Socialization and Skirts: A Concise Visual Journey Through History

[gender free universe]

Building on Barleymower's quote from another post, "We are exposed to socialization from birth. We are trained to behave in ways that are acceptable to others in the group," I have selected some historical photos to illustrate this point. The first image, dating back to the late Middle Ages, vividly demonstrates that men wore some of the shortest skirts in history, emphasizing the importance of freedom of movement in combat. The delicate styling, complete with curled hair, reflected an elevated aristocratic fashion. At the time, this was not considered specifically feminine. This point is further underscored by the second image, which portrays an English admiral after his victory in the Dutch War. The soft depiction of this battle-hardened figure highlights his noble lineage. From the perspective of the time, this was the image of a true man.

[Barleymower]

Great images GFU. If only was born a nobleman in the 15th century.
I had a look at comparable woman's clothing of the time:

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and the main difference that I see is women didn't show their legs. Otherwise there was men's fashion and women's fashion based on the same or similar outfits.
If we had worn that dress though, we would have been in more hot water than now.

[Seb]

Love the picture of the two Knights dukeing it out.

Men had a fashion back then, and if you had the time and money to dress up, you did!