tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614437.post4066671556353494683..comments2014-08-04T18:12:12.424-04:00Comments on Hawthorn Thistleberry: Clothing and gender identityHawthorn Thistleberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00358395505794303985noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25614437.post-8581202124939311082009-05-19T12:53:00.000-04:002009-05-19T12:53:00.000-04:00People within the academic world have tried to sep...People within the academic world have tried to separate gender from sexuality but due to the social contract ('western')it is impossible to do so. Eccentric designers have tried to add some flair to menswear but sadly it never leaves the catwalk though the colour pink has slowly filtered into men's fashion where it is now acceptable to have pink shirts. A social contract ironically is a societal compilation of whats acceptable and whats not. Though in South Africa, I live in a multi-cultural society which blurs the lines of what a guy can wear, in fact we are use to people wearing arbitrary items since it makes a statement. <br /><br />And have you ever noticed that art students/artists have this unseen passport that enables them to wear 'outrageous' clothes? I can recall countless times of guys wearing skirts (of all designs) with multi-coloured knee-socks! It was awesome! When I was an undergrad, I had a professor who at times wore wrap-around-skirts with a odd looking hat. <br /><br />At the end of the day, it all depends on which social contract you are bound to.Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437255629373580551noreply@blogger.com