“Men in dresses” – Will it become a trend in 2019?

A man in a skirt – these words sound pretty annoying, don’t they? Although fashion houses are trying to break the gender barrier through fashion like Thom Browne, or Palomo Spain regularly showcasing their collection with men’s dresses, Jean Paul Gaultier frees the couple. men’s legs in 1985… but not every man can afford to wear a dress. The item that was reserved for women for centuries.

Let’s look at historical context, in the 12th century, men wore skirts for sport. First of all because their practicality makes it easier to ride or fight. And then making a dress is much easier than pants. About 600 years later, when the bourgeoisie began to overthrow the aristocracy, men’s jumpsuits began to appear. Silently, they crept around and gradually became iconic clothing for men. And when the women’s movement of the 1960s appeared, the miniskirt officially became a symbol of this liberation.

During the 90s and 2000s, Alexander McQueen continued to take inspiration from Scottish men’s checkered skirts to put on the runway. The Metropolitan Museum of Art also has an art exhibition called “Bravehearts: Men in skirts”. Jaden Smith appeared in Louis Vuitton’s campaign with a dress from the women’s collection in 2016, and is seen as one of the pioneers of this style.

Because in fashion, dresses are the default for women, showing femininity, softness. Fashion is honoring the masculine look for women with oversized shirts or airy and spacious “boyfriend jeans” pants. But if men do the same, also borrow women’s dresses to enrich men’s fashion, it is still a subject of mixed opinions. Although today people always talk about gender equality rights as a catchphrase.

Expectations for men’s fashion breakthroughs still seem too heavy. Many designers are trying to break the bonds between clothing and gender outside the realm of fashion, where femininity is always attached to dresses to turn men’s rebellion into realistic.

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