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I get a bit freaked out and don't like it

TheCatWoman

Athletics wear for professional sportswomen, why is it always a vest and knickers? I get that not having a load of fabric floating around is more comfortable and helps you move faster, but are there any track and field sports were women are more covered? Men get to wear longer shorts and tops, except in gymnastics.

It weirds me out and I don't know why, is it partly the sexism of women being uncovered more than their male counterparts? Is it that I find humans with no or few clothes don't look right somehow? I'm not against nudity and nor do I think I'm prudish. I think it's one of those weird autistic things who's roots probably started with something so tiny and inconsequential as to not be noticed, but like a weed, had grown rampantly through my psyche. 

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  • TheCatWoman said:
    why is it always a vest and knickers?

    My ex-wife developed a range of womens ware gym clothes for a chain if gyms in London a few years ago and we did a brainstorming session at the beginning to make sure we understood their thinking and what their customers are looking for.

    There are 2 main element at play that are driving the move to more revealing gym clothes for women (and now men too) which seem relevant to your questions.

    1 - there are performance benefits to the figure hugging outfit for anything from streamlining (especially for swimmers or runners) to the comfort and support that "performance" fabrics now offer - less need for a gym bra for many women when the top can have this built in for example.

    Having a fabric that stays in place, doesn't wrinkle up or ride up in use gives confidence so the wearer can focus on what they are doing rather than if their clothes look ugly or are revealing their underwear.

    2 - Body confidence has been growing amongst women for decades now and it is quite common for women to be proud of the body they have been shaping up in the gym and seem much more more willing to wear an outfit that would have been considered scandalous last century.

    For a long time now women have been making a point that they are should be able to dress how they want and not suffer unwanted male advances and in my experience in the gyms in the UK and Brasil this is predominantly happening.

    I realise that there is a quite different dynamic going on with televised sport and there has been too many instances of lingering camera shot on body parts but this is something that those who are offended by it have the power to change - call up the channel airing the show and complain and it will soon filter its way down to the camera person that their behaviour is causing complaints.

    It is like what has happened in gyms - by making noise to the relevant responsible organisations you start to effect change. Take to social media and you add momentum - in essence be a part of the change you want to see.

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  • TheCatWoman said:
    why is it always a vest and knickers?

    My ex-wife developed a range of womens ware gym clothes for a chain if gyms in London a few years ago and we did a brainstorming session at the beginning to make sure we understood their thinking and what their customers are looking for.

    There are 2 main element at play that are driving the move to more revealing gym clothes for women (and now men too) which seem relevant to your questions.

    1 - there are performance benefits to the figure hugging outfit for anything from streamlining (especially for swimmers or runners) to the comfort and support that "performance" fabrics now offer - less need for a gym bra for many women when the top can have this built in for example.

    Having a fabric that stays in place, doesn't wrinkle up or ride up in use gives confidence so the wearer can focus on what they are doing rather than if their clothes look ugly or are revealing their underwear.

    2 - Body confidence has been growing amongst women for decades now and it is quite common for women to be proud of the body they have been shaping up in the gym and seem much more more willing to wear an outfit that would have been considered scandalous last century.

    For a long time now women have been making a point that they are should be able to dress how they want and not suffer unwanted male advances and in my experience in the gyms in the UK and Brasil this is predominantly happening.

    I realise that there is a quite different dynamic going on with televised sport and there has been too many instances of lingering camera shot on body parts but this is something that those who are offended by it have the power to change - call up the channel airing the show and complain and it will soon filter its way down to the camera person that their behaviour is causing complaints.

    It is like what has happened in gyms - by making noise to the relevant responsible organisations you start to effect change. Take to social media and you add momentum - in essence be a part of the change you want to see.

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