Regardless of whether they are out of position or unconventional, male celebrities wearing women's clothing cannot do without the twists and turns of fame and fortune. Male celebrities express their attitudes towards fashion, while spectators in the public opinion arena also expr

Whether it is good or unconventional, male celebrities wearing women's clothing cannot do without the twists and turns of fame and fortune. Male celebrities express their attitudes towards fashion, while spectators in the public opinion arena also express their thoughts on "beauty and ugliness". When controversy arises and the voice becomes louder, traffic will follow.

author | Shire, editor | solitary pigeon

Recently, the fashion dimension wall has been broken again, and many male stars have achieved the "freedom of women's clothing".

html On November 5, at the Weibo Vision Conference, Xiang Zuo became the most special presence on the red carpet with his deep V backless fur.

Before attending the red carpet, Xiangzuo specially released a "preview" on the social platform, saying, "I temporarily borrowed a piece of clothing from my mother. Let me relax. Backless is not just a woman's right." Although "it has been said before", netizens have expressed this The work still received mixed reviews. Some people called it "playing with abstraction" and "irritating to the eyes", while others felt that Xiang Zuo was "bold and avant-garde" and "confident and calm".

Xiang Zuo Weibo "preview"

Compared with Xiang Zuo, G-Dragon, who recently made a comeback with the new song "Power", is not so lucky. Regarding the two sets of women's clothing he wore to watch a fashion show in Hong Kong, netizens gave overwhelmingly negative reviews: Some people complained that he looked like "the aunt who sells vegetables at the entrance of the village", and some said that he was "trendy to the extreme"... On Douyin, On social platforms such as Xiaohongshu and Instagram, netizens even started a "G-Dragon Imitation Contest".

In the era of attention economy, "men wearing women's clothing" is becoming a killer trick for male celebrities to attract attention. Behind this behavior, there are many hidden incentives: leading fashion trends, creating a sense of contrast, expressing the need to express identity, launching resistance to binary gender culture, or just thinking that women's clothing looks better and liking to wear it...

The trend of "men wearing women's clothing" , not only blowing on male stars, but also blowing into many corners that are not easy to detect.

It makes us realize that the boundaries of gender dress are becoming more and more blurred, and people need to learn to adapt to and even break the stereotype that "men should dress like men and women should dress like women".

Xiang Zuo and Quan Zhilong are both well-known "women's clothing enthusiasts" and have worn women's clothing in public more than once.

However, "wearing women's clothing" seems to have different meanings to them.

's move towards Zobo is even more significant. Take his red carpet look as an example. From makeup to outfit, everything is extremely enchanting: false eyelashes, slender eyeliner, cute hairpins, Barbie pink lipstick... In order to expose his back, he went shirtless directly under the fur.

This kind of outfit made him create the biggest hit point on the red carpet that night: while posing for "signature" actions such as touching his nose and pointing to the sky, Xiang Zuo's fur "accidentally" slipped off, exposing his chest, and he was criticized by netizens. It was rated as "the old shoulder is extremely slippery".

Xiang Zuo shines on the red carpet

In fact, this is not the first time Xiang Zuo creates traffic by "wearing women's clothing". Earlier, at the film meeting for the movie "The Treasure at the Door", he attracted much attention for his outfit of a small fragrant jacket paired with 6 cm black high heels.

Going forward, last year he wore a hot girl outfit during a live broadcast - a black V-neck midriff-baring top paired with blue denim wide-leg pants, a typical y2k style. At that time, he was saying, "I'm still showing my waist," while showing off his macho shyness, causing netizens to shout "Help." The topic "Xiang Zuo wears women's clothing for live broadcast" has also become a hot search topic.

It is not difficult for netizens to find that Xiang Zuo wearing women's clothing is more like a kind of sensationalism. His purpose is to subvert - subvert the public's existing perception of him. Wearing women's clothing has spread a reputation for him: some people think it is "irritating" because he creates a kind of discomfort in ugliness; some people think it is funny because he plays a "contrast cuteness" that subverts the image of a tough guy. "; Some people think he looks good because women's clothing highlights his body features such as his "slender waist" and "beautiful back".

traffic is forward, and the expression will be backward. Therefore, in Xiang Zuo, the public can hardly see the self-expression brought about by "wearing women's clothing".

Quan Zhilong is on the contrary - the traffic caused by "wearing women's clothing" is more like the added value of his self-expression. As a top idol and fashion pioneer in East Asia, Quan Zhilong has always been keen on matching women's clothing. Even because he dressed too femininely, the media labeled him as "ruining the aesthetics of a generation of young people."

