Someday There Might Not Be A Menswear Department
by MR Magazine Staff
Dec 09, 2019
While gender-free clothing has been on runways and in fashion magazines for years, building a retail space around the concept was until recently seen as financially risky. Now, some companies are out to prove that the cultural fulcrum has shifted enough to give it a try. According to Pew research, 35% of Generation Z knows someone who identifies as non-binary and prefers gender-neutral pronouns—and millennials and even Generation X aren’t far behind. Retailers, and in particular clothes sellers, have taken notice. “I do believe gender-neutral fashion is the future,” Fashion Institute of Technology Professor Dawnn Karen said. “I feel like we’re moving towards that.” Read more at Fortune.
