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Originally Posted by mfblume
Check to see how the change from robes to pants occurred among men. France again, with Nickers, and high heels, knee high stockings with frilly shirts, amongst the upper dales of politics. So should men not wear pants due to what was involved in the change? Let's not hold to a view at any cost of reason, neither deny a view due to political issues. The clothing is the clothing, period, despite what occurred with politics.
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The subject of the thread is about cross-dressing and how it relates to women.
I'm simply saying that if we are going to argue from the point of culture, it is important to me where that culture was derived. And that hasn't been a part of the subject on this thread. So, I can't agree with you that clothing is clothing, period, and it doesn't matter where it began.
I know that when you study fashion in the early 1400 and 1500's that the middle class began to change their styles which were set by the elites. You even state in your post that the men in elite society started running around like women with frills and heels.
So, as Randy stated earlier, the "political" and "upperclass" have always led the way in fashion. It is still true today. And that is a point of interest to me.
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