Quan Zhilong takes a group photo with Carina Lau and Chow Yun-fat

In addition, Quan Zhilong wears women's clothing because of his career. He is the first Chanel global brand ambassador in Asia. He was deeply appreciated by Karl Lagerfeld, the "Lafayette", and has been cooperating with the brand for ten years. In addition, the Korean fashion brand we11done founded by his sister was originally a women's clothing brand. He himself is undoubtedly a walking brand, both in public and private, he has a reason to wear women's clothing to attract traffic to these two major brands.

What’s even more rare is that “wearing women’s clothing” also coincides with his self-proclaimed dressing idea. In his view, the purpose of advocating freedom of dressing is not only to better express oneself, but also to put oneself in a comfortable and free state and live satisfactorily.

It’s just that you often walk by the river without getting your shoes wet. The two outfits that G-Dragon wore at the exhibition recently seemed to involve excessive force. The excessive accumulation of colors and patterns, coupled with the incongruity in style, caused his style to be ridiculed.

Take his airport outfit of floral turban, baseball cap, and red plaid jacket as an example. There are too many stacked elements, which breaks the visual balance and looks too fancy. Fashion is fashion, but it is fashion that ordinary people cannot understand. As a result, there were people on the Internet who followed the trend and expressed their disappreciation of this "pastoral style".

Netizens ridiculed Quan Zhilong’s "aunty" style pictures

Whether it’s a niche or unconventional, male celebrities wearing women’s clothing cannot do without the twists and turns of fame and fortune. Male celebrities express their attitudes towards fashion, while spectators in the public opinion arena also express their thoughts on "beauty and ugliness". When controversy arises and the voice becomes louder, traffic will follow.

"Men wearing women's clothing" has been around since ancient times and is not uncommon. He Yan, a master of metaphysics in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, was once recorded in history books as "a good woman's uniform". Lu Xun once said, "The greatest, most permanent, and most common art in China is men pretending to be women."

In modern times, "men wearing women's clothing" has spawned a variety of cultures. The most representative ones are the American cross-dressing culture and the Japanese cross-dressing culture. The former is rich in "drag queens" and the latter is rich in "cross-dressing tycoons". Both of them reach the same goal by different routes, and they both focus on the study of "gender identity". thing.

In China, "men wearing women's clothing" was once linked to "gender identity." The most typical example is the role of "Cheng Dieyi" in "Farewell My Concubine". He experienced a difficult gender transition when playing the role of Yu Ji. She was punished many times for singing the wrong lyrics of "I am a girl, not a man".

More often than not, people prefer to use comedy techniques to deconstruct "men wearing women's clothing".Many comedians aim to create a comedy effect with strong contrast through cross-dressing: Contrast in appearance, with a bearded man wearing a dress; Contrast in posture, with a five-foot-tall man acting coquettishly; Contrast in voice, with a seemingly soft girl actually speaking like a rough-voiced man... ...

There are countless similar cases. Zhu Bishi dressed up by Luo Zhixiang, Han Meijuan dressed up as Internet celebrity Han Peiquan, and the short video blogger "Duo Duo and Sister Maomao" who play multiple roles are all typical examples.

There are also many cross-dressing figures on the online and offline comedy stages. In the comedy variety show "A Wonderful Night", actor Miao Ruopeng entertained the audience by dressing up as a queen in "A Visit to the Castle". Talk show actor Xiao Jia also recently appeared in a red dress in an offline performance, calling herself "aunt" and creating a lot of laughs.

Cool Teng teased Miao Ruopeng's women's clothing style

Certain popular male stars will also look for more possibilities of beauty by wearing women's clothing from a fashion perspective. Probably because women's clothing is more beautiful, more complex and changeable. In the history of clothing development, women's clothing design started early, had many styles, and was endowed with more aesthetic expressions, while men's clothing has adhered to the design concept of simplicity, calmness, and single style for a long time, which is what European scholars call " Men’s fashion abstention”.

Popular male stars just like to wear beautiful clothes, but they will not change their body, way of speaking, posture and voice. For example, Wang Yibo once wore a Xiaoxiangfeng jacket to give him a cold and distant aristocratic temperament. At Hunan Satellite TV's New Year's Eve party in 2020, he wore a Chanel black and white rhombus jacket, tied his hair in a bun, and sang and danced the new song "Wu Sen" in the water, filling the stage with a full-scale effect and becoming an instant hit.

