Why is menswear so boring?

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I've always felt a little androgynous throughout my childhood and now into my teens. Recently, I've come out to most of my friends and they've had no problem with it. But being androgynous means I also like to look the part. I've always liked women's clothing, simply for the fact that they have more designs which allow for experimentation and self-expression. However, when it comes to menswear, I never see much that is interesting. 90% of it is bland to me (suits, ties, regular jeans, t-shirts, limited variety in colors.) Sometimes I wish everything was unisex and there wouldn't be any shame in what a person buys. I realize I'm ranting now, so I'll end it.

Do any of you on here feel this way in regards to fashion?

I am the opposite. I find women's clothing restricting. I much prefer the fun shirts and tshirts that are in mens clothes. I love all the differant varieties of coats and boots and shoes. I love how it is socially acceptable for men to wear the hair in wider variety. I also love how there is no "fixed" way to wear things and no need to accessorise unless they want to. Women are expected to conform more then men. A man can be as kooky as he wants and it is considered cool. aka matt smith.

I dress in mens clothes.

That's one of the things I enjoy about being a girl--all the variety in clothes. Poor men, with their dull plumage.

I wear a mix of girls and guys clothes. I'll wear a black polo with a black skirt or a baggy band tee with some Tripp pants.

Most of the clothes that I wear are men's clothes. I've been lucky enough to find a few androgynous looking women's blazers. Being that I identify as male other than as my true gender, I prefer men's clothes or clothes for either gender that look unisex. I flat out refuse to wear what most young women are wearing.

If you mean men's clothes in the US, I have to agree. I didn't realize how bland they were until I met my husband and we tried going shopping for him (he told me it was hard to find clothes in a particular style and wanted help). I notice that they're a little more fashionable in places like H&M, Forever 21, and any girly stores like that which also have a men's line.

Men's fashion gets a little more interesting if you look into brand names and higher-end stuff, but since you're interested in androgynous fashion I just won't blabber about that.

Before I got married...actually, before either of us got married, my husband and I felt the same. We liked a certain goth look that is really androgynous. Strangely, I got a little more feminine and he got a little more masculine after we spent a few years living together. I wear skirts most days, and he has a goatee! Crazy! Although, I still like getting boyish haircuts, and he has super long hair.

We should all just wear robes.

Nah, robes are dangerous; they get caught in machinery and will get you burned up while cooking if a sleeve gets in the flame.

I'm a rather masculine looking guy (without any need for facial hair) and I wear yoga pants on my jobs. The ONLY people who have commented on that are my family. Maybe the clients take it in stride as I'm the specialist they called in. Comfy but I forget about absence of pockets. Tangent alert; in my local area I've seen a handful of old Asian men wearing pink Crocs. I keep a pair but not for public consumption, but at any rate I really hate on men's shoe offerings, maybe the old men do too and they're telling the world how they feel about it

I'd love to be able to work up the nerve to pull off a full CD in public but gathering those items are a challenge for me as it is. Gals have it way easy in that regard

I like this "boring" mens wear myself. Slacks of multiple colors or well fitting jeans bought at the skate shop, a plain or labeled tee, some stylish skateboard shoes.. That's all I really need and want... and it takes a special person to make plain look good. I don't think it's boring... More laid back.

I have an answer! Menswear is the fastest growing segment in fashion, and you are not alone in your belief, even Kanye West is known to sport some Tripp NYC women's cigarette pants. Okay, they are boring because seriousness is boring thus they were serious members of society than us females historically even though we are bloody every month (not me, I eradicated that happening a while back, if you want me to fill you in, PM me, Ill tell you all ways to experimental procedures like such) but, going on, we are the not-serious, likely because we have these huge udders on our front chest which, I mean, it mustve been hard to not think of women as Matisse does with the whole boobs-as-eyes and all, because they are distracting objects to your eyeballs. I wouldnt know, but. But yeh! We were the frivolous baby-blossomers and thus we got fou-fou-y whereas they got dull as their doornail "stuff" called clothes, stiff-muscled fashion for many the hairy armhairs. I actually love the mens clothes, especially suits. Any guy can look hot in a suit. I am writing a paper on suits right now. Idk why, its the whole cigar parlour/parlor feel. But yess, its not as dull as you'd think, just view it through the lens of emotionality in relation to social presentation if you thought of clothing yourself based on your genitals. Doesnt that not seem highly irrational to an aspie, though understandable to a degree. It seems like all of my posts on Wrong Planet end with speaking about genitals. Sorry about that. Freud reincarnate for this week. Just keeping things on the down low. Thats my answer. Thanks.

Clothes are for keeping you warm. Sheesh.

Morningstar, I do not get what you said entirely. The more white collar and the more higher end = More effeminate, if I spelled that correctly. Stating this as fashion-judgment is, a man who is fashionable as a blur collar worker is goong to be more conservative with brighter colors than a man who is equal in his fashion sense but is white collar. I have seen so many, so so many rich men in pink I could blow up a volcano. That hasnt exploded in a while. So. I dont get that. Of course, what I said is not empirical. It is speculation within my familiarity on the subject. But please explain what you meant, most high fashion has gaudy and use of color moreso than the mass-sold product. Anyway, thanks.

Oh, I didn't mean high fashion, like the kind on runways. I'll try to explain it better... I wish I could think of a store as an example, but I can't really think of one specifically.

Anyway, it seems like higher-end or formal menswear (suits, pretty much) has a strong focus on garment shapes, and the way each garment is sewn together. They're really subtle things that you wouldn't really notice unless you were keen on men's fashion (which I'm really not, but I follow some menswear blogs because I'm a bit of a fashion nerd, so I've picked up on a few things). Three different coat styles, for example, are the European, American, or Italian cut. (European means English, I assume.) Just one of the things different about each one is whether or not the shoulders are padded. There are also several different ways to tie a tie, I believe.

Then there are some rules, but the only one I remember is that the shirt sleeve should be slightly longer than the coat sleeve. To show individuality, the wearer could play around with garment color combinations (not necessarily pink or anything flamboyant), and choose certain accessories (like cufflinks) and types of shoes that match.

I'm sure there will be more guys saying "Sheesh!" after this post!

I generally don't get fashion in general. To me, so long as it's made of cotton and comfortable that's all that counts. I define comfortable as a plain tee shirt (in dark green, dark blue or gray) and a pair of jean shorts with plain white socks and plain white Nike Air Monarch sneakers or a good pair of flip flops. In winter I'll sometimes add a sweatshirt and jeans, but that's about it. No need to complicate things by spending a lot of money. It's not like I'll wear anything stylish even if I own it.

Time to become a little girl

Menswear is boring because most of us are so boring