But for whom? And perhaps more importantly, why?Ī woman putting on a man’s button-down shirt after sex is just one example from the canon of idiotic fashion tropes that has yet to die. We can blame the media or the patriarchy (or both!) for the ease with which we willingly slip into things that start with “miracle,” end with “enhancing,” or demonstrate our ability to conceive and deliver a child with the maternal strength of all of Zeus’s lovers combined, but that doesn’t negate the fact that we do it. You can also see what we’re up to by signing up here.Īs women in a society of horny animals masquerading as “developed” people, we are probably used to eschewing a utilitarian wardrobe to appeal to a sexual partner’s tastes. The archives will remain available here for new stories, head over to Vox.com, where our staff is covering consumer culture for The Goods by Vox.
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