Well, there's a certain amount of functionality to it. I mean, a woman in men's pajamas is still going to be fairly close to the ideal cut of the outfit. It's going to accentuate everything above the collar, won't be outrageously misforming the hips of the pants, and... well, basically look ordinary.
Whereas almost all women's nightwear--slips, nightgowns, etc.--at least slightly accentuate the bust and hips. Even on a woman with not much in the way of a bust-line, there's still something that the plunging neckline is going to call attention towards. Whereas... well, if I were in a nightgown, that "neckline" is going to be calling attention to rather uninteresting areas of anatomy, and the bits which are interesting on men--say, broad shoulders--are hardly going to be well-served.
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Date: 2004-11-20 08:37 pm (UTC)Whereas almost all women's nightwear--slips, nightgowns, etc.--at least slightly accentuate the bust and hips. Even on a woman with not much in the way of a bust-line, there's still something that the plunging neckline is going to call attention towards. Whereas... well, if I were in a nightgown, that "neckline" is going to be calling attention to rather uninteresting areas of anatomy, and the bits which are interesting on men--say, broad shoulders--are hardly going to be well-served.
So it's not that unlikely.