Almost fifteen years ago, I worked as a manager for a large magazine store. I developed a wide range of interests through having easy access to mags. Some of these were fashion mags (I still pick up the occasional "blockbusting" Vogue fall issues or InStyle or Elle).
Well, the current issue of "W" magazine (Oct. 2004) has a funky "asexual fashion" theme. Only, it's not really asexual; it's crossdressed men... a twenty or so page spread of (admittedly androgynous-looking) males dressed in feminine fashions. It's sort of weird seeing this in a mainstream mag. I mean, not half a page... almost two dozen pages + the cover! Some of them look mighty fine in their frillies and heels. I wonder: is this a trend?
This is part of the "Metrosexual" look, and is very in vogue right now. It may be the start of acceptance of men in feminine clothing. I know my daughters boyfriend dresses somewhat in this manner, including girls jeans, and makeup.
Oh no, Elizabeth, you've gone and done it now...in my pursuit to find a definition for 'metrosexual' I have discovered http://www.wordspy.com
I'm not going to be able to do ANY work today ##oo##
I quite like this!
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Thanks for the link to the cover. I spent a bit of time looking for it online and just eventually gave up. So, it's an "asexual revolution," not "asexual fashion."
Elizabeth,
If you take a look at the magazine, you'll see that this goes way beyond metrosexual trendiness; these are really crossdressed men (hence my surprise).
Curly,
You're so cruel. That site will be giving this particular wordsmith even more reason to remain a mouse potato.
I have some friends who call themselves metrosexual.
This photo spread is most definitely NOT about metrosexual dressing.
Honestly, I don't know what to make of it. They are not very appealing to me. They look like a good meal would kill them (I like a man with more meat on him).
Love is a verb. It's a doing thing. No action, no love! - Terri
This definitely is not metrosexual. Wow, I just love seeing CDing going mainstream. I find this cover interesting because the man is wearing so little, but is clearly a crossdresser. I simply love it.
No, the mag isn't new; it's been around for a number of years. I don't often pick it up because it's just too dang large for me (I like a magazine I can just pull out of my pack and read at will--although this particular issue of W will be coffee table material, I think).
MG,
I agree with you; any human being looks better with a bit of something to hold on to. These waifs (men or women) sometimes look as though they need emergency hospitalization. Starvation as fashion... and here I thought "heroin chic" had finally gone the way of the velvet Elvis portrait. Go figure.
CJ wrote:... and here I thought "heroin chic" had finally gone the way of the velvet Elvis portrait. Go figure.
Oh, no. They've just come back with a little more color. I see these models all the time in other magazines. Check out any ads for Versace, and you'll see what I mean. Another "trend" I've noticed is the use of more than vaguely androgenous models. Hard, masculine-looking females or soft, doe-eyed males. I've seen a couple of layouts where I had to look two or three times before I was sure of the gender of the models.
The most common form of despair comes from not being who you are. - Soren Kierkegaard
I wonder: is this a trend?
That site will be giving this particular wordsmith even more reason to remain a mouse potato.
