I like the idea, but male bodies and female bodies are shaped very differently. I like having the same style, but in terms of actual fit, this may not be feasible . Thoughts?
Exactly – I mean, skirts vs trousers is to do with gender, but male t-shirts vs female t-shirts is to do with body shape, and trying to find a compromise will just ensure they don't fit anyone properly.
Yes and no. Both men and women's bodies fall on a spectrum. Some girls are curvy, some aren't. Some guys are curvy too. Women don't need to be in a curve fitting top to look nice. The top I am in right now is "peasant style" and not fitted. I see "boyfriend style" tops in clothes stores all the time, they're often literally men's stuff that have had minor cosmetic alterations (like the rolled up arms stitched in place). One of the current fashions these days is to get an oversized top and wear it with leggings. And not to forget, I've helped organize events where tshirts were a thing. Many many women attendees opt for the non-babydoll styles, and smaller built guys even opt for babydoll instead of unisex. Pants are a slightly different thing. Holy fuck is it hard to find a pair of jeans that fits right. Because all women are shaped differently and aren't a perfect ratio of butt to height, but a lot of styles don't accommodate anything other than a strict narrow formula. You know what, one of my most comfortable pairs of jeans as a teenager was a pair of boy's jeans. It's now actually a thing these days for guys to get girls jeans. They often have a better range of colors and styles, and some cis guys find they fit better than the dude cuts too. They don't like the lack of decent pockets either. Tl;dr: gendered clothes don't fit a lot of people right anyway.
...and don't forget fabric thickness! for some reason, manufacturers seem to think women want their basic cotton t-shirts to be transparent despite the male equivalents being thick enough to use as blackout curtains :/ male t-shirts vs female t-shirts is to do with body shape,
There's a strong desire in the queer women community (not all, but some) for clothing that's not "typically feminine." Some businesses have been slowly catching on to this, it's a slowly growing industry. Definitely a user base for such a thing.
Less gendered clothing styles are definitely more popular! But isn't it true that not typically feminine clothes still have to fit more feminine bodies?
These are "masculine" outfits that could be worn by anyone, but if I were to take the exact articles from the backs of these men and tried to wear them, they wouldn't fit. I'm shorter, have narrower shoulders, and different hips. So there's a user base who would like clothes like that, but there would still have to be a women's section (or a way to indicate what clothes would probably fit women-type-bodies) and a men's section, even if the styles were the same.
For some reason all the geeky shirts I want at Target are in the Men's section. So I have maybe 5 T-shirts that are Men's. Tees are already pretty androgynous. What I really want are pants that fit my booty but have pockets in the front like Men's pants. The only jeans I own have LIES where pockets should be.
Yeah? What's that about? I asked my wife that question the other day while doing laundry. I understand that the faux pockets are there to help the pants seemed put together. Why go faux though? Why not just put in real pockets? Know what her response was? "Cause I have a purse." LADY! That makes zero sense. For one, half the time I'm carrying your wallet cause you want to go sans purse. For two, adding pockets takes nothing away. For three, you have two summer dresses with pockets. If a dress can have pockets, pants should definitely have pockets.What I really want are pants that fit my booty but have pockets in the front like Men's pants. The only jeans I own have LIES where pockets should be.
The purse. If we're talking modern fashion, women carried purses before they started wearing jeans.
It's ridiculous! Even pajama pants have pockets! I demand more pockets!
I don't think that would fit into my look book.
New Wave hair is sooo 2011. 2015 is all about long boho waves.
IMO current dress styles (that I'm aware of) just don't work for V shapes and are suboptimal for flat chests. This means that dresses just don't look good on some women and most men. Is anyone aware of dress styles that actually look good on your average male physique?