Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. From medieval tunics to the modern business suit, men's clothing-combining ease of use, cohesive formal design and a reflection of underlying bodily shape and movement-has been more advanced and liberating than women's fashions, the author shows. Why has the man's suit endured as a basic fashion item? Why have women wanted "so desperately" to copy male tailoring? This iconoclastic, continually stimulating essay argues that women's clothes, even after , slavishly echoed ancient, traditional sartorial custom; modernizing women's clothing has meant copying men's garments, directly or indirectly.
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What clothes do women find sexy on men? I've seen and heard a LOT of women's opinions on men's style… and there ARE looks that get mentioned in glowing terms again and again and again. These are the 5 best looks I recommend to fire up your attractiveness. You might be surprised by how simple some of them are. This article was brought to you by Original Grain , makers of masculine watches that combine wood and metal into a bold statement t h at will turn women's heads.
The Evolution of Modern Dress
Don't forget! Interesting stuff happening on a specific date on the calendar below this is just filler text to get the idea across. Examining the relationship between genders as represented through clothing from Medieval times to the s, Sex and Suits by Anne Hollander has become a classic within the field of fashion studies. Though written two decades ago in , the book is still extremely relevant today—so much so that Bloomsbury recently reprinted the volume with a fresh, new cover art. In fact, as gender fluidity has been more openly discussed in the current social climate the text is possibly more relevant than ever. I do not personally have any formal training in fashion studies so all the knowledge I have about fashion history and culture is from reading as many books as I can. Unfortunately this can prove to be its own challenge as searching for fashion books commonly results in either history textbooks or fluffy books on how to find your personal style.
Imagine a time where suits and ties, dresses and heels, hats, bags, and business fashion were simply a normal sight for men and women everywhere. In a post-millennium era where fashion seems to be on yet another cusp of recycling something old and presenting it as something new, women say that suits are sexy and make men more desirable to them. In a recent Facebook poll, women were asked what type of fashion they prefer on their men. In an almost landslide, almost all participants said they desperately prefer a man in a well-tailored suit as opposed to any casual look. It seems that a suit does more for a man according to women than just making him look like a corporate prototype in the mill of business clones. Many women say that a suit promotes power and prestige. It makes a man look like he knows how to take care of business and has dreams and goals that he is determined to reach. In a survey done of the female staff of the aforementioned magazines, it was found that suits are not the most popular after all. Despite the opinions of those in the world of fashion magazines, the average millennium woman sticks close to her belief that a man in a great tailor-made suit is by far the sexiest thing ever. If he does wear a suit daily and he wears it well, it shows me that he understands his fashion.
