Women often latch on to men's wear and men's fashion trends - to an extent that we often do not even notice it as "men's wear".
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Women often latch on to men's wear and men's fashion trends - to an extent that we often do not even notice it as "men's wear". The opposite is much more rare. When men browse the women's section, one takes it as "cross-dressing".
I envy the range of shapes and colors in women's clothes, but struggle with the sizes and especially the fit. Fediverse, what brands do you know of that make something like "women's clothes for men"?
@malte what are you looking for?
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@malte it definitely depends on your goals with feminine clothes. Wildfang is awesome, for sure. There are a lot of interesting gender-neutral companies these days.
If you're looking for clothes marketed specifically as women's clothes, check what company has fit models that match your own physique. For example, I've always found Banana Republic to be geared more toward tall people with broad shoulders and narrow hips compared with their waist. If you're more stocky, there are plus sized brands that might be a better match.
@Cetraria I'm looking for inspiration, so just shoot at me. Great stuff on Wildfang. My dream honestly is a men's wear brand that makes clothes that looks like "women's clothes", but fitted better for men's bodies or bodies like mine anyways. I kind of insist on the gender binary here because most of the supposedly gender-neutral clothes comes off as "men's wear for everyone" - and I kind of want the opposite here - women's clothes for everyone.
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if no one said it already, some people like the brand wildfang:
https://www.wildfang.com/collections/shop-all@inquiline Thanks!
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@malte I think answers to your question depend a lot on what you are really looking for. I know a number of men* (male assigned at birth) who get the feminine clothing mostly in second hand stores. There's also a brand, reworxx. In general they make new clothes (new designs) from old clothes, and meanwhile they have a lot of 'feminine' stuff for all sizes. And vice versa.
@literaturundtechnologie Thanks!
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Women often latch on to men's wear and men's fashion trends - to an extent that we often do not even notice it as "men's wear". The opposite is much more rare. When men browse the women's section, one takes it as "cross-dressing".
I envy the range of shapes and colors in women's clothes, but struggle with the sizes and especially the fit. Fediverse, what brands do you know of that make something like "women's clothes for men"?
@malte Billy Porter comes to mind for me
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@malte A friend really likes and looks great in Desigual. He wears the pants and they fit. He is very skinny, though.
But I think there are some great Desigual jackets and tops that would look phantastic on men, too.@Eatsbluecrayon Awesome, these are the kinds of tips I was looking for. And I agree, lots of their clothes would look amazing on men!
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@malte - I've never had much of a problem finding clothes which fit from either department, and in general I find that it's not that difficult to incorporate womenswear and other feminine elements into an otherwise masculine look.
If you shop somewhere with both departments they'll probably be fine if you take womenswear to the men's fitting rooms to try on.
@philcowans You're lucky! I often find that women's clothes are too tight e.g. around the shoulders and armpits for me.
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@malte Billy Porter comes to mind for me
@klossartig Nice one, definitely a well-dressed man
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Speaking of the color restrictions in men's wear ... Just a moment ago I have another man shouting at me on the street. I'm wearing a pale yellow shirt. A man shouts: What's that shirt - white or yellow? I respond: This is yellow. Moments after I passed him, he shouts: Wear a white one next time! (I don't say anything and just give him the finger)
@malte Wow. That, at least, is unimaginable here in San Francisco.
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@malte what are you looking for?
@maltita Inspiration! I think it says what I'm looking for in my post above.
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@malte Wow. That, at least, is unimaginable here in San Francisco.
@scott Every time I'm in York, men seem to be shouting at me haha!
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@maltita Inspiration! I think it says what I'm looking for in my post above.
@malte yeah but what does inspirational mean to you? colorful? distinct shapes? traditionally feminine clothing but on a right size for you? is a pretty wide field hahah
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@malte yeah but what does inspirational mean to you? colorful? distinct shapes? traditionally feminine clothing but on a right size for you? is a pretty wide field hahah
@maltita Don't hold back, just shoot! Have some fun and let me hear what inspires you - we might have some similarities!
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@maltita Don't hold back, just shoot! Have some fun and let me hear what inspires you - we might have some similarities!
@malte I used to love Monki and their cuts are pretty wide! But lately they've become kinda boring
also Metamorphoza (etsy) has fun silhouettes and good sizing, but not really "fun" (I'm goth-y so black is fun for me). Lastly, Miranda Banana! Colorful and fun (but more expensive) -
@malte I used to love Monki and their cuts are pretty wide! But lately they've become kinda boring
also Metamorphoza (etsy) has fun silhouettes and good sizing, but not really "fun" (I'm goth-y so black is fun for me). Lastly, Miranda Banana! Colorful and fun (but more expensive)@malte aaaand regarding shoes, Fluevog! Very expensive tho, sometimes I try my luck on second hand sites. But for shoes you can always buy a second hand one you like the shape and dye it at home
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Oh, and tell me what are your male style icons that branch into women's wear. We could make a beautiful little subthread for that here. Post images!
@malte Harry Styles!
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@malte aaaand regarding shoes, Fluevog! Very expensive tho, sometimes I try my luck on second hand sites. But for shoes you can always buy a second hand one you like the shape and dye it at home
@malte sorry they keep coming hahaha Snag Tights has a line for clothing and very colorful with wide sizing! Some of them will fit non-busty people for sure
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@malte I used to love Monki and their cuts are pretty wide! But lately they've become kinda boring
also Metamorphoza (etsy) has fun silhouettes and good sizing, but not really "fun" (I'm goth-y so black is fun for me). Lastly, Miranda Banana! Colorful and fun (but more expensive)@maltita Miranda Banana - I love the 70s flower power style. These pants looks gorgeous:
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@maltita Miranda Banana - I love the 70s flower power style. These pants looks gorgeous:
@malte I've been eyeing those for.. years now hahaha
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@malte aaaand regarding shoes, Fluevog! Very expensive tho, sometimes I try my luck on second hand sites. But for shoes you can always buy a second hand one you like the shape and dye it at home
@maltita I don't mind splashing money on shoes if I really like them and the quality is good. They'll likely last me a decade or more! I want to get a boot with higher heels for one thing.
