What's something you'd change in men's fashion, given the chance? - eviltoast

Lil’ cross-post from Lemmy.ca.

With women’s fashion, it’s an easy one with pockets and for some probably less sheer/thin or tight-fitting clothing depending on their preferences, but for men…?

What would you like to see done differently in men’s fashion?

  • noodle@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    I’d like to see people give less of a shit what other men wear.

    Fashion might be the most consumerist addiction we have in the world and fast fashion is wreaking terrible damage. Any creativity is lost to brand addiction and trend chasing. Don’t even get me started on advertising!

    Clothes serve a utility, but fashion is the capitalisation of envy and materisalism. Wear monochrome if you want. Wear pink if you want. Just don’t kill the planet in the name of “fashion”.

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    Hats. It used to be that people wouldn’t be seen dead outside without a hat but these days, unless you’re a big fan of baseball hats, your options are sorely limited.

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      As a man with a increasingly shiny dome, I wish this was the case. Until then I will endeavor with my unfashionable Tilley wide brim hat.

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      Agreed! I wanna try wearing a ivay cap or bowler hat but the problem is, I’m 24 not 84 so I think id get alot of stares.

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      I regularly wear a kilt at formal events. They are made of several layers of thick wool and if you don’t wear knee-high thick woollen socks you look like an idiot.

      I assure you they’re not as breezy as you’d think!

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    As an almost 50yo dad in decent shape my options for casual wear are limited. If I start dressing more trendy I look like I’m trying to be young. If I dress too comfortable I look like I’m giving up. Pretty much the only thing we can get away with is jeans and a black or white t-shirt. Or some non descript shirt. Buying shorts is maddening because cargo shorts are “out” and everything else is too “cool”. Everything ends up being boring.

    I’ve resorted to buying better quality because it at least makes me feel I’m trying. But it’s still just … boring.

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      Wait, cargo shorts are ‘out’? Shit. That’s like most of my shorts lol, they’re the best. For reference I’m 17 but not particularly fashion aware. Most of what I wear is robotics club t-shirt plus cargo shorts, jeans, or cargo pants. So don’t feel bad about what you wear, just wear what’s comfortable and you like.

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        If you care about fashion, everything will go out of style every now and then. If you like cargo shorts, wear them. There’s no reason to cater to someone elses gatekeeping. If you think that they don’t fit your look, then that’s a completely different issue.

        They are very handy too in all the right ways.

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        You’re 17, nothing is out of fashion at that age.

        But also pairing with a robotics club t-shirt is about as good as it gets for cargo shorts. I’ve seen plenty of grown men rocking that uniform. If you’re into robotics, having all those pockets makes sense 😅

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    All cargo shorts all the time. And cargo shirts, cargo socks, cargo shoes, cargo boxers.

  • ✨Abigail Watson✨@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    I’d change everything! Women’s fashion has so many different sewing techniques and styles - maybe 10% of those are in men’s fashion. Give men lettuce hems and dropped waists! Princess seams and tulip sleeves! Make fashion unisex!

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    Formalwear for when it is hot outside. Like a summer wedding or something. It’s always fuckin miserable going to those kind of events sweating the whole time

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    Normalize patterns, stoning, sequins, and non-functional accessories; normalize wrap around single legged bottoms of all kinds… I’m genderqueer so neither side of gendered clothing styles suits me ideally, so I mix them, but I’m not especially feminine, so I’d like to find like, thick flat black skirts, shawls, and all kinds of feminized items in more masculine styles, and of course the opposite for femme leaning enbies and varieties for any other potential aesthetic.

    I think we should just take all the styles we have, mix them in the languages and symbols of any gendered styles we can, so everybody can wear any items they like best in styles they most appreciate aesthetically.

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      They literally look sloppy unless they feel too tight. I aim for about a 15% reduction in blood flow to my brain; then I know I’m looking sharp.