fashion on the front of the Style section. The headline was “His. Hers. Theirs. Whoever’s. In an increasingly genderless fashion industry, if the blouse fits, wear it.” Fashion writer Robin Givhan championed designers who are asking “Why are clothes assigned a gender at all?” The story began:
The end of gender is near.
Menswear designers are on a mission to eradicate it. Some are going full bore, wielding lace shirts and floppy, grandma blouses like cultural grenades. Others are taking a stealth approach, quietly chiseling away the boundaries between masculinity and femininity through non-traditional retail, models and silhouettes.
...And when New York hosts its first men’s fashion season in recent memory next week, one can only expect more of the same. The over-arching message: Gender is a mood, a metaphor, an anachronism.
That might seem true on a runway in New York or Paris or Milan. But to look at lacy men’s dress shirts and suits that look like turquoise-blue curtains, will this sell at Sears in Nebraska? Givhan knows that there’s a limit to what men (and women who love some machismo) would accept. But she kept shaking the pom-poms:
This determination to eradicate gender, however, is broader than ever, with significant establishment heft behind it. The push is coming from corporate-owned design houses, publicly traded companies, major department stores and even IT wonks.
She admitted “Almost certainly, every idea won’t endure. But menswear will have moved forward — ever farther away from the oppressive confines of gray, Glen plaid and button-downs.” These days, what can seem oppressive is the “progressive” itch to blow gender distinctions to bits.
Heh
Deep down in their hearts I wonder how the young women feel about men. Do they REAAAALLLY want the sensitive bearded hipster in flannel pajamas? Do they REAAAALLLY want guys who need to change their tampons more than themselves?
I have a Polish girlfriend. And a while back we were just talking and she said to me, “there is just nothing girly about you.” I laughed.
We canna always wear breeks...
That quite alright with me. I’ve rarely ever seen a spindly legged Scot and to me they are the epitome of masculinity. Scotsmen are a far cry from the sissified creeps who call themselves men and weep and whine all the time, especially if they have to wait in line for the dunny.
LOL
I was going to blame Poison but Bowie had those ladies beat by a decade.
The fads of the 80’s passed, and so will this “genderless” fad (I hope).
Should be exciting...
If men’s-style clothing is phased out, what will the lesbian butch wear? What will Ellen wear?
The end of WAPO is near (thank goodness), and the world as we know it. Maranatha!
The End Is Near
No, but their advertisers do.
Anti-Biblical. But that’s no surprise.
Thanks. :)
I like feminine styles of men’s clothing...on women, of course. I think it’s super cute. What’s not cute, however, is a man in stilettos and a mini-skirt. That’s just plain nasty.
On a semi-related note, I’ve read that for the past few years in parts of Europe, Mantyhose - pantyhose for men - is quite fashionable. Not just ballet/dancer/almost pants tights, either, from what I have stumbled across in a google search and now desperately need eyebleach for.
So yeah, I think I’m gonna stick to my 12-year old blue jeans (hey, they’re just gettin’ broke in!) and sweat socks instead of being fashion-forward.
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