Fashion as any different part of human life has its own
stereotypes. Many years ago it was said: tights, scarves, skirts, long hair and
make up are for women, trousers, ties, short hair and suits are for men. Are
those days a history now?
Stereotypes are sometimes helpful in our lives. They present a system by which we can live easily. Also an easy-to-gauge archetype and if they are to
strict they're closing people's thinking in schemes. We are not open for new
ideas anymore and starting to believe that everything is black or white - in
fashion: for women or for man.
Many women believes that tights were made especially for
them and laugh if they partners start to wear them. Those women are wrong. In
the beginnings of tights their only users were men. They not only invented them
but till XIX century didn't let women to wear them. At those times wearing
tights was a sign of good birth, an element of man's aristocratic wardrobe.
While closer to our times their range decreased and they become more popular
and ordinary. Also a piece of women's wardrobe. If man wants to have warm
clothes the only thing left are warm trousers.
Women forget that they used to fight to wear man's trousers
and ties. One of the reasons of this battle was to have a privilege to practical and comfortable clothes. In some aspects women and man are just the same
- it's a willing to have comfort, stay healthy and safe. According to that the
stereotype that the real man doesn't wear scarves is only a slogan. Because the
reality is totally different. When it's cold also a man needs to stay warm no
matter what the weather. That's why they appreciate wearing scarves. For
example cashmere scarf or shawl also gives a finish to a 'look', pleasure in its
unique touch. Mens scarves are usually in different colors than women's one
and the only shinny scarves might not look good on a man's neck.
What about skirts? The classic one are still tend to be worn
only by women. The stereotype that men are only wearing trousers is so strong
in our culture that we can't free from that. And are we forgetting about Asian
culture where men are wearing kimonos and Scottish culture where every man has its
own kilt? Perhaps it isn't a totally good example (real kilt-lovers might feel
offended when putting kilt into the same basket with skirts, and also those
piece of clothes are connected to a particular culture) but this may show that
also man may look good not only in trousers-shape clothes.
Every year brings a new revolution
in fashion. And after time those revolutions are becoming natural - but first
they must break the rules and stereotype thinking.
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