The newspapers may say that gender is at the forefront of today's changing world, followed with the empowering feminist movement, but far true is that? How far have we moved from male and female blinkered thinking? Or have we just reinvented the term masculine and feminine?
It wasn't until the early 20th century when women began donning the 'masculine' look and became a power of their own. Who wears the trousers? Is it time to introduce the question: who wears the dresses? Perhaps clothes should retain a certain androgynous air to them. Though the idea of feminine and masculine clothing lines still remains intact, the next step to create a middle ground is ever approaching.When searching for 'androgynous clothing lines' I'm still bombarded with the term 'tomboy' and very little, if not no, male lines. In a world that seeks feminism we seem to ignore the male counterpart. Of course it's still widely acknowledged that many men don't want to wear skirts. Consider the idea that many women didn't want to wear trousers. It's the small few that saw beyond the straight legged stiffness of office wear and saw the potential. Crop fit, skinny legged, boyfriend style. Should we be looking not at the idea of a man wearing a skirt but towards the 'feminine' cuts? Use clothes in a way that shows off their best bits and no I don't mean the crotch. Discover what fashion designers found when blending male to female, yet still allow the classic looks stand for themselves.
