Gender bender: Why are Ranveer Singh and Jaden Smith wearing skirts?

If Hollywood actor Will Smith’s son Jaden going to prom wearing a dress had you wide-eyed, you’d be surprised that our very own Ranveer Singh has sported a nose ring on the cover of a magazine.

If Hollywood actor Will Smith’s son Jaden going to prom wearing a dress had you wide-eyed, you’d be surprised that our very own Ranveer Singh has sported a nose ring on the cover of a magazine.

Jaden has also been appointed as the face of a luxury label’s womenswear line and recently posed for a magazine cover flaunting a skirt with a flower perched behind his ear. The question is, are we finally moving towards blurring gender-boundaries in fashion?

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“We are conservative when it comes to men experimenting in fashion. By taking the risk of sporting something like a nose ring and being comfortable and confident about it, actor Ranveer Singh is laying the grounds for a new kind of masculinity. By doing this, he is expanding the boundaries of what is typically considered manly. It’s also about judging a little less,” says designer Nachiket Barve.

Jaden Smith poses for a Louis Vuitton campaign

However, for designer Anupama Dayal, the move is not too viable for Indian runways. ‘Gender-stereotyping in terms of fashion is tougher to break out of. I’d love to see designers do such experiments on the ramp as well, but many will re-think it because it might not have a big commercial audience,” she says.

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