Clothing, as a socially constructed symbol, is often a visual manifestation of gender. The boundaries of "gender" are established and broken by people themselves. Big fashion brands such as Gucci and Chanel have been advocating agenderism in recent years and emphasizing that "gender is fluid." This allows contemporary people to view "cross-dressing" in a more inclusive manner - women wearing men's clothing are no longer derogated as "man bitches", and men wearing women's clothing are no longer accused of being "sissy".

Many celebrities view their children's cross-dressing behavior with an open mind. Jaden Smith, the son of black Hollywood star Will Smith (representative works of "The Pursuit of Happiness" and "Back to Earth"), took a series of photos wearing Louis Vuitton women's clothing in 2016. Afterwards, Will Smith said in an interview that he was very proud of his son's move.

Enli, the son of Yi Nengjing and Yu Chengqing, has also been controversial for posting many pictures of women's clothing styles on Instagram. In this regard, Yi Nengjing chose to accept it calmly, "In my world, he can be himself."

Enli's women's clothing styling

At the beginning of this year, Enli's self-report about women's clothing changed his personal reputation. , “I want beautiful clothes. Wear, why some things should be given to a certain gender, and some things should be given to a certain culture. A very important part is to know which things are innate and which things are given by society after we are born. "

is open in culture. Under the general environment, everyone's attitude towards "cross-dressing" and "gender reversal" is becoming milder, and "boys" and "girls" are no longer binary opposites.

sink to the short video blogger, Because some bloggers have reaped the "dividends of gender cross-dressing", the matter of "men wearing women's clothing" has also caused more controversy: where is the boundary of "cross-crossing" and whether it involves borderline and soft pornography issues, which aggravates the public Stereotypes of women; whether it involves bad guidance, corrupts social atmosphere, and has a negative impact on young people.

In 2021, a group of cross-dressing bloggers who "men dress in women's clothing" emerged on short video platforms. The most representative one is "Kang Yaya" who "draws a bow and shoots an arrow in the air, sniping at the heart-beating moment". In addition, there are male bloggers of the same type such as "Yuze brother dd", "Ji Hanhan'ang" and "Nan Zhi zc".

Take "Kang Yaya" as an example. Before cross-dressing, he was a handsome boy. After cross-dressing, he dressed up sweetly and cutely, which made many girls feel ashamed. "I am a girl who would be moved when I see him."

"Kang Yaya" famous scene of cross-dressing Snow White

"Kang Yaya" herself knows this well. In a Douyin live broadcast, he called himself the "ceiling of pure desire" and said, "My face can seduce you." This kind of borderline behavior can undoubtedly lead to huge traffic. And when the attention reaches a certain scale, the commercial value will naturally increase, which will lead to more cross-dressing experiments with no lower limit.

On September 2, 2021, the State Administration of Radio and Television issued the "Notice on Further Strengthening the Management of Literary and Artistic Programs and Their Personnel" on its website, proposing to resolutely resist pan-entertainment trends such as vulgarity and bottomless criticism of ugliness. After the notice was released, major short video platforms cleaned up a group of cross-dressing bloggers and banned accounts such as "Kang Yaya" and "Yuze Brother dd".

Many cross-dressing bloggers also issued "farewell declarations" about this. "Kang Yaya" posted on Weibo lamenting that "I can never be her" (now deleted). And "Yuze brother dd" said in the farewell video, "I hope the world will be more tolerant, and I will be with you in a different way in the future..." After going around and around, some bloggers "lived" Come down, some leave forever.

Regarding the cross-dressing issue of male bloggers, netizens are divided. The comment made by Zhihu netizen "Hoe Tian Guangji" seems to express the aspirations of many ordinary people and even parents: "I defend his right to dress as a woman, but I do not advocate boys dressing up as little girls. ”

Zhihu netizen @hoetian Guangsi

The more niche and poorly understood the market is, the more it is full of chaos and uncertainty, and it also buries many overlooked business opportunities. Just because of chaos and diversity, it can give rise to various forms of development of things. As "Littlefinger" in the American TV series "Game of Thrones" said: Chaos is a ladder.

The current "cross-dressing" track is undoubtedly like this. Some people hold high the banner of self-esteem and fashion, threatening to break away from the constraints of gender and wear whatever clothes you want. Some people are frightened and unable to accept cross-dressing and cross-dressing, and they are even more worried that this "fire" will ignite throughout their body.

Basically, there is no right or wrong in "cross-dressing". As long as it does not harm yourself or others, it is just a "non-problem" - after all, it is just a piece of clothing!