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I don't go to stores like gap, and don't really buy trendy clothes. I've never seen tons of styles like all those you mentioned, especially not in one place.

by bin0 7y ago

I don't go to stores like gap, and don't really buy trendy clothes. I've never seen tons of styles like all those you mentioned, especially not in one place. My jeans are usually $20-25 a pair; I buy on-sale. I've also never really heard of the "raito of waist to thigh to calf" being used as a measurement. Maybe these sorts of things are popular among the younger "metrosexual" boys? > Now you're being a sexist caricature. How? Caricature of what? I'm relaying the exact things I've heard and seen from others. I'm really just asking a question, more "why is there this expectation of women?", and you cry "sexism"? That term is very overused.

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ebg13 7y ago
> I don't go to stores like gap, and don't really buy trendy clothes. That's fine. But you made a totalizing claim that isn't true about men's sizes vs women's sizes. If you want to understand why your claim isn't true, perhaps you can stop into one just to look around. > I've never seen tons of styles The world is a big place with lots of variety.
byproxy 7y ago
To be honest, you sound out of touch. Especially with the dropping of the "metrosexual" line. You asked why there aren't more sizes for men, received a response telling you there are, and then somewhat indignantly responded with "well, I don't shop at those places." Well, if you want to find a better fit, maybe you ought to. Old Navy (parent to Gap) sells a variety of jean sizes for a fairly low price: https://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/category.do?cid=5199&nvt=Hamburger%20Nav&nvt=Men&nvt=Shop%20by%20Category&nvt=Jeans https://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/category.do?cid=5199&nvt=Hamb...
- bin0 7y ago
  I am probably out of touch, but I wish more people would respond with information, not rebuke. I thought metrosexual was the politically correct term these days, and that the terms traditionally used for such people are now considered offensive. What is a better word? I get a perfectly good fit, which is why I don't shop at such places. I asked because I didn't know such things were commonplace for men, precisely because I don't shop at such places. That part of the answer was informational, and something of which I was simply not aware. The "sexist caricature" part was what merited the indignance. Honestly, it seems as though I'm being rebuked simply because I'm not a fashionista. The first respondant referred to Gap as a "basic" clothing store; I always thought of it as high-end. I didn't grow up in a situation where we shopped at exoensive stores: not poor, just not that rich. I never fell out of those habits, I guess.
  - byproxy 7y ago
    It's not the fact that "metrosexual" is or isn't politically correct (I really don't know (or care) where it falls), it's more the fact that the term itself is passé. It's a term that was used (and overused) some 15 years ago. Plus, it referred more to a man that over-indulged in taking care of their appearance, not a man that is just looking for some good fitting clothes (which is the subject of this discussion...I think). Anyway, the more you know -=*. (Also, no foul intended. I'm well on my way to being out of touch, too.)

by bin0 7y ago

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ebg13 7y ago

> I don't go to stores like gap, and don't really buy trendy clothes. That's fine. But you made a totalizing claim that isn't true about men's sizes vs women's sizes. If you want to understand why your claim isn't true, perhaps you can stop into one just to look around. > I've never seen tons of styles The world is a big place with lots of variety.

byproxy 7y ago

To be honest, you sound out of touch. Especially with the dropping of the "metrosexual" line. You asked why there aren't more sizes for men, received a response telling you there are, and then somewhat indignantly responded with "well, I don't shop at those places." Well, if you want to find a better fit, maybe you ought to. Old Navy (parent to Gap) sells a variety of jean sizes for a fairly low price: https://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/category.do?cid=5199&nvt=Hamburger%20Nav&nvt=Men&nvt=Shop%20by%20Category&nvt=Jeans https://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/category.do?cid=5199&nvt=Hamb...

bin0 7y ago
I am probably out of touch, but I wish more people would respond with information, not rebuke. I thought metrosexual was the politically correct term these days, and that the terms traditionally used for such people are now considered offensive. What is a better word? I get a perfectly good fit, which is why I don't shop at such places. I asked because I didn't know such things were commonplace for men, precisely because I don't shop at such places. That part of the answer was informational, and something of which I was simply not aware. The "sexist caricature" part was what merited the indignance. Honestly, it seems as though I'm being rebuked simply because I'm not a fashionista. The first respondant referred to Gap as a "basic" clothing store; I always thought of it as high-end. I didn't grow up in a situation where we shopped at exoensive stores: not poor, just not that rich. I never fell out of those habits, I guess.
- byproxy 7y ago
  It's not the fact that "metrosexual" is or isn't politically correct (I really don't know (or care) where it falls), it's more the fact that the term itself is passé. It's a term that was used (and overused) some 15 years ago. Plus, it referred more to a man that over-indulged in taking care of their appearance, not a man that is just looking for some good fitting clothes (which is the subject of this discussion...I think). Anyway, the more you know -=*. (Also, no foul intended. I'm well on my way to being out of touch, too.)