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Cod pieces were in fashion during medieval times where needed modesty for tights grew into elaborate and ornately designed accessories that grew in size and cost. Other than men’s underwear, which by definition isnt normally worn as the outside layer, I wonder if there is anything in western culture that isolates, enhances and displays a man in that way?
For example, matadors have a very visible bulge worn into either pant leg in their pants, but surprisingly it is not concealed behind a large padded pouch on the front of the guy, like a jockstrap cup, for protection. It seems that a prominent leg bulge is integrated into the look, which is a ceremonially featured part of the sport.
Others have mentioned that it seems like men are wearing pants and shorts that show plenty of dick outlines. Clothing may not be cut as tight as it was in the 70s, but materials being used by designers are comfortable and allow freeballers and boxer wearers to leave support to what gravity will provide, resulting in lots of movement. It seems like we get to see more by accident, and the voyeur is left to wonder whether this is a result of the wearer’s intentional exhibition, or apathy.
But the times have also changed. Men’s worlds have become sexualized in the media like women, and GLBTQ rights and awareness, and changes in our culture means that men are more aware that they are under scrutiny in different ways, and with the internet and immediate access to information, very little remains hidden for long. So I really think that guys know how they are being seen and what shows, but maybe this also results in designers and wearers taking less fashion risk, and conforming to the societal norm, and we just do (and wear) what others do?
Think about it. When you think of the term “naked women” it used to conjure mental images of voluptuousness and fertility, like a Greek goddess, and “naked man” was presented as a punch line, or contrary to good taste, like “avoid the old naked man in the locker room, or on the nude beach.” But this just doesn’t hold true anymore- thanks to a fast moving news cycle, everything is reported with pictures on the 11 o’clock news, then lives forever in the visual record for anyone to access on demand.
There are fewer universal truths, and ideas require a few more words to get to everyone understanding the intended message in the same way. Thanks to social media, smart phone cameras, and google media search, Gen X, Millenials, and the younger that follow all think differently about privacy, and the meaning of what they see. I wonder if the volume of what is seen, combined with the immediacy and volatility, and accessibility affects this, too. There’s simply no time to get caught up in any one thing, because YOLO.
Since fashions tend to repeat, moving towards the opposite, reinventing prior eras, do you think we will again see a style that overtly features a man’s crotch as part of the design? Has this already taken the form of ripped jeans, Board swim shorts, or a uniform that athletes wear that the amateur fan will emulate? For example, “joggers” are updated sweatpants that are influenced by skinny jeans, and they show more on most guys. What will be next?
For example, matadors have a very visible bulge worn into either pant leg in their pants, but surprisingly it is not concealed behind a large padded pouch on the front of the guy, like a jockstrap cup, for protection. It seems that a prominent leg bulge is integrated into the look, which is a ceremonially featured part of the sport.
Others have mentioned that it seems like men are wearing pants and shorts that show plenty of dick outlines. Clothing may not be cut as tight as it was in the 70s, but materials being used by designers are comfortable and allow freeballers and boxer wearers to leave support to what gravity will provide, resulting in lots of movement. It seems like we get to see more by accident, and the voyeur is left to wonder whether this is a result of the wearer’s intentional exhibition, or apathy.
But the times have also changed. Men’s worlds have become sexualized in the media like women, and GLBTQ rights and awareness, and changes in our culture means that men are more aware that they are under scrutiny in different ways, and with the internet and immediate access to information, very little remains hidden for long. So I really think that guys know how they are being seen and what shows, but maybe this also results in designers and wearers taking less fashion risk, and conforming to the societal norm, and we just do (and wear) what others do?
Think about it. When you think of the term “naked women” it used to conjure mental images of voluptuousness and fertility, like a Greek goddess, and “naked man” was presented as a punch line, or contrary to good taste, like “avoid the old naked man in the locker room, or on the nude beach.” But this just doesn’t hold true anymore- thanks to a fast moving news cycle, everything is reported with pictures on the 11 o’clock news, then lives forever in the visual record for anyone to access on demand.
There are fewer universal truths, and ideas require a few more words to get to everyone understanding the intended message in the same way. Thanks to social media, smart phone cameras, and google media search, Gen X, Millenials, and the younger that follow all think differently about privacy, and the meaning of what they see. I wonder if the volume of what is seen, combined with the immediacy and volatility, and accessibility affects this, too. There’s simply no time to get caught up in any one thing, because YOLO.
Since fashions tend to repeat, moving towards the opposite, reinventing prior eras, do you think we will again see a style that overtly features a man’s crotch as part of the design? Has this already taken the form of ripped jeans, Board swim shorts, or a uniform that athletes wear that the amateur fan will emulate? For example, “joggers” are updated sweatpants that are influenced by skinny jeans, and they show more on most guys. What will be next?
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