Men’s pieces that occupied the women’s closet

Throughout history, many transformations have taken place in the way of dressing as a result of human behavior, combined with the political and social movements that generations have witnessed. In the 21st century it would be no different. The debate on current identity issues is an example that fashion continues to follow these movements.

Although women’s struggle to escape social standards seems endless, today they feel safer to wear whatever they want, regardless of the binary classification of common sense: “blazer is male, skirt is female“. The fact is that the consolidation of this security comes from long before the deconstructed looks appeared on social networks, as renowned stylists like Coco Chanel It is Yves Saint Laurent had already expressed, through their creations, the freedom that is to be able to recognize your identity when wearing a certain piece. Coco Chanel gave freedom to women, while saint laurent empowered them, as a special edition of the program reports “The Forum“, transcribed in a publication on the website BBC News.

_{Sketch Le Smoking 1966; Le Tuxedo haute couture by Yves Saint Laurent; Reinterpretation of Le Smoking by Vaccarello (Photo: Publicity/Musée Yves Sain Laurent Paris/Vogue)}

In the decade of 1920Chanel created the suit female, costume consisting of a blazer and pants or a skirt, still associated with executive environments, with low adherence by the female public at the time. Saint Laurent’s interest, however, was not just to make the image of women more beautiful, but to adapt it to the social context of the 1990s. 1960, a period marked by rebellion and a revolution in women’s wardrobe. It was at this moment that Saint Laurent created his most iconic piece, the tuxedo, until then much used by men while they gathered to smoke after dinner. From then on, overalls, suits, jackets It is trench coats also became produced for female bodies.

_{Men’s pieces worn by women (Photos: Eloan Anquez/StreeTrends Luiza Brasil/Instagram Fred Othero/Instagram Jaylim/StreeTrends)}

The fashion of 2023 and future trends show that pieces attributed for many years to the men’s closet are already part of the female identity, offering a variety of pieces ranging from tailoring to the more casual style, and it is even possible to mix the two in a single production . The productions published by fashionistas and celebrities, for example, indicate that the oversize blazer, shorts, tie, oxford shoes It is tailoring with sneakers are the bets of the latest trends for different genres.

Featured Photo: Look with a tie; Luiza Brasil; Oversize blazer. Photos: Modehunter/Instagram; Playback/Instagram; Jaylim/Instagram