It is said that lord created men and women as
equals, but in reality it is not so. The statement may appear outrageous but a
few facts support this, at least when it comes to fashion! Ask any man who is
generally better attired between the two sexes and the unanimous answer would
be women.
I remember
the times when most of the members of opposite sex that I came across, right
from the childhood stole the march in terms of dressing. The boys would wear
simple shirts and shorts with ordinary shoes most of the times , regardless of
the occasion. Only the hues varied depending on whether one was going to school
or attending a party. Girls wore frocks, skirts , nice tops, even lovely
looking clips on hair, depending on their hair style. Even the frocks varied
from straight to pleated ones to rather fancy frilled ones. Their moms would
ensure that eyes were lined withy kohl and even shining trinkets added to the
sparkle. I knew it was a race where I
never stood a chance to win.
Come the
teen years and only change that happened
was a switchover to full pants instead of shorts. One could take pride in
wearing bell bottoms or the blue jeans that were the sign of changing times.
The world changed all together when it came to women. The coming off age was
celebrated with salwar suits, churidars, lehngas, fancy blouses, skirts with
laces , and petite looking sarees, mini skirts et al. It was a time when I realized
how lopsided the equation was. Also, while learning about Pareto, I started to
understand, the significance of 80-20 rule. Eighty percent of the fashion,
perfume, clothing and apparel industry catered for the needs of women. It is
only in the recent years that the whitening creams , hair revival and toning gels, colognes and perfumes for
the men have arrived to their rescue .
The list is huge if one delves into other arena like
sports, fitness, shoes,bags,magazines, undergarments and perfumes. Go to a sporting event or
visit a beach. The men would be running around in the trendy shoes with branded
tees and shorts while women would be scampering around in all styles of bikinis,
trendy skirts, shorts, tights, stilettos , and the works displaying their well
toned figures.
A successful
man is one who can earn more money than what his wife can possibly spend, where
as a successful woman is one who can find that man according to Lana Turner. A
women who is shabbily dressed is remembered for the dress : dress impeccably and
they remember the woman. The style icon, Coco Channel has brilliantly summed it
as
‘“Fashion
is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the
street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.”
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Aha!Do i see a man going green?Very uncommon :)
ReplyDeleteNot at all but merely acknowledging a fact, Induji:)
DeleteWomen do have a great choice & also have better options- colours, styles, designs... Glad that at least somewhere they get a better deal than men :)
ReplyDeleteSure and well deserved too!
DeleteHehe don't want to admit it but hell yeah it's true :)
ReplyDeleteTrue for sure, Sujatha:)
DeleteWe do have unlimited choices and can dress up without having to worry about it. The trend is slightly moving onto men too... its becoming a 70-30 now? Men's fashion is gaining height and its good; they now dont have to sulk! they can dress and make up too!
ReplyDeleteThis race is difficult to win, but no regrets:)
DeleteWelcome, to my blog Linda!Thanks a lot.
ReplyDeleteIt is true that fashion and shops are skewed towards women, while men have far less choice. But when it comes to real equality - there is still a long way to go.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, Lady Fi
DeleteI agree that women are spoilt for choice when it comes to fashion and beauty products. Vanity is a feminine domain more than masculine.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely Rachna! The choices available to fairer sex are immense.
DeleteEven while buying presents, it is easy to buy for girls and women than the boys and men. No choices at all!
ReplyDeleteHa ha...true!
DeleteGod created men and women.
ReplyDeleteWithout giving away the secret ,God made women superior.
Men realised it much later.
Could'nt agree more, Mr Chowla! Thanks for reading.
ReplyDeleteYes, fashion mostly revolves around women, rightly so!
ReplyDelete:)
I just love the array of dresses we can wear.
Welcome to my blog! True and that is what adds colour to the world :)
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