Quote - Commercially, clothes and accessories are more geared towards women.  Whether or not there are male markets spawning from that doesn't really affect that from the ground view, accessories and clothing for women is dominant.  It might be closer sized in high fashion and so on, but if you take the example of a mall and department stores -- very female dominant.

You're not considering online sales, which exceeds brick-n-mortar sales by a good margin. And retailers are always slow to pick up on the latest trends.

I don't keep up with it much, but the men's cosmetics industry alone is over $33billion, with about 10% of that just in the US. It's nearly doubled in the last 5 to 10 years. Everything from deoderant and body wash, to make-up and nail polish designed (and named) specicially for men. And men's fashion is growing at about the same rate. Just read an article about general male beauty products that says on average 73% of men in the US use some sort of skin care daily (not including soap and shower), opposed to 72% of women. Of course who knows how much skew is put on that to make it seem more important. Surveys always have to be taken with a grain of salt.

Unfortunately, it's trending away from the classic "Marlboro men" and more towards the "boy georges". :shiver:

No clue who the biggest male fashion models are these days. David Bowie is by far the last on the list whenever I think masculinity. Actually he doesn't even make the list. :more shivers: lol.

~Shane

Long live Tom Selleck circa 1982...furry chest, mustache....yes, oh my, yes. LOL My hubby is a furball. Laying my head on his chest is like nestling in a nice, fuzzy sweater. Makes me fall asleep immediately. Better than a sleeping pill ;). There are still some of us gals left that do NOT like the androgenous  and hairless look ;). Thank goodness there's still some men that don't either. LOL.

As for why aren't male figures used more? I guess maybe Poser users especially treat the female form more like a blank canvas and the male form less so. And artbee nailed it I think as just "art imitating life". I'll always have more clothes and shoes than my hubby does ;).

Laurie