Men wearing women's gear

[MiniBlueDragon]

Just saw these and thought "Oh they're nice, I'd wear them" even though they're "women's" shoes:

http://thesandtrap.com/products/ecco-women-s-comfort-swing-hydro-white-marine

My snowboarding gloves are also women's gloves but don't look like it:

http://www.bargainboards.co.uk/ThumbnailGenerator/FixedWidth.aspx?file=/Admin/Images/Larger/65acda3f-634c-4470-90f1-3ef836303310.jpg&width;=340&maxHeight;=350

Would you wear clothing/apparel/shoes labelled as "women's" if they look good and relatively unisex or does it have to be "manly" for you to wear it?

[Double Bogey]

Sure I would.  I am secure enough in my "manhood" to wear whatever I feel like.  I wear True Linkswear shoes and that gets plenty of looks.  Although I have not gotten to the white belt stage yet (just sayin')

I also wear Vibram FiveFingers shoes quite often off the course, but have worn the leather ones on once.  If you can wear those in public you can surely wear something labeled "Women."

[MiniBlueDragon]

Originally Posted by Double Bogey

Sure I would.  I am secure enough in my "manhood" to wear whatever I feel like.  I wear True Linkswear shoes and that gets plenty of looks.  Although I have not gotten to the white belt stage yet (just sayin')

I also wear Vibram FiveFingers shoes quite often off the course, but have worn the leather ones on once.  If you can wear those in public you can surely wear something labeled "Women."

Until your post I'd never heard of those Vibram shoes. They look strange and expensive but presumably comfortable. Do they smell after a while of not wearing socks though?

[Double Bogey]

Originally Posted by MiniBlueDragon

Until your post I'd never heard of those Vibram shoes. They look strange and expensive but presumably comfortable. Do they smell after a while of not wearing socks though?

Yes, they are a bit strange.  I have a couple of pair, one strictly for running (Biklia) and a Kangaroo leather pair for casual Friday and one round of golf (Trek).  If you can get over the look they are awesome.  Just like going barefooted (which many believe is better for you).  I will not get into that debate.  If you want to learn more about barefoot running or lifestyle google is your friend.

The short answer to the smell question is YES, they will stink.  The long-er answer is they are both machine washable and if you read about keeping the stink out via the web they will not always stink.   I wear my Treks 3-4 times a week and have had them for over a year... washed them 3 times and they have no stink.  I use a baking soda type shoe spray after ever couple of uses to reduce any bacteria build up.  When I played golf in them I actually wore socks (yes toe socks) because it was quite cool that day.

I have to wash the running shoe more often, but again.... no stink.  Just wash and let air dry.

Sorry to Hijack

[tjcdas]

I'm a lumber jack and I'm OK......................

Sorry guys could not resist.

[Sherpat]

I might go for those gloves if they fit, and perhaps a few other items specifically marketed to women assuming they were pragmatic. But I'd draw the line at a merkin. Unless it was a really, really manly merkin. Then...maybe.

[Zeph]

I come across this situation from time to time. As long as the clothes fit and looks good, I don't care if they are found in the women's section.

[1par2win]

I have a buddy that plays maybe 3-4 times a year and the one club he can hit the heck out of is a 3 wood that happens to be a women's club by Callaway. He was talking this club up when he bought it and he asked if I could put a new grip on it because it felt on the smallish side. I looked at this club and threw another grip on and handed it back to him without saying a word. To this day I don't think he knows but since he is happy with it I figure why spoil his fun?! Amazing what you can appreciate if you take descriptors out of the equation.

[Yukari]

Similar to OP, I have snowboarding pants that is for women.  It looks like unisex style, but it was in the women's department.  It fits me much better than the men's by the same company.

I have no qualms about wearing women's clothing as long as they fit and look good.

[Clambake]

In general I see no issue.   But there are times when it is a bit too much, such as Fred Funk seen here:

[LeviTee]

We sell a lot of Womens Large gloves to men. Not a big deal.

[bplewis24]

Funny.

Back when I used to regularly buy my shoes out of the Eastbay catalog, I loved cross-trainer shoes.  I would buy a new pair of Nikes once every 6-12 months.  I would look through the catalog, find 2-3 shoes I liked and eventually narrow it down to 1.  Every single time, at least one of the shoes would come in a color that I loved, only to read the description and find out they were "women's" shoes.  It would piss me off, and I'd skip on to the next shoe.

Maybe my feminine side is just stronger than I ever realized?

Brandon