Gender Free Clothing and its Future

The concept of gender-free clothing is nothing new; modern-day unisex clothing took roots during the Victorian era. But today, it is a market segment in itself, writes Paulami Chatterjee For more information, download our Garment Textile Fashion News App http://onelink.to/pspkdr Follow Fibre2Fashion on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/B2B.fibre2fashion LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/167309 Twitter: https://twitter.com/fibre2fashion Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fibre2fashion/ The concept Gender-neutral clothing, LGBTQ fashion, gender-fluid clothing, and of course gender-free clothing—the terms are rather loosely used and are not exact synonyms of one another. Yet, one single thread runs through all of them: like the clothing preferences of the hippie movement, they do not conform to traditional notions. Fashion shows The latest seasons have seen luxury brands like Gucci, Saint Laurent and Haider Ackerman combining menswear and womenswear runway shows. Others, such as Proenza Schouler and Rodarte, have started showing women’s pre- collections or women’s ready-to-wear during the back-to-back menswear and couture calendar. Meanwhile, fast-fashion labels such as Zara started releasing ungendered collections with models of both sexes dressed in the same clothes. The Phluid Project The Phluid Project (TPP)—the world’s first gender-free store—was born out of its owner Rob Smith’s own queer lifestyle which he wanted to adapt t