This is one of the better articles I’ve read in a while concerning men using fashion to break gender norms. I won’t summarize it here because I think it deserves to be read in full.
Breaking Stereotypes: Exploring Why Some Men Wear Dresses –
Discover the compelling reasons behind men wear dresses, challenging stereotypes and redefining fashion norms in this insightful exploration.
https://www.thestyletribune.com/breaking-stereotypes-exploring-why-some-men-wear-dresses/
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I do t love this article because it basically talks about men who wear dresses as non-binary or gender queer. It states cross dressing is simply wearing the clothing of the other gender. And only in the FAQs does it mention that some men find them comfortable.
I don’t disagree with anything they wrote. But I feel they forgot about guys like me.
I’m male. Not non-binary. Had to look up the word “genderqueer” to make sure I’m was using the term right. And I am. But I am not genderqueer. My gender is male. I identify as male. I am comfortable and happy as the gender/sex “assigned” me at birth. I’m not questioning anything gender related.
I’m not a cross dresser anymore than a woman who wears pants is a cross dresser. I think if cross dressers as those who adopt the whole ensemble of the other gender. People who dress and act like the opposite gender in an attempt to pass as the opposite gender.
When I wear skirts, there’s no denying that I am a man wearing a skirt. I look every bit as a guy who just happens to be wearing a skirt. I don’t change how I act. I don’t wear a wig or adopt a female voice. I am the exact same person I was before donning skirts. So cross dressing meaning someone who wears the clothing of the opposite gender, just doesn’t fit in a day when women wear a lot of menswear and are never called cross dressers.
And what worries me about this is I feel a lot of guys would wear a skirt if they knew it’s comfort factor and didn’t have to think that wearing a skirt makes a man non-binary, genderqueer or a cross dresser. Not that there’s anything wrong with any of these types of people but it’s not accurate. And men I know want to be comfortable but don’t want to be called something they aren’t. Regardless of what they think of non-binary, genderqueer or cross dressers. Don’t we all want to be recognized as our true self not wrongly classified?
I’m only speaking for myself, and I do like the articles premise, but I don’t feel like it says anything about me.
I’m not jonesing to be a walking billboard promoting a social cause. I’m not trying to reclassify masculinity.
I wear skirts cause they’re comfortable. As a man.