Here's my take, as a customer who's using V4 and M4 to create characters for a Young Adult Fantasy graphic novel set in the present.

I didn't actually get M4 until about a year ago (after finally acknowledging that toons like Krystal and Kyle weren't going to work for my project), but it didn't take long for me to acquire a large and versatile collection of clothes for him. Most of it was PC+ stuff from the DAZ store that was on sale at even lower prices (under $1), but I also downloaded lots of freebies and bought a few outfits at Rendo that filled specific wardrobe needs.

As I went through all my M4 clothing to see what I could use for my characters, I found that I could put together just about any kind of outfit I might need, esp. if I mixed and matched from different sets, used my own textures, and adjusted styles as needed through custom morphs or trans maps. I'm now at the point where I don't need any more clothes for M4, which is good news for my wallet but not so much for vendors.

So that's one reason why clothes for males might not sell: given the fairly simple nature of contemporary men's clothing, it's not hard to amass a collection of basics that will serve most needs, with a few customizations.

Here's another reason: some outfits for M4 are priced kinda high ($10 or more) and never seem to go on sale or be eligible for coupons. If such an item is on my wishlist for more than 5-6 months with no change in price, I usually just remove it from the wishlist and instead see what I can come up with using my existing M4 wardrobe or using Poser figure content or Genesis freebies converted to M4.

For what it's worth: the only reason I ended up buying more clothes for V4 is that it was harder to find decent "basics" that would be appropriate for a PG-rated story. I can't tell you how many times I've bought what looked like a cute shirt, only to discover that there was no way to release its tenacious grasp on every inch of V4's breasts -- and that's just NOT the look that my teenage characters are going for!

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TOOLS: MacBook Pro; Poser Pro 11; Cheetah3D; Photoshop CC

FIGURES: S-16 (improved V4 by Karina), M4, K4, Mavka, Toons, and Nursoda's people

GOALS: Stylized and non-photorealistic renders in various fantasy styles