Something I’ve been thinking about recently is how hard it is for men and very masculine presenting people in general to really get into fashion. Like really really get into it. As a hobby and not just putting clothes on, yaknow? I’ve noticed a trend among my friends where the ones who can present more feminine or are frankly gay have a much easier time talking about enjoying fashion and being apart of that hobby than for example my friends who present more masculine or are straight. I think most of that comes from the perception that even masculine fashion is for gay men or people who are more feminine, and so the more socially acceptable option for straight or more masculine men is sweatpants and hoodies. Something that seems simple and not as put together as the more feminine counterparts around them. Now obviously there is exceptions to everything and this really is just some observations I have in my life right now from an American standpoint. But I can’t even begin to tell you how often I see online posts from straight men showing an interest in fashion and the comments are just filled with people calling them gay or even autistic in some way or another. It’s so stupid and infuriating because why can’t people jsut enjoy fashion? We all like wearing clothes so why does it seem that when you’re a man that cares about it more that you are automatically shunned more socially?
