I would love to know. Does anyone think a woman in a trouser suit looks good?
For me it’s just too masculine. Nothing cute or feminine at all. I hate them.
SUZY
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I would love to know. Does anyone think a woman in a trouser suit looks good?
For me it’s just too masculine. Nothing cute or feminine at all. I hate them.
SUZY
I would tend to agree, but I've seen a few with ponytails and think they look nice. I think when it comes to suits, it comes down to the hair. For me at least.
All I can say is a woman wearing a trouser suit is well tolerated by society.
Now a man in a skirt suit - he would be labelled a pervert. Such are double standards in this society.
In my opinion skirts would look better on both men and women than pants. We don't ride horses or bicycles routinely so why should men be compelled to wear pants?
Johanna
I think it is what you wear with the trouser suit. I own 3 of them, and usually wear them with very feminine satin blouses. I think they then look pretty feminine. Since I don't wear a wig, I have no comment on the hair! My own hair, what there is left, is usually about 1/8th inch long/!
I hate the trouser suit.
And I really hate seeing GG's wear ties.
Some are very stylish (and sexy) but I still prefer seeing women in business in a dress or skirt.Quote:
Originally Posted by suzy1
I hate manditory ties on genetic men for formal wear.Quote:
Originally Posted by StaceyJane
Johanna
IMHO it depends to a great degree on who is wearing the"trouser suit". There are some women that look good no matter what they are wearing.
Yes women can look good in trouser suits
Its not a look that is for everyone but it can be sexy
I dunno, although I prefer skirts and dresses most of the time, sometimes a nice pair of pants makes me feel very feminine, like last week I had to go grocery shopping and it was very cold and blustery so I went with a black turtleneck and khaki pants with knee-highs and cute flats, my women's pants kind of swirl around the ankles and with the nylon peeking out underneath, there was nothing masculine about me!
I have this attraction to strong women and women in powerful positions....A corporate type in a buisness suit has a certain flair and even though she may not l;ook her most feminine in these suits...one just can't help but imagine what she is wearing underneath...
i prefer a flouncey dress with a fitted or cropped blazer over it
eg
http://images2.chictopia.com/photos/...cessor_400.jpg
pants.. yuck!
Trouser suites are like blue jeans and sweatshirt . . . hardly feminine. Just women crossdressing like men and getting away with it.
I've been complaining about such things to my wife for years! I've tried to push that line and gotten some weird looks. In many ways, I think if I went out dressed in women's clothing but made no attempt to feminize my look otherwise, I'd have more problems than going out full femme, even though I am in no way passable.Quote:
Originally Posted by JohannaH
But I'm straying off topic...
I have seen a few that carry the look ok, but in general I'm against women wearing trouser suits.
-Bridgette
To each her own, I guess. I am sorry you hate them. A suit is important in some situations. I don't own one yet but I am shopping for one.
S
I don't think you've strayed as far off topic as you think... I mean, we like to wear women's clothing for our own reasons, should we not accept women wearing traditionally male clothing without second thought?Quote:
Originally Posted by Maid Bridgette
Sure, it is perfectly fair to say the conventions are different, it has been mentioned earlier. Women can seem to get away with wearing men's clothing much easier than men wearing womens... but even still, as un-fair as it is, can we really "hate" (a word mentioned a few times) them for it? Could it all just a by-product of womens suffrage, the requirement to appear more male to fit into positions that were traditionally male only?
Perhapse we are all the brink of male sufferage... the right for men to wear and do all that females traditionally did? I would like to think it a possibility.
Trouser suits look fantastic with the right shoes, a nice blouse and some choice accessories. They can be elegant, smart, professional-looking and sexy. I have one and it's cut differently from mens trousers and they hang really nicely
Some of them look fine. I prefer to see women in dresses, but that's not dealing in reality. And I've seen some way smokin' hot women in terrific looking trouser suits that would never be mistaken for anything masculine.
I don't prefer them, but I don't hate on 'em either.
This woman looks JUST LIKE ME in my business attire, BORING!:straightface:
Well, maybe I bit trimmer. And, of course I DON'T wear heels to work. :heehee:
And Oh! LOOK AT her gorgeous figure and HAIR!:daydreaming:
OMG! I guess I never realized I looked SO HOT in a suit before!:brolleyes:
I mean, nothing sexy to see HERE! KEEP MOVIN' FOLKS!
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As a guy who dresses like a girl sometimes, I'm ok with girls dressing like guys, too. Fair's fair. I think a girl in a mens' suit, tie, and fedora is pretty hot, anyway. ;)
I was going to say something about at least looking decent and well put together... but I'm a grungy schlub too, so that would be hypocritical.
I think I'll just draw my personal line at wearing pajamas or sweatpants in public. That just screams "I've given up on life!"
A real woman can make blue jeans and sweatshirts sexy... same applies to trouser suites... they can be very sexy... agree with the tie comment though... ties are just yuky!Quote:
Originally Posted by Carol Sue
Think about it ... women started wearing pants about 80-90 years ago. They were the 1st cross dressers. Maybe after another 80-90 years MTF cross dressers will be accepted by society too .... too bad I won't be around to see it ... :-(Quote:
Originally Posted by Carol Sue
Hillary Rodham Clinton is a prime exmple of the classic trouser suit wearer. Well tolerated in society, but unfortunately not very feminine.
