I also pointed out to get men to wear the alternatives would be to expand on existing options. Such an effort would not be an attempt for men who wear the garments to pass as women any more than women who wear plaid shirts, jeans, and hiking boots to pass as men.It would be a bonanza for the clothing industry to get men to invest in these alternative styles. So why are these men's fashion shows so disconnected from what men would actually wear?
So maybe we need to come up with a document to be published and passed onto participants of the men's clothing industry. There would be a huge bonanza for the firms involved to expand the clothing options for men. But the change needs to be a coordinated effort.
So, let's come up with ideas. Here is a copy of what I wrote in the same posting:
JohnI agree these fashion shows need to model items that can be worn by the average man.
Women have the options of suits with skirts and pants, and on the other hand, dresses for formal wear.
To reach those options for men as I see it:
For the suit option, have a skirt along with a shorter jacket, but have them with traditional men's suit colors.
As an alternative to ties have ruffled shirts and floral shirts whose area around the neck is not meant for ties.
For the dress option maybe an option would be to extend Hawaiian shirts downwards to dress length, anywhere just above the knees to ankle length.
For shoes introduce block heels with the rest of the shoe having the traditional men's look. Once we get past the heel issue shoes could get lighter.