Why did European royalty like dressing up their children in such

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>>2070143
Rich dresses were status symbols, they were not seen as feminine. See that iconic painting of Louis XIV with high heels and a 'feminine' outfit, for example.

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>>2070143
>western """""""fashion""""""

>>2070143

lol fucking eurofags

>>2070143
This is something I've always wondered too. Why the fuck do they always have boys wearing dresses and shit?

>>2070205
High heels weren't considered feminine back then, and his heels specifically were based off of those of the Byzantine Emperor.

>>2070282
That's exactly what I was saying, hence 'feminine'.
>Rich dresses were status symbols, they were not seen as feminine. See that iconic painting of Louis XIV with high heels and a 'feminine' outfit, for example.

Feminine isn't feminine.
Feminine is "oh, thats what the rich flamboyant monarchs dressed as"
There is also a few other cases, such as Horses being Rich Noble Toys until 1700s, whereas Girls want Horses.

>>2070716
This
It's hard to say this without sounding too much like /r9k/ or some red-pill bullshit, but culture turned the subject of pampering and luxury from the rich to women.
jewelry, silks, satin, embroidery, etc. etc.

look at the way women are marketed too, words like luxury, decadence, royalty

I don't even want to touch the word "princess" but you get my point

>>2070756
Good.

Who wants to dress like a faggot every day other than faggots?

>>2070143
>European royalty

Someone post picture of little Theodore Roosevelt. He looked cute in skirts.

>>2070756
To qualify this as non-/r9k/ shit
This cultural change isn't exactly "bad" it just is what it is

This actually seems like a really interesting topic for a book or article.
I don't know that much about fashion history, but a good place to start would be with Beau Brummell, who basically invented modern men's fashion specifically as a divergence from earlier more luxurious aristocratic styles.

>>2070759
I don't think views like this are actually too anachronistic and would be interested in looking at how 18th and 19th century bourgeois attempted to paint aristocrats as feminized compared to their more pragmatic styles