Did it really become gay attire or did straight men simply become more aware of gay men due to pride marches & activism? It's not like gay men publicly declared "Short shorts & crop tops are our thing now! Any man wearing them will be presumed gay". Instead, straight men realized that gay men looked & dressed a lot like them, in what was deemed manly attire at the time. Athletic & masc-coded too, very unlike the stereotype of the weakly effeminate sissy boy. The rest was straight gender policing
I have no authority in the matter, but what you describe sounds like it would be very neatly described as 'becoming "gay"' to me. AKA 'broadly culturally recognized as'. I think you two are saying the same thing?
To me it's the difference between gay men deciding on a look, like a youth subculture decides on a type of uniform, versus masc gay men simply dressing like other sexy masc men in order to look sexy and masc. Followed by a straight panic once straight men who dress the same way discover that gay men exist and dress just like... men. Regular men following mainstream fashion trends. So suddenly the sexy mainstream fashion is the devil and you can no longer show your ankles and pass for straight.
2/3 In other words, it's the difference between straight folk making up a new stereotype and gay men coming up with a uniform for themselves. The latter never happened. Gay men dress in all sorts of ways, just like straight men do. Some wear business attire, some are hipsters, some are metalheads. Imagine the same shit would play out with hipster "uniforms" in this day and age. Well-groomed beards & flannel shirts are suddenly deemed gay
3/3 To bring it more to the point, what happened was straight folk refusing to accept that gay men are regular people. They insisted gay men had to be somehow different and weird, so whatever they were seen in at pride parades became the new weird and was tabooized. It couldn't be that gay men were simply fellow human beings.
ansiichan
i want one, clothes are cool too i guess
funone77
Id wear this shit. Looks comfy AF.
FeloniousMonk13
Dude im (mostly) straight but I'd sport the FUCK outta that in the evening lmao
Kazpur81S
“Renewal!!”
JamesAHarrod
Simplicity or McAalls?
WolvesAreTheBestPeople
TheRedBaron8
I don't know what the fuck happened to being sexy, but men went to flanal town and never came back.
GrimmoShep
Id wear the fuck out of that. Excuse me?!
frenofafren
My 2 Dads used to dress like that.
Sebastopol140
That's still elegant, the universe just forgot about that.
astrangehop
Honestly this is why that shit always looks outta place. Coral goes great with gold patterns, if you have taupe, eggshell, and sandstone in the room.
InfocalypseRising
Which episode of Star Trek is this?
CrabbyBlueberry
"Angel One" It's a season one episode.
Baelnorn
Man those silk/satin ties don't hold my robe closed at all.
tmphillips11
Hashbrown123
I prefer real loungewear.
BrokenAnimal
The dude abides.
sadurdaynight
Which one is Batman, and which one is Robin?
SavageDrums
Are those guys hairy enough for the 70s?
Zetor
TBF, that looks super comfortable.
homoerection
Yeah, kinda want those flowy pants
banderan
Except that it’s undoubtedly polyester
SwissScars
me in the 70s . loved that shirt:
sadurdaynight
I just gotta ask about the Marlboro wall. Is there a story behind that?
SwissScars
I used to smoke and like a bit of colour, gave up smoking, my current habitat:
AzgarOgly
Remind me of James Bond movies.
SaturnineCult
Or these could be "aliens" from original Star Trek.
machmach
Bob122872
"Guys, you're wanted back on set. They turned the heat on so the room isn't so cold anymore."
itsjustplaid
They should bring this look back. Men deserve to feel pretty too.
Salticido
I unironically think it looks sexy.
Baelfyr3
Guy on the right could get it.
AlienJeffries81
ElectricSlideOrchestra
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1am5oamZrY2VrYzZ6ZGZzMmY2bXBvaGw3NGpreTR0d2c1eTlzejYwdSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/WqSSfNu7llGiQ/200w.webp
BosunMark
"Roommates" wear..
Kilo11
Can we bring this back
RomanValkre
Your welcome to... it would not look as good on me:( and my partners chin is not quite that... chiseled may be the right word here.
Kilo11
If i see one im buying it and posting a selfie
RestlessVagabond
Just look for men's satin robe and pants sets. They are easy to find.
historycat
Approved
emu314159127001
I thought of this exactly
redundancy
Number 1 nips right there
BrokenAnimal
They do make a nice couple though.
I bet their soirées are both excellent and entertaining.
DaveSamsonite
Are they brothers, like Seigfried and Roy?
ToenailClippingsJar
‘Roommates’
nonickname23
I also get the vibe that the last guest would be eaten at dawn.
SackCrow
Something something cheese fondue...
fformulaa
Hopefully ones that would even make Caligula blush!
Lokify
Considering what Caligula *did* to the citizens of Rome, I certainly hope NOT!
bikergeek6249
"What she asked of me at the end of the day, Caligula would have blushed"
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
The '70s were very equal-opportunity in terms of sexy, revealing clothing. Would be nice if we could bring that back.
HelpfulCorn
Just waiting for the NBA to bring back short shorts
homoerection
I can’t tell if he’s 60 or 30 but he’s got great legs. Time to go do more squats.
HotPinkk
That’s because it wasn’t deemed gay. Once it became “gay” attire it was abandoned
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
Did it really become gay attire or did straight men simply become more aware of gay men due to pride marches & activism? It's not like gay men publicly declared "Short shorts & crop tops are our thing now! Any man wearing them will be presumed gay". Instead, straight men realized that gay men looked & dressed a lot like them, in what was deemed manly attire at the time. Athletic & masc-coded too, very unlike the stereotype of the weakly effeminate sissy boy. The rest was straight gender policing
BadManJose
I have no authority in the matter, but what you describe sounds like it would be very neatly described as 'becoming "gay"' to me. AKA 'broadly culturally recognized as'. I think you two are saying the same thing?
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
To me it's the difference between gay men deciding on a look, like a youth subculture decides on a type of uniform, versus masc gay men simply dressing like other sexy masc men in order to look sexy and masc. Followed by a straight panic once straight men who dress the same way discover that gay men exist and dress just like... men. Regular men following mainstream fashion trends. So suddenly the sexy mainstream fashion is the devil and you can no longer show your ankles and pass for straight.
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
2/3 In other words, it's the difference between straight folk making up a new stereotype and gay men coming up with a uniform for themselves. The latter never happened. Gay men dress in all sorts of ways, just like straight men do. Some wear business attire, some are hipsters, some are metalheads. Imagine the same shit would play out with hipster "uniforms" in this day and age. Well-groomed beards & flannel shirts are suddenly deemed gay
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
3/3 To bring it more to the point, what happened was straight folk refusing to accept that gay men are regular people. They insisted gay men had to be somehow different and weird, so whatever they were seen in at pride parades became the new weird and was tabooized. It couldn't be that gay men were simply fellow human beings.