geschrieben von Stu at am 10.09. um 07:37:33 - als Antwort auf: Re: Long sleeved leotards on men von Sokejas at >http://www.riversedgedancewear.com/menlonsleevl.html>What exactly makes a leotard a "men's" leotard as distinct from a "ladies'" leotard is not clear to me anyway. How much difference can there be in the basic design? Differently sized in the crotch? Couldn't be much difference there, as I can fit my (rather large) manhood into the crotch of a "ladies'" leotard or unitard and it fits comfortably. Stretchy lycra fabric helps a lot, you know. I think the main difference is around the shoulders. I like to wear the smallest, tightest possible sizes of unitards to hold my manhood in place better, but the ladies' design feels a bit too narrow in the shoulders.>>Even though leotards for men have been around from the beginning, I have always wondered why there is this unwritten rule that men's leotards can only be short-sleeved or sleeveless, never long-sleeved. When I go into a dancewear store and ask for men's leotards or unitards, they show me a very small selection never with long sleeves. So by now I have learned to forget about "men's" leotards and just go for the big selection which is "ladies'" but in fact many of the "ladies'" leos and unitards go on men just as well, in L or XL size.>>I only like long sleeves, I never wear anything else. How come everybody assumes men can't wear long sleeves? Once I was in a dancewear store and bought a long-sleeved leotard; I asked the salesgirl why don't men wear long sleeves, and she said she knows a man who shops there who does wear long sleeves.>>Have you ever noticed in gymnastics, the men have their legs covered and their arms bare, while the women have their arms covered and their legs bare? When I go to the gymnastics newsgroup and ask WHY, they just get annoyed with me and say "that's the way it is!">>To me, the leotard has to have long sleeves to really look like a "leotard." I mean, the sleeveless ones, you can't tell them apart from a maillot bathing suit. The real "leotard" look has the fascinating contrast of fully exposed legs and fully covered arms. Only the leotard looks like that, the secret of its unique charm. Because that's the way it is! Actually, since the leotard has almost universally been accepted as a women's garment with little exception, i.e., wrestlers, gym workouts, boxers garb, stuff like that....you know, macho stuff, the male version of the leotard for dance/ballet nowadays, more than likely looks like the more macho version of application of such. I hope this either clears things up, makes it easier to understand or totally confuses you. That's the way I see it. Antworten zu diesem Beitrag: |
