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Why do women wear mens clothes and it is chic?

They wear mens pajamas, boxers, tshirts, suits like mens, ties, etc.

A man wouldn't be caught dead wearing something like a woman.

How did all this get started?

Not me - I've very much a girlie girl!

My wife wears my t-shirts, sweatshirts and sweat pants around the house, especially when she is sick. Drives me nuts.

When I lived in Iowa during the winter, I wore my hubbys pjs. I wear Joe Boxers now with a t shirt to bed. I think mens clothes are just big and comfy.

Anyway, I don't think John would look good in purple silk and lace teddies

I hope we get all this out of our system before cane season starts. We need some good laughs around here... the cane season can get stressful.

annie hall

Janice wrote:A man wouldn't be caught dead wearing something like a woman.

Some do!

Yes, they wear the thong on the beach but forget the bikini top.....

THANK GOD

Yeah my girlfriend wears some of my clothes and gets them stained with stuff. But, somehow her clothes are never stained...

LOL @ the Annie Hall comment. I went thru a men's neck tie phase in the 80s. My favorite were the fabric ties, small prints, what did you call those? They had straight bottoms and seemed to be made out of sweater material.

I've purchased shoes in the men's dept. when I couldn't quite find a hiking boot I've liked.

So my extent has only been boots and ties. Other than that, I'm a casual dresser, definitely not frilly.

I own ONE dress! LOL

Mary

who said it was chic?

A man wouldn't be caught dead wearing something like a woman.

Actually I've heard (not yet seen) that some dudes wear "girl pants" or "girl jeans" now as the in thing. Which just boggles my mind as I just can't imagine the logistics.

Diane Keaton looks very chic in her style, I think.

It is definately not for everyone.

I've never heard her style referred to as "chic", The fashionistas call her a walking fashion disaster.

i usually do it out of necessity. there are very few women in our business so dressing as conservatively as possible is my goal for business meetings and functions. it keeps guys honest and you can be sure they're looking you in the eye and paying attention to business instead of cleavage.

Ditto on the cleavage remark. Very distracting. You can't help but look. and look again. and again. Then if they catch you, they get offended. Well don't show it off then! How hard is that to understand?

Um yes, um, could you repeat that, please? I think that our breast, er, best option would be to.....

I do think women in higher jobs, like the senators in Washington, dress appropriately.

Most executive jobs would not allow women to dress that way, not professional. Now a receptionist in an office would be less lenient.

Exactly!!! Why tempt them and then feign modesty?

actually, it started about 20 years ago when we had to brief a couple of generals. the dress code was established as suit and tie. i guess the look on my face was enough to prompt the resulting comment which was meant as a joke of sorts. my boss said Well, wear a tie or a bra. So I went out and bought a man's suit, shirt, and tie and wore it to the brief. you could see my boss just dying to know if i wore a tie AND a bra.... (I didnt.)

but a hardware check would have been entirely too obvious. it was SO fun to watch him struggle.

Yes, I notice all the female senators and congresswomen are very conservative. Very professional. When I worked in my office, I always wore some type of suit or nice dress.

I think there was a Diane Keaton era too, of sorts. Kathrine Hepburn and I believe Lauren Bacall wore a lot of pants.

They were chic in those day too.....