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"Gender-neutral clothing is a growing trend in the fashion industry which is breaking down the traditional gender barriers and expressing themselves in new and unique ways”
As we look back into the history 1960’s, as soon as the baby was born parents welcomes the baby with toys and clothes, if it’s a baby girl they will buy pink colour dolls and frocks, if it’s a baby boy they will buy blue colour cars and shirts for them, but when they grow they start rejecting these set of norms used as gender identification as they realized that a particular colour or style of dress is not meant for gender identification, In recent years we all can see a drastic change in the style of dressing as gender-neutral clothing is breaking down the traditional gender barriers in fashion industry and allowing everyone to accept the way they are. So, let’s look down and understand what is gender-neutral clothing is all about?
What is Gender-neutral clothing?
Gender-neutral clothing is type of clothing that is designed to be worn by people of any gender identity. Clothes are being designed in such a manner that focuses on comfort as per the body type without having any specific colour or pattern in mind. Now, fashion industries are more focusing on gender-neutral clothing as they are removing pressures, cultural restrictions and allowing everyone to wear as per their choice and comfort. There is no style that explains masculinity and femineity, what matters is that how you are comfortable with the dress you are wearing it. Gender-neutral fashion is helping an individual to express their choices and freedom in terms of their fashion sense by adopting new culture of fashion fluidity. Gender-neutral fashion can take many forms like it can be simple, minimalist, bold and expressive. It is designed in such a way that can be fit to any body type. The key is here that it is not designed by keeping a specific gender in mind.
According to the reports (2020), GEN-Z has been more open to different body types, body sizes and cultures by shaping the fluid fashion market. As current generation is accepting, promoting, and expressing it through their fashion style
Benefits of Gender-Neutral Fashion:-
Comfort:- In styling comfort comes first and this is how gender-neutral clothing justifying the sense of comfort in fashion industry by keeping in mind the importance of comfort while designing it so that a person can feel more relaxed and easy.
Breaking-Gender Stereotypes :- One of the major benefit of gender-neutral clothing is that they are helping in breaking down the gender stereotypes by removing the concept of specific colours meant for specific gender. Here, everyone is free to choose their taste of colours according to their choice without having any societal pressures.
Sustainability And Cost-effective :- The major benefit of wearing gender-neutral apparels is that they are very high qualitative as they lasts for long and pass on to any gender type without wasting unnecessary money.
More expressive in styling:- Gender-neutral clothing helps an individual in expressing their personality by removing traditional gender norms.
Gender Equality :- Gender-neutral clothing is promoting gender equality by not restricting the design and pattern to any specific gender which is leading to the wider acceptance in society.
Let us have a look on some Indian Fluid-Fashion Brands :-
Rishta by Arjun Saluja
Blend of fluid silhouettes from Rishta by Arjun Saluja, the brand is focusing more on gender-fluid apparels and breaking stereotype traditional fashion styling.
Anaam
Anaam by Delhi-based designer Sumiran Kabir Sharma launches designs and patterns which are dissolving stereotype designs by pushing the boundaries of what is possible in terms of gender-neutral and sustainable fashion.
Huemn
Huemn by Pranav Sharma is well known for its fluid and gender-neutral designs that are focusing more on innovative and boundary pushing designs that are more versatile and adaptable for wider range of types.
Conclusion:-
Gender-neutral clothing is a trend that has entered in the new era of fashion or we can say it’s just like a movement that is focusing on breaking down the boundaries of traditional gender stereotype thinking and creating an opportunity for the acceptance of all people regardless of their gender identity where clothing is no longer defined by traditional gender norms but instead reflecting multiple gender identities and creating diverse society.
