THE CANNIBALISTIC

Fashion has been trying to scream it out loud; “We should all be feminist” but, should we though? I want to believe being a feminist is about equal rights, about making the same money as men do, about not being “shamed’ for our decisions concerning our careers, our bodies, our life. I would like to express my feelings about this whole feminism thing, and I’m afraid I’m going to be more like a “shame-minist” essay, than a feminist.  The first time I started to be aware of feminism was back in 2001 when my sister told me I should read one of Florence Thomas’ books, which I had the chance to read two years later. The book pretty much talks about how patriarchal our society is, and how as women we are told to prepare to be wives, and mothers in the Latin – American culture. Being 17 years old at the time, it seemed like a strong read for a teenager, but I’m thankful I came across the book, and that book formed some strong thoughts that I still live by. So, as I grew up in co...

“There are two kinds of style consciousness. (1) You’re trying to be different to be noticed and (2) you’re desperately trying to be not noticed. So no one alive can say they’re not clothes conscious, even hermits?” Tom Wolfe. It is fascinating to find out how much menswear has changed and evolved according to the facts of each époque; economy, politics, religion, weather, technology, transportation, communication, globalization, all of them build a system that affects individuals and communities, generations and ages; throughout costume and fashion man have expressed all the changes he has been exposed to. What we are experiencing now is just a beginning of what is about to happen; there are plethora of styles, designers, influencers, and magazines, men have more options and are taking other directions, more risks. Men are being adventurous, bolder; is it the time of a new ‘masculinity’, or a new ‘androgyny’? II. It has been a while, since courts restrict what peop...

Men and their minds are changing and so is the world and women. Taking a look to the latest fashions and magazines, men are taking more risks when it comes to fashion, color and experimentation. The silhouettes are bolder, and men wear as much accessories as women, and are as much interested and involved in aesthetic and trends as women do.  Today, Marc Jacobs is not the only man wearing a skirt; many men are getting more experimental with their clothes and life style in general. They are getting more open, flexible and “evolved” about their sexuality, their relationships, their families; it is the start of reinvention and redesign of the role of the man in the society. I. Women are starting to make as much money as men, they are also getting better jobs and things at the workplace seem to be more equal . The process is slow but it’s really happening, more and more women are climbing professionally and caring more about their careers. This whole thing of “who makes more ...