Comments on: Designers and Metrosexuality

By: Furhan Hussain

Furhan Hussain — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:33:41 +0000

There’s no concrete evidence that proves women are more or less creative. However, historically speaking, more men have made it to the top in fields of art and literature. There’s no argument over that. Google can help clarify.

But, another question does arise. Do we see more men excelling in art and literature (historically speaking) because women have always been subjected to oppression? If so, has the situation improved ever since the liberate-women-movement started? I’d like to know.

By: Rameez A Khan

Rameez A Khan — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:31:05 +0000

History clearly shows that females are always (or say majorly) better in creative works (specially paintings and sculptures) and it also doesen’t means that men are not. Men are also as better as woman are but they are in minority.

Why you have mostly females in textile designing and fashion designing fields?

P.S: I have not classified creative attributes on the basis of gender. This is an exceptional case for textile/fashion/design fields.

By: Furhan Hussain

Furhan Hussain — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:40:12 +0000

Females are obviously better in these things History strongly contradicts you here. It's one of those local stereotypes that try to classify creative attributes on basis of gender. Without discussing behavior, start by listing down the number of famous women in fields of design (communication, cuisine, art, architecture, fashion and so on) to that of men. May be these metrosexuals are mostly found in fashion related fields because they are not accepted/tolerated in other fields. Perhaps you are confusing metrosexual with homosexual (like Hira), or metrosexual with effeminate here (all three terms have different meanings). Whatever you mean, where have you observed this in reality; people turning to fashion after being rejected elsewhere?

By: Rameez A Khan

Rameez A Khan — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:39:55 +0000

This trend of feminism in males has nothing to do with textile/fashion designing. Females are obviously better in these things where men can also do better (being very normal). Feminist style in males can be result of “kay ghar mai sirf aik bhai ho aur baaqi sisters hoon”.

May be these metrosexuals are mostly found in fashion related fields because they are not accepted/tolerated in other fields. And eventually they start considering themselves better to be a fashion designer.

By: Malik

Malik — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:17:14 +0000

@hira

There is a difference … between taking care of “Himself” AND transforming “himself” into “herself”.

If anyone ever saw a flamboyantly gay man walking down the street sporting a pink feather boa and sparkles over his eyes, they’d probably cringe and cross the street. But put the same gentleman as head of a fashion design collection and suddenly he’s an “artiste” and not some gay Jose from around the way.

There is nothing wrong in homosexuality, but there is lotsa problems with identity crisis, when a guy is not sure if he is a guy or girl. Most of guys who join fashion industry as fashion designers are mostly more inclined towards their feminine side, they understand women and can think like them, this is the reason why gay fashion designers are successful around the world.
I think a man should act like a man, no matter he is homosexual or heterosexual.