I suppose they are all right in some situations, but I prefer skirts and dresses! As soon as a man can walk down the street wearing a dress, and it seems normal, than I will give my approval on trouser suits!
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Originally Posted by JohannaH
JohannaH,
Well said. I like your view.
I think women look better in skirt. As for me, I wear pants all the time in guy mode. I would never be in pants when en femme!
I used to think they weren't feminine until I got one.
Now I have 2 and they definately do not feel or look masculine in any way.
A fully lined pair of pants that zip up the side is definately feminine.
I find it hard to look good in them, all the details become more important.
The accesories and shaping all have to be better ect.
That simple top that looks ok with a skirt, can look kinda butch with trousers.
I think they can look feminine or they can look like you just arent trying and threw something on in a hurry.
Some women definately can pull it off and look very good in them.
One of the things I enjoy about dressing is all the options you get, so many more colors, fabrics and styles.
So I like trying everything.
I think my pantsuit experiments have taught me how to accesorize better, and they dont feel at all masculine.
Wow all I have to say is Anne Hathaway. Her looks, her shoes and her natural beauty, what a beautiful trouser suit. Now as someone mentioned Hillary Clinton, nothing against her but I do not think she was trying to be sexy. The right cut accentuating the right curves and shoes and accessories make the outfit. I sometimes like the look a trouser suit gives I just need to have them altered which I have never been brave enough to do to get the right cut and shape. Again some women like has been mentioned look uber sexy in sweats or the best Shania Twain look a mans dress shirt and beautiful legs sticking out underneath.
When it comes to women in suits with slacks. Take a look at hillary clinton. Do you see anything sexy/femme/appealing? The pic that Avana posted is much more appealing.
I almost succumbed to buying a trouser suit yesterday,but decided the skirt would be nicer,but became a moot point because alas the jacket was too short in the arms (a common problem for us),I did buy 2 blouses that are really femme though,which I think would look great at softening up a Trouser Suit.I can't think of any other fashion Item that polarises opinion amongst us as much
For U.K. girls,the shop I was in was Matalan,£25 for the suit (Trouser or Skirt) and Blouse (diff styles and colours)
Golly, would you rather us gg's just take up an aframe (wife beater) and torn jeans?
If I'm gunna dress up it's going to be "dress up" not down. What else would be worn, t shirt? Not a lot of choices less you want to look like a slob.
While I prefer dresses and skirts, this is not the 50's and most women are not June Cleaver. Women have been wearing the trouser suit for many years now (became popular in the 70's) and most look damn good doing so. Besides, a pair of trousers can take the chill off on a cold day.
The trouser suit became a necessity as more and more women entered the workforce. It was dangerous with bare legs in most industrial situations.
LOL , in the 60s Shirley Eaton was denied entrance to a restaurant cuz she was wearing one.
I did not say they were designed in the 70s. Obviously, they were not popular yet when Shirley Eaton wore it to a resturant and was denied entry in the 60s. Paying attention in reading class always helps.Quote:
Originally Posted by Funny Girl
I wear pants in drab mode so why when I'm fem would I want to wear pants???? I do have a pair of jeans and a couple of ladies trousers, but only were them in extreme situations.
and of course it must fit and maybe show a little of your curves in the right places. I have a brown pinstriped pants suit and it also has a matching skirt so I wear it either way. It always seemed that the pants were a little to short with heels but I have noticed that heels showing is coming back or maybe it never left.:eek: I enjoy wearing it with the trousers especially when out shopping.:) But then again most of the time I am out shopping I do wear flats.:heehee:Quote:
Originally Posted by DebsUK
I'm not sure about a suit per se, but I do enjoy wearing a nice blazer and slacks at times and don't think it is at all unfeminine. With some cute heels and a nice tank it can be quite attractive.
Personally, I prefer the skirt suit look especially with heels and boots and I absolutely hate girls in ties but, some women seem to be able make trouser-suits look really feminine.
Which is why I bought a couple of women's suits and pairs of trousers to see if I could do it and, I have to admit I quite liked them but they do have to be worn with heels, it's a must!!
Also, they're actually quite sensual to wear as they're nothing like my "man-suit" which I also hate wearing by the way, along with a shirt and tie(and any collar to be honest).
Based on a lot of the pics I've seen here, I've seen many of us (though not me personally) pull the look off fairly well and look sexy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alisa
-Tatyana
Does a zoot(sp?) suit count?
