Fashion Won’t Be Genderless Until Men Wear Skirts

As a society, we’re all striving for equality. We all want the same rights and equal opportunities. We hear and see a lot of steps being taken in the right direction, but weirdly enough the world of fashion seems to be lagging behind. Why do we still have men’s and women’s sides of the store? Why are clothing items gendered at all? How come there are still separate menswear runway shows? And how come androgyny is generally perceived as women going for a slightly more masculine look. If you think about it we see women wear all sorts of clothing, we’ve adopted trousers, jackets, button-downs and full-on suits, but you rarely see a man wearing a dress or a skirt unless it’s a hugely controversial statement. It’s time for that to change. Fashion should be genderless, and it won’t happen until men wear skirts. So here are some awesome examples for you to get inspired.

Billy Porter

1. Everyone remembered the glorious dress Billy wore to the Oscars. It’s the epitome of class and honestly, it fits in perfectly among all the men in suits. See how easy it is to wear a dress but still look classy as hell? Billy knows how it’s done.

2. This gold ensemble for the Golden Globes. I mean, it’s in the name, so it makes sense to wear something gold or at least yellow. And this look is actually quite low key but stands out ‘cause we don’t see enough men in skirts.

3. But even someone as fabulous and fierce as Billy Porter has revealed that finding awesome gowns to wear to events isn’t something that’s easy, because designers and fashion houses aren’t on board with this idea yet, so they’ll invite you to their fashion show but they won’t send you clothes for events.

4. The pride parade is as good a day as any to try something new and riskier, and this Christian Siriano rainbow tulle dress was what Billy chose.