Coder wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 12:39 pm
Barleymower wrote: ↑Mon Jul 04, 2022 11:54 am
In London in the warm weather I see lots of women celebrating their womanhood with lovely skirts and dresses. Men just don't have the nerve to celebrate their manhood in the same skirts/dresses/fabrics.
Unfortunately I disagree in one sense - when women dress like this they are embracing their innate femininity the way modern society expresses it. For men to embrace their innate masculinity, I would expect rugged boots, beards, and plaid shirts. I don’t think it is that they don’t have the nerve - they just go with the typical way their gender expresses itself.
Now… I dropped some loaded words there “innate” for instance… but I’m only talking in terms of the average bloke.
Ultimately it would be nice if men could expand their presentation choices, such that skirts/dresses/etc could be seen as “masculine” so more men wouldn’t be afraid of wearing those items, but the more I reflect on things the more I suspect humans like to have clear boundaries/differences between the sexes.
More than likely, just wearing a skirt as they are cooler in hot weather. A woman's temperature can be higher than a man's, more likely to feel sweaty / uncomfortable in jeans or leggings etc. Sometimes they may prefer to wear more clingy clothes to show off their figure and feel attractive or desireable, but to most women, skirts bring their own bother of upskirting, unwanted attention, the hassle of pantyhose, matching shoes etc.
For guys, the only option is shorts, or perhaps a kilt... I don't think most guys think of their masculinity in the same way as choosing certain clothes, as it's all the same
only workwear may mean smarter chinos or a suit, it's mostly jeans, tracksuit bottoms or shorts. You just
be a guy, without thinking too much about it. I think only trans men who will study how men sit and try to copy behaviour or styles openly think about it (perhaps exaggerating swagger, manspreading, etc ), the same for those transitioning to be women may exaggerate what they interpret to be female behaviour. Naturally in skirts I cross my legs or keep knees together, but there's no hands on hips or other traits associated with women as it's just more comfortable clothes. Sadly how society views those who are not part of the herd can persuade the majority to conform.
Guys in kilts (though expensive) are accepted, but gradually as observed on catwalks, more skirts are appearing, but generally are for celebrities or personalities rich enough to make a statement at events like Met Gala or London Fashion Week. I see loads of skirted guys on Instagram and the like, yet very few in meat space / real life
Formerly Kilty / Joe Public etc...