Anthropologie/Instagram: "Man in a dress" Instagram post...
Posted: Sat May 06, 2023 12:47 pm
https://www.instagram.com/p/CryzD30J54F/
This might work for those who don't have Instagram:
https://www.picnob.com/post/6836554467261224652341/
So - this turned up in my google searches via an outrage article. The link is to an instagram post, which Anthropologie featured of a man wearing different dresses, doing dance moves, and wearing high heels. No apparent makeup, so this wasn't drag. It's about as close to "man in a dress" as you can get when it comes to advertising.
DISCLAIMER: I generally post what I find, but all of the news articles about this are outrage articles about "men erasing women" and such stuff. Specifically, that verbiage is in relation to transwomen winning competitions against cis women, or taking cis women's spots on women's-only magazines. I am not, am not interested in discussing any of this. Near as I can tell, Harper identifies as a "he", "male" and so those articles have no bearing on what Anthropologie posted, except that the outrage articles conflate two issues that are unrelated.
What I am hoping to discuss are themes along the lines of "is it fair for women (and men I guess) to be upset over one tiny Instagram post" and "what do the negative reactions have to say about society as of yet" and "whether or not he should have twirled his dress so high in one of the shots". Even "what does this portend for the future for clothing brands". But please for the love of god - let's not let this devolve into a heated post.
So what say you all? Obviously, the dancing was relevant to Harper's profession (ballet dancer) but it obviously won't entice "manly men" to wear Anthro's clothes. In fact, it probably has the opposite effect. For the life of me nothing of what he wore was of interest, not sensible in a "everyday wear" but then advertising often doesn't push people in the direction of "sensible wear". At least, not for Anthropologie.
Many of the brands Anthro sells make some really cool skirts you cannot get from any other retailer. I have many skirts from Anthro (most bought second hand), as well as sweaters and some tops. Provided you get the right size, their stuff generally fits, and is usually made of high quality fabrics and materials.
This might work for those who don't have Instagram:
https://www.picnob.com/post/6836554467261224652341/
So - this turned up in my google searches via an outrage article. The link is to an instagram post, which Anthropologie featured of a man wearing different dresses, doing dance moves, and wearing high heels. No apparent makeup, so this wasn't drag. It's about as close to "man in a dress" as you can get when it comes to advertising.
DISCLAIMER: I generally post what I find, but all of the news articles about this are outrage articles about "men erasing women" and such stuff. Specifically, that verbiage is in relation to transwomen winning competitions against cis women, or taking cis women's spots on women's-only magazines. I am not, am not interested in discussing any of this. Near as I can tell, Harper identifies as a "he", "male" and so those articles have no bearing on what Anthropologie posted, except that the outrage articles conflate two issues that are unrelated.
What I am hoping to discuss are themes along the lines of "is it fair for women (and men I guess) to be upset over one tiny Instagram post" and "what do the negative reactions have to say about society as of yet" and "whether or not he should have twirled his dress so high in one of the shots". Even "what does this portend for the future for clothing brands". But please for the love of god - let's not let this devolve into a heated post.
So what say you all? Obviously, the dancing was relevant to Harper's profession (ballet dancer) but it obviously won't entice "manly men" to wear Anthro's clothes. In fact, it probably has the opposite effect. For the life of me nothing of what he wore was of interest, not sensible in a "everyday wear" but then advertising often doesn't push people in the direction of "sensible wear". At least, not for Anthropologie.
Many of the brands Anthro sells make some really cool skirts you cannot get from any other retailer. I have many skirts from Anthro (most bought second hand), as well as sweaters and some tops. Provided you get the right size, their stuff generally fits, and is usually made of high quality fabrics and materials.