[ExI] Why are women's clothing so much more flamboyant than men's?

[William Flynn Wallace]

males are almost always much more flamboyant than females, but it's not
true for our own species.   John Clark

Au contraire - you are thinking of the era of the dowdy suit for men, a
fashion that should have died long ago, and the tie with it.  There is
plenty of evidence that men have been dandies and clothes horses in past
centuries.  16th century for sure for men was very ornate clothing and
colors and lace and stockings......Fops, Cavaliers in particular

Today women want men in tuxes, which are nearly all alike.  Why?  Because
otherwise the men might show up in clothes competing with or even
outshining the women.  I would.  I love clothes with patterns and colors,
particularly yellow.  I would have made a great dandy.  A Cavalier or a
fop.  Big fancy feathers and purple hose.  I envy women who can wear
anything and be accepted.  But wear something foppish and you get called
queer.
bill w

On Sun, Dec 15, 2019 at 4:38 PM John Clark via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> From the antlers of elk to the plumage of birds to the coloration of fish,
> males are almost always much more flamboyant than females, but it's not
> true for our own species. When I Googled "business women's pant suit" I got
> images of women in hot pink
>
> Hot Pink
> <https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fae01.alicdn.com%2Fkf%2FHTB18jyMluGSBuNjSspbq6AiipXao.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aliexpress.com%2Fitem%2FNew-Hot-Pink-Business-Women-Pants-Suit-Custom-Size-Ladies-Wedding-Dinner-Prom-Outfit-2-Pcs%2F32863886571.html&tbnid=ZXMMu4THqzVHOM&vet=12ahUKEwi89O_41LjmAhWNUawKHSY4Bc8QMygiegUIARCzAg..i&docid=vqVebmPTsRszAM&w=800&h=1394&q=business%20women%27s%20pant%20suit&ved=2ahUKEwi89O_41LjmAhWNUawKHSY4Bc8QMygiegUIARCzAg>
>
> And bright red
>
> Bright Red
> <https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legalleeblonde.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F12%2Fholiday-season-work-day-outfit-1440x2160.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legalleeblonde.com%2F2018%2F12%2Fwhat-to-wear-work-today-womens-red-pant-suit-holiday-giveaway.html&tbnid=n5onKC7e60t8JM&vet=12ahUKEwjc-6KO07jmAhUFiqwKHZuhCDkQMyg1egUIARDvAg..i&docid=8AQqlxjksQ5yeM&w=1440&h=2160&q=working%20women%27s%20pant%20suit&ved=2ahUKEwjc-6KO07jmAhUFiqwKHZuhCDkQMyg1egUIARDvAg>
>
>
> And vivid Yellow
>
> Vivid Yellow
> <https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fbecomechic.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F06%2FStylish-Womens-Suits-For-Work-4.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fbecomechic.com%2Fstylish-womens-pant-suits-for-work%2F&tbnid=vCj_9P3HmtslwM&vet=12ahUKEwjc-6KO07jmAhUFiqwKHZuhCDkQMyhAegUIARCFAw..i&docid=hoBKUw2w7AgsaM&w=633&h=949&q=working%20women%27s%20pant%20suit&ved=2ahUKEwjc-6KO07jmAhUFiqwKHZuhCDkQMyhAegUIARCFAw>
>
> I can't imagine a male IBM executive showing up to a meeting in a hot pink
> suit even if he had a standard black tie. But why not?
>
> John K Clark
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