I have been exploring androgyny for a while and this is some of the research of designers I have looked into.
Nathan Jenden was one of the first designers I explored. Some of his women's wear has a masculine feel to it, the women are wearing suits in the image below. I am interested in androgony as it takes away the typical sex roles and portrays that no matter what the sex you can do and be what you feel like. Times before the 1920's it would have been unacceptable for a women to wear trousers and a suit, the 20's was a massive influence in changing this.
Theres something interesting about the change in attitudes of women's wear, but it seems that in mens wear it isnt widely accepted that they can wear skirts or a dress, I want to test this and experiment with an unacceptable world. Testing peoples attitudes towards fashion excites me, I want it to be acceptable for both a man and a women to be able to wear the same garment.
Looking back at KTZ mens wear the idea that men can wear feminine clothes has been tested and in my opinion works well, they appear to be both suitable for both sexes. This collection is from the AW 2013.
It is interesting how KTZ has explored feminine clothing on males. I have taken huge inspiration from KTZ throughout this project and the research conduced has heavily influenced my ideas towards my garment and my sampling.
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