"trouser suits"
Somewhere during my childhood my mind began keeping a list of words/terms that just don't "work" for me. I don't know why...they just don't, lol. The word "trousers" is on that list. So is the word "lavatory", as well as a few others. :)
Maybe it is because I had an artistically gifted grandmother who was intricately entangled in the eccentric proclivities that often accompany well-to-do “socialites”. I have childhood memories when visiting her of being stuffed into my little dark suit and carted off to some country club dining event to be shown off to her important “friends”. I was never allowed to call her “grandma”. She always used words like “trousers”, “lavatories” and other “interesting” formalities. It was quite amusing and a bit mystical for me at that young age. (for about 5 minutes, anyway...lol). I also remember visiting her a few years later, just before she died. She was still talking...but incoherently to herself...as she proceeded to slowly roll her wheelchair back and forth into the wall of her room. Every time I hear the word “trousers”...I think of her...go figure, lol. It only sounds “right” to me if it comes from a gentleman’s mouth that is on his knees measuring your inseam at a suit fitting. :heehee:
Sorry for that little digression...
“Does anyone think a woman in a trouser suit looks good?”
(trouser “suits“, not trouser “snakes”, right?)
Define “good”.
If you mean “effective” like Suze Orman selling financial strategies on an infomercial...maybe. (in a domineering “I’m always right” sort of way, lol).
If you mean “good” as in “professionally authoritative” in the business world...probably.
If you mean “good” as in “sexually appealing” feminine attire...
...with a minimum of 4” heels...it’s a stretch...but...maybe a little bit.
...with low heels or (God forbid) “flats” of any kind...a definite deal killer (unless she is my attorney, lol)
So, final result of all judges’ scores...a dark business suit with skirt & black 4” heels is the best ROI. :thumbsup:
jus' my thoughts...never claimed they were stable...:D
:love:
I think a good looking woman in a finely taylored suit can be very sexy.
Orchid
Agreed Orchid. I've seen some HOT women that look VaVoom in their trouser suits.
A woman wearing a trouser suit is a crossdresser.
To me, a women in most anything looks good. :)
I like women in suits. Recently saw a show where the women dancers had on suits, hat and canes. They didn't have anything on under the suits. Very sexy.
Hillary Rodham Clinton would never look sexy even in a dress. That is the key. Models can look great in anything, Some women can't look great in anything. That includes some of us.
Some of you seem to be under the misapprehension that the role of the female and what is the most 'feminine' is to be as sexy as possible at all times. Well, that may be the case for the occasional crossdresser when assuming that feminine position - but, dammit, women are more than a two dimensional cardboard cutout for others to paint on their ideas of femininity and sexuality 24/7. We have to work, we have to take care of our daily tasks, we have to live within our budgets - yet somehow there are always people who seem to disapprove of us if we also aren't trying to look like some sort of fashion plate.
IMHO, It's one thing to say 'I don't like the fashion of x or y style on women' - like jeans, or trouser suits. It's entirely another thing to say, 'it makes me mad to see women wearing y or x' or 'I hate women wearing y or x.' Because quite often that clothing comes along with certain roles. There's no way in hell I would wear any sort of dress to work my job most of the time - I work with the public in an outdoors setting and a dress or skirt (or even a trouser suit) would be out of place at best (making the people I'm interacting with uncomfortable because I'm not fitting in with their idea of what a naturalist is) and completely obscene and innappropriate at worst (a sundress in a windy climate, when you're leading a talk with a sizeable group of people? I'd get complaints for indecent exposure and ruin my credibility for being knowledgeable about this climate and environment). Telling me that I shouldn't be wearing "masculine clothes" (which I buy in specifically female cuts in specifically female sections of stores, tyvm) is telling me that I shouldn't be working this 'masculine job' which I have the skills, training and passion to do. They go hand in hand. (All but one of the paid staff where I work is natally female, by the way.)
I wear exactly the clothing I want to wear and most often my choice comes down to, 'what's appropriate for my schedule and my mood today?' rather than 'what's going to look the absolute cutest?' Because, honestly, I think wearing the outfit in that one link to work? Yeah, that would probably get lots of pointed hints that it was innappropriate and that I should go home to change. A trouser suit? Probably also fifty times too dressy, especially if I was going to be seeing the public. Even a trouser suit is just not practical, outdoors-y clothing.
Babeba you are exactly on the mark as far as wearing appropriate clothing for the particular environment your in. The subject of the thread was opinion of trouser suits on women.
Hmmm, I can't agree with this. At all. By this logic, so would any woman wearing pants, shorts, or if you want to go back far enough, shoes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Emma England
If you had said that you don't like wearing them, then I would nod my head in approval for your personal styling choices. But to know there are people out there who pass judgment on my level of feminity based on what I wear makes me feel as if they see me in a one dimensional light, and I feel somewhat objectified.Quote:
Originally Posted by suzy1
This argument is wishful thinking, it is old as the hills, and it is very far off the mark. Just so you know, I wear pants and I am not a crossdresser. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Emma England
It is more appropriate to say that women have a much greater range of clothing choices than men do.
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Originally Posted by Babeba
Babeba answered beautifully. The leading opinion was accompanied with a rather strong statement about 'hating' women who wear trouser suits.Quote:
Originally Posted by EllieOPKS
I am feeling bad for starting this thread now having read some of your comments.
Sorry Reine, Babeba, Ellie.
The thing is, I can see your point and agree.
It was just my feelings on them that’s all.
Reine, I did not say I hated women, I meant I hated the trouser suit they are wearing!
SUZY