Are 'feminine' looks the future of men’s fashion?

BBC ^ | June 24, 2013 | Maya Singer

[Zakeet]

Gender bender JW Anderson's backless, semi-sheer halter tops for men raised eyebrows at London Men's Fashion Week.

Dry run Another London up-and-comer, Shaun Sampson, showed pale pink organza board shorts and 'skirts' made to look like beach towels.

Frill seekers Martine Rose’s collection combines feminine elements with inspiration drawn from sports and athletic kits.

Curtain raiser At Alexander McQueen, creative director Sarah Burton opened the show with a fitted suit of white lace.

Skull disclosure The trademark Alexander McQueen skull was woven into the lace designs.

Herd instinct The Topman show featured fanciful cowboys in embroidered florals.

Some fashion trends sneak up on you. Others ring out loud and clear. Last week, as the Spring ’14 menswear shows kicked off in London, one trend sounded with all the subtlety of an air horn: androgyny is the new black.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

"Say, girlfriend, Bruce and Serge are holding a soirée at their loft, and I can't decide on whether to wear my Louis Vuitton taffeta nothing, or my Christian Lacroix white lace suit! You choose!"

[Red Badger]

Have you ever noticed that Orthodox Jews and Amish folks dress very similar?..........

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

[Age of Reason]

Good point.

[thackney]

I split my wear mostly between these two:

[Aevery_Freeman]

Yep, and my favorites: Tony Lama cowboy and Milwaukee motorcycle (both black).

[Resolute Conservative]

This is the head slap thread of the day so far.

There will be hipster in Seattle, LA, and Austin that wear this crap.

[NonValueAdded]

My gaydar just pegged off-scale high.

[rusty schucklefurd]

re: “I cannot imagine anyone walking down my road dressed like that TODAY.
But then I do live in the desert where we wear boots and sidearms.”

Yes, I forgot that there are still some places that have sanity left in them. But, they are getting few and far between I’m afraid.

[Colonel Kangaroo]

But the Little Lady Fauntleroy look with blondie isn’t good either.

[Vigilanteman]

This is one man who doesn’t let queer fashion designers decide how I am going to dress or wear my hair. I suspect that I have a lot of company on this forum.

[showme_the_Glory]

I just wanna puke.

[thackney]

Whoops, I forgot, I where these a lot on the weekends.

[sarasota]

Looks like cross-dressing clothes. God help us.

[wbill]

Yeah, I'm not too concerned about these "fashions" showing up in my closet.

Or in my kids' closets, or my friends'.

Pink Organza? not happenin'.

[GBA]

Holy crap. More reasons to get my fashion statements off the rack at Walmart.

Apparently the fashion disasters of the 70s and 80s just weren't awful enough?

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Wow, that stuff is teh ghey!

Combined PING and DANG!

[Beagle8U]

Those ‘fashions’ just scream FAGGOT!!

[Colonel Kangaroo]

The shame is that homosexual fashion designers and hair stylists are beginning to ugly up women too and promote it as avant garde style.

[ConservativeDude]

I’ll bet some of the narrow-minded freepers here are going to think there is something gay about these fashion trends.....