Is there an historical reason why female formal dresses have a huge variety of styles compared to male ones where the only acceptable style is jacket with pants?

@linucs@lemmy.ml · 6M

Is there an historical reason why female formal dresses have a huge variety of styles compared to male ones where the only acceptable style is jacket with pants?

@Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works · 6M

Many people blame Beau Brummel

https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/a26870204/beau-brummell-style-toxic-masculinity/

@dumples@midwest.social · 6M

Ah aristocratic English man. What haven’t you made terrible

cabillaud · 6M

Fun fact:Charles II of England is considered to be the inventor of the three-pieces suit. At the time, French King Louis XIV ordered his footmen to adopt the vest as a way to debase the new English style.