Masculine AI Meets Feminine Fashion

How does the female fashion consumer fit into the male dominated world of AI?

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Which isn't a problem, per se, it's more just, well, disappointing. Women into the scene tend to stick to the clothes (mostly) designed by men, for men, in a world where they still earn 9.4 percent less than their male counterparts. "People glamorise skate culture. And men are the heroes of skate culture, not women," explains McSweeney. "So that's why a brand like Supreme can get so big. It's just different. If I'd launched a men's brand, it'd be way bigger than MOB, but I'm not interested in doing that." It's a sentiment echoed by everyone I speak to. As Barcena explains: "I just wish there were more women wearing female brands made by fellow sisters and giving these fellas a run for their money.

https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/vvaq43/how-women-made-streetwear-their-own 

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Brains, Bots, and Bullshit 

- Why We Need Product People to Save AI, by Ashwini Asokan

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What makes things even more frustrating is that streetwear is non-conformist at its core. It might not seem that way now, but streetwear came from a place that was against the system. So why does it still reaffirm archaic sexist values? It’s especially strange that streetwear has been this slow to evolve at a time when, for better or worse, promoting activism has become a legit business model for brands.

https://www.highsnobiety.com/2017/08/14/womens-streetwear-sexism/

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Sexism In Streetwear: Why Is It Letting the Whole Scene Down

Streetwear's sexism is alienating women and preventing many from fully embracing streetwear — which in turn is generating more sexism.

“ In most streetwear imagery, women are either used as props, or they’re non-existent. Seeing imagery like this time and time again, women are reminded that the scene is not for us, and that frankly, we’re not very welcome in it. If women aren’t being shown positive images of themselves in the industry, why would they want to be involved in streetwear at all?”

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How a sexist sneaker culture turned men into fashion addicts

The rise of the sports shoe has allowed men to flourish as peacocks, while at the same time they derisively describe women as obsessed with shoes

"We don’t consider sneakers to be feminine. Therein lies the essential difference," Semmelhack said. "Sneaker collecting, done by many men, is (described) in the tradition of other male collecting, like baseball cards and fine wines. It’s about having every single one in every single model. Female buying is ’emotional’; male buying is posited as rational. But emotion is just as wrapped up in sneakers."

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There are jobs that still need a dress code, but there are more and more that don’t. That’s the seismic shift in menswear over the past few years,” says Toby Bateman, managing director at Mr. Porter.

https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/intelligence/menswear-movement-dead-mens-fashion-market-growth

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The global market for men’s designer apparel is projected to reach nearly $33 billion in 2020, up 14 percent from $29 billion in 2015, according to Euromonitor International.

https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/intelligence/menswear-movement-dead-mens-fashion-market-growth