Originally Posted by Aisha Azar

Dear Gang,
I am a professional theatrical costumer as well as a dancer. I am happy to see men moving away from shalwar and vest. To me, that particular look says certain things to the general public: Genie coming out of the bottle, or Sultan of the harem, or worse yet, eunuch in the sultan's harem. I really like some of the alternative costuming coming out for men. I like the jeans and t-shirt look really well, or the jazz pant and tank or cat suit with a fringe belt. (Mark has a turquoise one that I really like.) I also like a straight panel skirt on men really well, with a short or long pant underneath. I am not too overly fond of the bra look on men because I think one needs breasts to really do that look justice. I also like just something like some bead flatwork on the chest with attached strands, rather reminiscent of the chest plate thing but less warrior-like!
Regards,
A'isha