Desmond seems like a perfectly nice chap, but... No! He's a self-described cross-dresser... which is fine, but it's not men's wear! (And, no, we're not interested in having an academic discussion on the ongoing interplay between men's and women's fashion trends.)
I'm not sure I follow your argument.
ReplyDeleteWhile you're right to say that his gladiator sandals aren't womenswear riffing on menswear - but are instead women's shoes - it's not like his outfit is totally wack or anything.
Wack or not, the point is it's a women's outfit.
ReplyDeleteI think your judgement of him borders on offensive. Who cares that he mixes clothing when dressing? Fashion is about the expression of personal style, whatever form that may take. The more disturbing part is that he's effeminate . Man up dude.
ReplyDeleteI too sometimes find women's clothing due to my size. Most people would never even think twice about the clothes I'm wearing - so why should it bother me or not be on this blog or any other?
ReplyDeleteWomen's Wear had an article this week that men wearing a few items from the women's rack is a new trend. They emphasized that the men retain their masculinity.
ReplyDeleteThe use of the term cross dresser is wrong here. Cross dressers find wearing the other gender's clothing psychologically and/or sexually compelling. This guy just seems to think a few women's items work well for his style.
ReplyDeleteI would say on a bell curve this guy is an outlier that easily places him in the psychologically compelled category. Also, since sexuality is mediate through our psychology (regardless of biological drives), you seem to be making an artificial distinction.
ReplyDeleteThere's a kick-ass dissertation in there somewhere...
ReplyDeleteartificial or not, I completely agree with TCB. It's crossdressing and I don't like it.
ReplyDeleteI don't consider myself some kind of social conservative--far from it--but it's OK to criticize things for being too effeminate without being branded as backwards or what have you.
i would like to meet this guy so i can make fun of him to his face. yes i said it