Yes, Men Used to Wear Dresses, High Heels, and the Colour Pink
Gender-specific clothing did not exist until very recently in history
Last December, Harry Styles made history as the first male in 127 years to appear on the US Vogue cover. And he did so while wearing a dress. It sparked a wave of criticism from conservative commentators and activists who claimed that men wearing dresses undermines masculinity.
Following the release of Harry’s cover, one conservative commentator Candace Owens tweeted, “bring back manly men.”
Bring back from when?
Too often, people seem to forget that what is today considered as either typically male or female is nothing more than a social construct shaped by years of history and evolving fashions.
And to find examples of men wearing dresses, high heels, or the colour pink, we don’t have to look that far back in time.
Dresses and skirts used to be gender-neutral
The photograph you see on the left-hand side is of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt when he was two and a half…
