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There is plenty of unisex clothes out there now, but you still have to look for them. But, I have found there is quite a selection of women's clothes that are neutral enough for men to wear and I wear them often. This is especially true of pull over tops. There used to be more men's clothes in colors more characteristic of what women wear, but those seem to have disappeared for now. It happened as a lot of men struck back against the feminist forces. More beards, more macho dress, etc. But thrift stores, as a consequence, have a lot of the discarded pink, purple, lavender, etc. shirts and is a great source for those. I don't think widespread unisex clothing will likely become more the norm, but it has had periods when it was more common and it goes back and forth a lot. It would be nice if skirts became more commonly worn by men and women, but until there is some major cultural changes I don't see that happening. A few years ago kilts became more commonly seen; now it is rare. I still have one and when that becomes more acceptable I will start wearing that. But for now, in public, I often where women's tops that are more unisex or men's shirts in feminine colors. People get the message and few have problems with it. My shape does not allow me to wear women's jeans. They look weird. But the bottom line is, women have far more flexibility than men in clothes selection and acceptance. That is cultural and if men were more willing to break from tradition, in time, men would have more flexibility as well. Women have that flexibility because they fought the highly restrictive expectations of the past. For some reason, men tend to stick closer to traditional standards and in our society the image is that men must be strong and secure and be the steady leader. A lot of women also expect that, so men's fashions stay pretty much the same. But women earned their stylish flexibility and, I think, they work hard to maintain that.
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