I am not sure if this addresses the main point of your diary, but I am curious what you think about the notion that in daily life women dress for other women's (discerning, judging, envying, etc.) eyes far more than they do for men's.  That claim would seem to make more sense if men were significantly wardrobe-dysfunctional as compared to women.

La Chine dorme. Laisse la dormir. Quand la Chine s'éveillera, le monde tremblera.