Quote Originally Posted by Melichoir View Post
Im not saying everything should be gendered(as high heals were actually for men in France at first, as an example), its worth noting that saying "Just remove the genderlock on gear" wont exactly be so straight forward and probably wont yield the results people expect. There will still be gendered clothing.
Not disagreeing with you, but wanted to bring up some things about heels.

Heals for men are still around to this day, and perfectly acceptable for them to wear. They can be found on both boots and dress shoes in various fashion designs. The initial intention with them wasn't really to add height but actually had a utilitarian purpose revolving around equestrian. Latter down the road they took on to a more fashionable demographic, and today's dress shoes for men typically have a heel of some sort.

A little further is when women adopted them into their attire. Again, height wasn't the sole purpose and more and more women began wearing them because it made their feet look smaller. Over time, heels for women became more pointed at the toe, and higher at the heel. Today, 'high-heels' can't really be associated with men at all as they refer specifically to heels that are hardly functional outside of adding 3+ inches to a woman's height, making the foot look smaller, the legs longer, and the buttocks more raised and firmer. Even though many girls have learned to walk and even run to a certain extent in them; they are not practical by any means and are even detrimental over the long term. Girls whose feet absolutely hated them after a night of dancing will most certainly vouche for this.

In short. If heels like this ever make it into the game:



Devs will genderlock them and throw away the key. Heels for men are fine, if they are indeed designed for men.