Lil’ cross-post from Lemmy.ca.

With women’s fashion, it’s an easy one with pockets and for some probably less sheer/thin or tight-fitting clothing depending on their preferences, but for men…?

What would you like to see done differently in men’s fashion?

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More variety for formal wear. I hate that women get to express themselves more elaborately and I get to pick what color my tie is.

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If you’re really lucky, they might throw in a vest…With a subtle design! But honestly, I can see where you’re coming from.

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I will admit sometimes it’s nice knowing what’s expected.

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Why is something expected in the first place?

The whole assumption that a person is more professional because they chose the professional uniform is absolutely stupid. If Donald Trump, Hitler, MLK, Putin, and your friendly neighborhood lawyer wear the same outfit, then that outfit says nothing.

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Not really, it says those are people you should take seriously, which, depending on context, is true.

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underrated part about attending Indian weddings is getting to wear colorful attire

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Underrated? It’s my favorite part! An Indian friend of mine got married 10 years ago. I still have very fond memories of it! It was beautiful and so much fun!

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You beat me to it! More colour, more designs, more accessories. I like wearing a suit, but women just have so many more fun designs.

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Don’t forget you get to pick socks and dress shirt.

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I want to wear capes without people thinking I’m a magician lol

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Bring back cloaks.

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Hell yeah I’d totally rock a cloak.

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Why don’t you want people to think you’re a magician?!

Grow a long white beard and lean in to the whole wizard thing!

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You’re a wizard Weaksauce!

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I put on my robe and wizard hat.

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Didn’t you see The Incredibles? No capes!

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We should replace all of men’s (pointlessly tight and uncomfortable) formal attire with loose-fitting, Qing dynasty-style robes.

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I’m not a dude, but I think guys should embrace the purse( or manbag if you prefer). I love carrying all my shit with me.

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Hmm, I feel like the unisex backpack/slingbag may be what more folks are converging on. Purses increasingly only make sense for formal occasions, imo. Regardless, whatever one calls them, I tend to agree!

Plus, if cargo pants are so loathed, only makes sense to make some kinda bag to lug odds & ends the norm.

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I bought a sling backpack a few years ago and love it. I wanted to carry my keys, phone charger, wallet, cell phone, extra batteries for my hearing aid, band-aids, tissues, etc, but pockets only give you so much storage. Cram them full of too much stuff and they tend to bulge in very unsightly ways.

With my sling, I can carry everything I need without stuffing my pockets. It’s very convenient.

The only downside is that my wife insists on calling it my “purse.” Why can’t men carry around a bag to contain things? Women get purses. Why are men confined to whatever we can cram into our pockets?

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Do you have a slingbag you recommend? I saw someone mention one either here or in one of the cross-posts of this but it was a way pricy brand.

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Yeah, the unisex bag is fine. Timbuk2 messenger bags have been my go-to for years. I’m not sure I even own an actual purse! 😂

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We’ve been that way in UK for a while now! It’s very common in Europe too. People of all genders carry tote bags or wear cross body bags!

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Why do you think we have cargo pants? Why carry around a heavy thing when you can distribute the weight between a bunch of pockets.

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My guy, have you tried carrying a power bank in the leg pocket of your cargos?! It is far less comfortable than having it in a cross body bag or fanny pack

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Power bank as in a portable battery for charging your phone? If so yes, the only problem is that if I dont have a belt it will start pulling my pants down. If you mean something larger than a 7 inch x 3 inch black brick then I would probably just not keep it on my person.

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You just need to hang out in the right circles. Here in NYC I see a lot of that.

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More sheer/thin or tight-fitting clothing.

cries in overweight lard-ass

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