Elements like ties and loose pants are obvious in Dior's womenswear collection at the Paris Fashion Week in February.[Photo provided to China Daily]

Xuan, who is single and lives with her parents, says society is more open now. "No one will judge you by the way you dress."

"How handsome girls can be in menswear" is a topic on the microblogging site that received over 70 million views and 15,000 comments in late April.

The blogger, promoting the topic, says in a video that she had opened the closet of her boyfriend to try on his clothes. Some netizens commented she looked handsome and cool while others said they were inspired to try garments of male members in their families.

For Jiang Mengmin, 34, a garment producer in Taizhou, Zhejiang, the distinction between womenswear and menswear is not so obvious in modern times.

"The trend of an androgynous style is seen in clothing of both genders. Menswear has also become mellower," she says, adding that it shows society has become more inclusive and diverse in tastes.

In the 2020 spring and summer collection of brands such as Celine, Max Mara and Louis Vuitton, elements of suits, ties, waistcoats and loose pants have been used in female apparel.

Shang Tao, a stylist and founder of Studio Atao, a training school for cosmetics and fashion, says dressing like men will not affect women's feminine charm but will magnify it if done properly.