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Re:Sweatpants Forever: How the Fashion Industry Collapsed by Ancapistani on Sunday August 09, 2020 @04:38PM (#24102668)
> There are 5 genres of men’s clothes - business (pressed shirts, suits), casual, workout, skater, and comfort (hoodie).

There’s quite a bit of variation within those. Where I live, “casual” these days is usually something like Columbia PFG - the epitome of “dad clothes”, as my wife tells me. I tend to wear that pretty much exclusively. I substitute jeans for the shorts in winter and buy a new leather jacket about every 3-5 years. I pass my old one on to someone else.

Your point stands, though. As a man, my clothes are 100% based on practicality, and I often only discard them when they’re too worn to be presentable.

Re:Sweatpants Forever: How the Fashion Industry Collapsed by IgorPartola on Sunday August 09, 2020 @05:42PM (#24103171)
Here are some examples of women’s clothing where I cannot think of the equivalent thing in a men’s clothing department:

https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1AawYy29TBuNjy0Fcq6zeiFXaW/Off...

https://patternshub.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Tube-top-...

http://images.asos-media.com/products/asos-cut-out-sleeve-on...

https://cdn.tobi.com/product_images/lg/1/teal-kayla-ombre-ma...

(That last one is a bit of a cheat because manufacturers are starting to produce rompers for men).

Re:Sweatpants Forever: How the Fashion Industry Collapsed by nl on Monday August 10, 2020 @07:09AM (#24107912)
Really? It's not clear if you mean equivalent in the sense of showing as much skin or for wearing in similar circumstances.

But here are some things I think are equivalentish..

https://www.asos.com/au/asos-design/asos-design-regular-fit-...

https://www.asos.com/au/one-above-another/one-above-another-...

https://www.asos.com/au/asos-design/asos-design-t-shirt-in-b...

Re:Sweatpants Forever: How the Fashion Industry Collapsed by adamjb on Monday August 10, 2020 @03:14AM (#24106478)
What do you mean by "equivalent"? That last sentence makes it sounds like you mean clothes in the same pattern but cut to fit male bodies.
Re:Sweatpants Forever: How the Fashion Industry Collapsed by freeone3000 on Monday August 10, 2020 @03:35AM (#24106581)
Men's fashion currently has no mainstream style that shows off athleticism. Sleeveless crop-tops, with abs and shoulders on display! Shorts with flare for muscular thighs, allowing them to be shorter! Semi-sheer panels, allowing for pecs to bulge! Mesh sections in pants! What's wrong with men showing a little skin for once?
Re:Sweatpants Forever: How the Fashion Industry Collapsed by wasdfff on Monday August 10, 2020 @11:12AM (#24110111)
What men are you seeing? Buff shirtless men in 3” inseam shorts and a bulging groin are a staple of every American city in the summer. I see more and more mesh clothing in this heat, although I do live by west hollywood.
Re:Sweatpants Forever: How the Fashion Industry Collapsed by _delirium on Monday August 10, 2020 @05:00AM (#24107061)
Not exactly the same thing, but at least where I live, going shirtless is a pretty common way for athletic men to show that off. Obviously not in the office, but it's very socially acceptable to jog, play basketball, sit on a park bench, or grill shirtless. People then build the rest of an outfit/look around that as a core component. There's a certain amount of explicit catering to that in a section of men's fashion too, judging by their model shoots.
Re:Sweatpants Forever: How the Fashion Industry Collapsed by taurath on Monday August 10, 2020 @08:50PM (#24116070)
You can sort of get there with tank tops and running shorts. But you do tend to look like you just got back from or are going to a workout.
Re:Sweatpants Forever: How the Fashion Industry Collapsed by aethertron on Monday August 10, 2020 @03:24AM (#24106515)
The male equivalent of those styles can be found in the realm of gay fashion.
Re:Sweatpants Forever: How the Fashion Industry Collapsed by piva00 on Monday August 10, 2020 @04:52AM (#24107014)
Nah, mate, the equivalent is found in the realm of high male fashion [0][1]. High fashion != gay.

[0] https://www.rickowens.eu/ as an example

[1] https://theshopyohjiyamamoto.com/shop/r/r10/?h1_text_prm=Yoh...

Re:Sweatpants Forever: How the Fashion Industry Collapsed by foldr on Monday August 10, 2020 @04:19AM (#24106827)
Not really. Are you thinking this through, or just making some kind of lazy "women's clothes = gay" connection? Most revealing/sexy clothes for men are much more casual than these styles.
Re:Sweatpants Forever: How the Fashion Industry Collapsed by aethertron on Friday August 21, 2020 @08:17AM (#24234225)
I will tell you my thinking, and you can decide whether to call it 'lazy'. The styles are 'revealing/sexy'. There exist clothes for men that fit that description, but they are less popular. Because they send out a message most men don't want to be sending out. (I guess most women don't either, at least not all the time.)
Re:Sweatpants Forever: How the Fashion Industry Collapsed by jdhawk on Sunday August 09, 2020 @10:22PM (#24104865)
Re:Sweatpants Forever: How the Fashion Industry Collapsed by Aerroon on Monday August 10, 2020 @12:21AM (#24105538)
To me all of these are the same: clothing to show off. I think the make equivalent would be a suit. Or alternatively, an incredibly toned body, but I don't think they sell that.
Re:Sweatpants Forever: How the Fashion Industry Collapsed by ghaff on Sunday August 09, 2020 @06:49PM (#24103617)
Between business and casual, there's definitely "business casual" which is pretty standard uniform for many business people these days--think khakis + button down for men and either boating shoes or loafers of some sort. Which is very closely related to a lot of "preppy" outfits going back to the 80s. [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Official_Preppy_Handbook