But the clothes the women wore in this case were not highly colourful and not of various styles, as shown in the Instagram link above.
I think you know my feelings on dress codes and being confined by society’s expectations.
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IMO Stations still hire male news casters for ‘gravitas’ and women for ‘eye candy’. This is indeed due to the patriarchy and should be changed.
Exactly. Reposting your link for emphasis.
But the fact remains the women’s clothes in semi-formal settings like news broadcasting are intrinsically much more variable than men’s clothes, which are pretty much always a dark-coloured suit. Because of that, there is an expectation of variation, and the absence thereof will be noticed. Not saying that this is how it should be, but that this the current fashion reality.
It may be true for some stations and networks more than others, and depends to some extent on the perceived audience. Fox News is infamous for “eye candy”, but that’s because most of its viewers are shallow misogynistic dumbasses.
Yeah, the claim isn’t that these particular women wore clothes that stood out. It’s that men’s formal fashion has much less variation that comes standard. It’s harder to tell the difference between a guy who wore the same suit every day and one who wore a different suit every day.
The male business suit seems to have been designed to have the men all look the same, like a uniform, while the female business suit or dress does not seem to have this aspect.
If the goal was to see what would be noticed, then this experiment makes sense. Have the women wear something that doesn’t stand out, and the men as well. If the goal is to see what would be commented on, then it would make more sense to make sure the men’s clothing was noticed by having them dress in something that would be remembered from day to day.
Finally, I’d actually suspect that women would be more likely to notice and to comment on women’s fashion. Men are less likely to notice, and those who did would be less likely to know it was a fashion faux pas. And, even if they did, there’s at least a subsection of men who would think it wasn’t their place to comment on women’s appearances (though another subset who would think they needed to).
Have the women wear the same outfit as each other for more than one day (different outfits per day) and I think more men would notice. Have the men wear the same outfit as each other, and I think few of either gender would notice.
That’s just what men’s formal/business fashion looks like.
Yep! I’ve been a Jeopardy! contestant, and they told us to bring at least three different outfits to the studio.