As a man, I can say that I have zero interest in fashion. I also feel sorry for women who are forced into stuff like that if they're uninterested like me.
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Don't forget a hundred years ago you'd be in a stiff starchy shirt, pants, suit, vest, etc. You might have had a different opinion in that circumstance, if not only for the reason of comfort.
The thing is, we women get to choose whatever we want to wear and it's all "women's clothes". They're super varied and come in all shapes and colours.
Guys just get 73 variations of a button shirt, a t-shirt or a sweater and the same pants made out of three materials. I feel kinda bad for you all.
I'm quite happy not to have choice 😅.
I even just buy a subset of that, so all my pants, shirts and sweaters go together. When something is dirty, I just take the higher thing in my drawer, while my wife has to choose her clothes the day before because it takes time to find what goes with what.
I have a second, smaller subset for formal occasions, and that's all.
One important thing about having choice is that you don't necessarily have to exercise it. It's perfectly cool for a woman to say that she doesn't give a shit about fashion and to wear an identical combination of monocolored T-shirt and jeans every single day.
Sure, she'd be unfashionable but it's only in certain circles that being fashionable counts for anything. (And, quite frankly, in those circles you'd be looked at with derision as well because you wear the incorrect cut of jeans for this year. Men's fashion is super constrained but does exist.)
Of course! My statement was very personal. Men that want it should have more choice.
One thing I dislike about exercising is that I need to pick out different clothes than usual.
Genuinely had a moment of: There's a third material for pants?
And when I say "moment", I mean that I'm still not sure what the third material would be. In this household, we do not venture forth beyond jeans, because, well, see the post.
Me in 2025 dressing like Doug when he was trying to show that he didn't copy the heart throb on the latest popular TV show at the time.
That episode had such a great lesson, which I didn't fully appreciate when I watched it as a kid, but that I think impacted me on some level. Fashions come and go. Dress how you like, regardless of what others do.
Man, I so love the energy of that.
But fuck, I am so happy in my jeans and tees. Comfy as fuck!
Tis' the freedom of choice that matters :)
Dress how ya like!
It’s funny, because a common complaint about women’s clothing is that they aren’t as comfortable as mens. In addition, they lack utility (pockets), and continuity of size (even measures are a lie). I guess the one place women’s clothes really shine is being super cute without necessarily being formal. Which brings up the whole problem I run into. What limb do I have to give to have formal clothes with utility, comfort, and continuity that also include some frills?
Whoever says that women's clothes are necessarily less comfortable than men's had never worn a loose skirt on a hot summer day.
Formal clothes, sure, but men's formal clothes also suck donkey balls in terms of comfort.
I like a midi personally. All the airflow with fewer downsides. Short skirts make it really hard to sit down, people will creep shot you, and a gentle breeze will show your goods to the world. Being constantly vigilant is another discomfort on its own.
Having worn both men’s and women’s clothing, I end up doing a hodgepodge. Men’s t-shirts are much nicer, they fit and flow better, and they don’t do that annoying quarter sleeve thing. No boob viewing holes in men’s tops. Jeans I’ll skip, they are too heavy and narrow in the hip. Undergarments are more reasonably priced and come in bulk. Hoodies of course.
I think a lot of our clothes are designed to be looked at rather than worn and that’s where all the issues to come into play.