|
|
|
timmy
|
 |
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13751
|
|
|
For some time I have bemoaned the loss of the clothes of the early 1970s, an era when I used to wear what would now be outrageous shirts, fanciful trousers, amazing boots, yes with pretty high heels, idiosyncratic jackets. That was normal, wholly masculine schmutter.
Today I am limited to wearing a loud tie if I want to display my peacock finery. Women, though, may wear glorious fabrics, a riot of colour. I am constrained to a smart suit or a blazer or similar, becaise it is manly, and expected.
Why can I not wear a wonderful, floaty dress, for example, and be seen to be both fine and masculine? Why have we men accepted the domination of the boss and the office job and comply with a uniform of a business suit? Even the Scots kilt is formal, and dourly conformist.
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Apparel
By: timmy on Sat, 15 March 2014 17:23 |
|
|
Re: Apparel
By: Smokr on Mon, 17 March 2014 04:00 |
|
|
Re: Apparel
By: timmy on Thu, 20 March 2014 14:22 |
|
|
Re: Apparel
By: timmy on Thu, 20 March 2014 14:37 |
|
|
Re: Apparel
By: kiwi on Fri, 21 March 2014 19:24 |
|
|
Re: Apparel
By: Camy on Sun, 23 March 2014 18:30 |
|
|
Re: Apparel
By: timmy on Sun, 23 March 2014 21:03 |
|
|
Then there is underwear
By: timmy on Sun, 23 March 2014 22:47 |
|
|
Re: Then there is underwear
|
|
|
Re: Apparel
By: timmy on Sun, 23 March 2014 23:03 |
|
|
Re: Apparel
By: Smokr on Mon, 24 March 2014 03:09 |
|
|
Re: Apparel
By: timmy on Mon, 24 March 2014 08:37 |
|
|
Re: Apparel
By: Smokr on Fri, 04 April 2014 16:54 |
Goto Forum:
[  ] |
A Place of Safety
Search
Help
Register
Login
Home
