Male Fashion

So recently, there was this MTV award show where Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke did a performance where this happened.

All the good jokes have been taken, and really, this is a big enough joke by itself.

Cracked actually did an excellent article already concerning their impressions of the symbolism of the show, but I would like to point out something that most people overlook. Once you get over what she isn't wearing, look at him. Compare the two. This is a quintessential example of the progression of fashion in our world. Women wear less and less, while the men kind of stay exactly the same.

While his suit would be out of place from a pattern perspective a hundred years ago, if you change the fabric alone to a plain blue or grey, he could walk into the 19th century and be fine. The tailoring of his jacket is definitely old school down to the notched lapels. It has been done to death already that it looks like Beetlejuice's suit.

By contrast, she is running about in her underwear.

This is the modern expectation. It makes me glad sometimes that I am male and I don't have to worry about anything changing...ever. Everything in my closet is in style, always has been in style, and always will be in style. I don't ever have to change my hair because hair styles for men also don't really change. Women's hair styles changed in the time it took me to write this article.

Now, I know there are some trends that change now and again, but there is a gauge one can use to determine whether it will be around tomorrow: was it here yesterday? This gauge only works for men stuff, though. As far as I know. I'm not a fashion expert.

What I do know is that when it comes to my simple, non-trendiness, I can pull anything out of my closet and wear it probably forever without it coming off as dated. Again, it's good to be a male.

It's also worthwhile that my stuff never changes since I'm in a house with four girls. Just like computers, their clothes are out of style as soon as they pay for them. Oh well.