For those of you who were unaware, it's Men's Fashion Week in Milan and things are looking good. That is, until Jean Paul Gaultier (the guy who's cologne has a bottle shaped like a sailor) showed his new line. It's full of the weird, like wetsuits and jackets that very well may be made out of gold, but that's not all that shocking. It's the runway. It's ok to be a little grandiose. The thing that raised my eyebrow was JPG's need to blur gender lines by putting his male models in things like skirts and (gasp) fishnets.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm not totally against guys wearing certain women's pieces. For instance, depending on your build, you have to get women's skinny jeans if you want them to actually be skinny. But guys just can't pull off most of women's style, because it takes that feminine touch to make them work. I mean come on, a pencil skirt is all but pointless on a guy.
Alternatively, that same delicate touch is exactly what makes it so endearing when the tables are turned. And I don't just mean when a girl puts on your shirt the morning after (even though that's damn sexy), I'm talking layers, folks.
Granted: being cute from jump helps you pull off the look a bit better.
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