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Historic garb as inspiration for modern fashion (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 month ago by Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz to c/malefashionadvice@lemmy.world

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I spent sometime years ago being part of the SCA during which I learned of the wealth of beautiful mens garb historic global cultures have had and ever since then I have wondered why modern people and men even more so use close to none of it. Is the problem that old means its passé, despite the fact that fashion is very cyclical with old being new within like 30 years? Is the idea that it would be cultural appropriation that is the problem? Or is modern manufacturing just not capable of it? Some examples of what Im talking about but not exhaustive: https://pin.it/1Tyx8zNbP https://pin.it/45cuzzliu https://pin.it/6jq6GlZbJ

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[–] BigGovernment@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

The current style trends for men are very conservative, so you don't see a lot of more expressive outfits everyday. I've seen a few pieces that are somewhat similar to your first two examples. Like this jacket. Men are pressured to dress more very plainly these days. You see some expression by celebrities, but it doesn't reach what ordinary people wear.

Beyond the current masculine culture, there's pressures of modern society. Are you going to wear something like that to work everyday? Are you ready to dry clean or handwash your outfits that often? It seems like a lot of fabrics, patterns, and styles didn't survive the development of mechanized washing.