It's Inevitable
They adopted trousers, suits, neckties, work boots and nearly everything else once reserved for men. Today, nobody thinks twice when a woman shops in the men's department or wears a tuxedo.
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They adopted trousers, suits, neckties, work boots and nearly everything else once reserved for men.
Today, nobody thinks twice when a woman shops in the men's department or wears a tuxedo.
His shirts may become more colorful, his trousers tighter and his shoes more decorative, but the moment he reaches for a skirt, dress or pair of pumps, alarms begin sounding.
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They adopted trousers, suits, neckties, work boots and nearly everything else once reserved for men. Today, nobody thinks twice when a woman shops in the men's department or wears a tuxedo. A man may wear almost anything—as long as it still looks sufficiently masculine.
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- His shirts may become more colorful, his trousers tighter and his shoes more decorative, but the moment he reaches for a skirt, dress or pair of pumps, alarms begin sounding.
- After decades of changing lapels, hemlines, collars and trouser widths, menswear has very little unexplored territory left.
- Womenswear, however, offers an enormous wardrobe waiting to be introduced to men: skirts, dresses, hosiery, h...
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Not every man, of course, and probably not all at once. She is simply choosing the clothing she likes. Fashion survives by finding something new to sell.
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