The anti-thesis..

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Ok, not exactly kilts in the media, but an argument for clothing equality between the sexes. Has anyone seen the new Old Navy commercial for women's jeans that repeats over and over that they are "Boy cut denim"? Not to start the old skirt vs. kilt debate, but at least when a man wears a kilt he claims it as the manly garment it is, not some wierd styling for the opposite gender.

And what exactly is boy cut anyway? Is it more room in the crotch? Would a woman want/need that?

Rob.. just wondering

[auld argonian]

I remember boy cut jeans being the trend back in the early seventies when I was in college...woman who was a very good friend of mine loved them as she said that they were the only ones that fit her properly (she was quite skinny). What the actual difference is I have no idea....guess that they sold everybody every other style of jeans and this was all that they could think of to sell them something that they didn't have already.

At least they got Kristin Chenoweth to do the commercials...

best

AA

[Rigged]

Trousers cut for women tend to taper (narrow) at the waist rather than being the same width from waist to hips as men's trousers are.

Some women have narrow hips and tapered trousers don't fit them well, but men's trousers do.

[Yaish]

I guess its only fair. One trend I've noticed the past few years among the young new "goth" and "punk" kids is that the boys are wearing girls pants. Super tight hip huggers with the girl style pockets.
Never could quite figure out why they wanted to show off their pipe cleaner legs.

[Shay]

Trousers cut for women tend to taper (narrow) at the waist rather than being the same width from waist to hips as men's trousers are.

Some women have narrow hips and tapered trousers don't fit them well, but men's trousers do.

Well, and some of us don't have the waist we used to, either.

Boy cut is slightly larger in the crotch, a higher 'rise' (the area from crotch to waistband) and tends to be a straighter leg.

[Sherry]

Well, and some of us don't have the waist we used to, either.

So sad, but true.

Sherry

[bubba]

Well, and some of us don't have the waist we used to, either.
.

I have the waist I used to. It's in there somewhere. ;-)

[Rigged]

I have all of the waists I used to have.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

STOP y'all (see I can do southern too!) I am ruining my screen with every post!

And Sherry and Shay, from my own personal viewpoint all you are saying is that you are real women with real women's bodies (and one of you posted some pictures at a Renfair or Celtic fest a few weeks ago, and the pic confirmed my own view). I no longer look like a Greek god (OK,OK, I never really did!), but I am comfortable with how I do look and I think that I look healthy. It is unfortunate that today's society puts so much emphasis on a body image that is so far from reality for the majority.

[Shay]

Oh yes, and without getting off on too much of a rant here, I have no problem with the way I look for the most part. (Although my hair is terrible today) It's the clothes designers and stores that have a helluva time figuring out we don't all want to wear Mom Jeans or workout suits once we hit 28 years old or size 12. I'm glad there's a Torrid near my house, but they're pretty expensive, even though the average size of a woman in America is 12 or 14. I think most people are getting a lot better at thinking fat does not mean unattractive or conversely- that only skinny people are sexy. Alright, mini-rant over, sorry. It's actually one of the reasons I like guys in kilts- they're not Johnny Sixpack, but they're usually pretty happy with themselves, no matter what 'fashion' says they should look like.

Anyway- men's clothing is often better made than women's clothing, owing to the disposable fashion idea that it's only going to be hip for a year anyway... (obviously, stuff like Lands End and other classic pieces are better, but on the whole, still tend to last longer for men) and most importantly- we look cute as hell in your white shirts.