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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Charlie Teasdale

‘I prefer women’s jeans – men’s lack design subtlety’: why men are buying womenswear

From left, Richard Biedul in his chocolate brown Jil Sander suit; Arket cropped straight-leg jeans, £77; Cos ribbed tank top, £15; Uniqlo pleated wide-leg trousers, £34.90; from Jean Paul Gaultier’s ready-to-wear menswear, shown in Milan, autumn 1999.
From left, Richard Biedul in his chocolate brown Jil Sander suit; Arket cropped straight-leg jeans, £77; Cos ribbed tank top, £15; Uniqlo pleated wide-leg trousers, £34.90; from Jean Paul Gaultier’s ready-to-wear menswear, shown in Milan, autumn 1999. Composite: Guardian Design; Fairchild Archive/Penske Media via Getty Images

Earlier this year, a frenzy of unisex affordability gripped TikTok’s menswear followers when a series of videos championed a stretchy, sleeveless vest from the women’s section of Target, the US supermarket.

Made by Good Day, male influencers took to the platform to praise the $8 (£6.40) price, its comfort (courtesy of a cotton/spandex mix) and how the design complements the male physique. “The black one in particular is the ideal gym tank top,” said Xander Torres, 30, a Vancouver waiter and menswear blogger in one of his videos. “The way that it’s cut does a good job of accentuating your shoulders and chest. Like, I feel hot in it – and that’s what you want.”

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