Reine, we are, after all is said and done, largely imitators and a possible excuse for a cd wearing short skirts and other "men gathering wardrobe items" could be that they imitate what they admire on gg's,and not fully realizing that they can be attracting "the wrong crowd". If one has little faith in one's ability to put together a fashionable wardrobe, then to copy what seems appealing is pretty easy. It is how we learn and copying is a sincere form of flattery.
The other question is whether one is displaying a gender role or a sexual role, and as demonstrated by the readership of such topics as dating men and dating other cd's, there is some valid reason for wives to worry as to whether there are not some bi- or gay overtones to dressing in such a way.