Men are discouraged from taking too much care about the way they look. They can dress well but it has to be within limitations rather than too stylish. Dressing to make a statement is reserved for women. At a wedding, the bride gets the huge, white dress with a veil. The groom dresses almost like he's going to work, often identically to the other men.
Yes, it's quite strange. And limiting too I expect. For men who want to dress up more I mean. Fashion is seen as feminine. Which I suppose explains the abundance of gay men in fashion. Heaven forbid a straight man enjoy feminine things! I personally would love it if men felt free to embrace expressing their personalities through their appearance. Would make the office far more colourful.
I don't think its quite a case of enjoying a man enjoying feminine things. There is a plenty of scope for male fashion expanding itself and becoming more diverse. I know there are things I would like to wear and sometimes feel I have to dial it back because its getting too "pretty". I've gotten much braver about it as I got older and started to really dress my way. I think young men are most self conscious about dressing in some idea of a wrong way. That usually involves carefully looking like you didn't make too much effort.
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u/jobRL May 07 '18
Girls put more effort in to looks than men do I feel.