Women nowadays are becoming bolder in expressing the things they want and the things they love. They tend to be stronger in fighting off their fears and limitations. This new and amazing attitude can also be displayed through how they present themselves, especially on how they mix and match everything from their shoes, dresses, suits, accessories, and bags.
This new personality trait of women could be the main reason why Alibaba's Taobao predicted that women shoppers would be more interested in suits in the future than males. This prediction was released by the fashion site last Monday, according to China Daily.
Taobao's prediction is not just simply based on imagination. As a matter off act, the China-based fashion brand's data revealed that searches for "big-brother oversized blazer" and oversized blazer sales increased to 317% and 139% respectively.
Among the buyers of these oversized blazers, women have exceeded the number of male buyers. With these details, the fashion brand predicts that every Chinese woman will soon have at least one suit in 10 years.
"Women are getting tougher while men are getting more sophisticated," one of the fashion trends in China posted. With the hashtag that says "# women more manly than a man in 10 years", it now gained about 534,000 mentions and 500 million views in Weibo, China's biggest microblogging platform.
One of those who inspired Chinese women to embrace such strong and manly look is the Forbes' 83rd most powerful woman in the world Chinese actress Yao Chen. Also known as "China's answer to Angelina Jolie" because of her beautiful and full lips, the actress loves to wear suits especially while portraying her character in the drama All is Well.
Aside from expressing their strong personality, another reason why women love these baggy clothes, baggy hoodies and suits is the way how it covers all those unwanted fats. "I bought baggy clothes just because I gained weight by drinking too much bubble tea," one of the users of Weibo shared.
On the contrary, male shoppers nowadays are more on to trendy male sweatshirts and trendy male coats, as reported by South China Morning Post. Taobao also revealed that some of the popular searches among male shoppers are with keywords such as "lace", "domestic brands", "see-through", "flower shirts", and "earrings". This only shows how the trend in fashion between male and females are altering. They are both looking for fresh and new style.
Aside from baggy suits, clothes, and hoodies, Taobao also predicted that there are still other items that will be popular this 2019. Two of these items include boyfriend jeans (looks as though they are for boys, but are tailored for women), and quirky heels (shoes with heels that looks fun and colorful, usually in shape of a trapezoid prism or ball).
