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ELI5: Why is it that in the West women seem to have a million different options for formal clothing while men only have the suit and tie?

To use as an example, let's say you're watching the news or some sports cast, the male hosts always wear a suit and tie while female hosts have a new dress style every day. It's the same situation for every day real life formal events. Also, men are always covered up from arm and leg down. While women have the choice to be as revealing as they want while still being formal. It's one thing that definitely helps women during lets say a wedding on a hot summer day.
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If men's clothing sometimes seems almost military in its sameness, that's not a coincidence. The influence of military uniforms on civilian wear has traditionally been substantial, especially when mass conscription meant large percentages of men served. In fact, if a man wears a blue blazer with khaki pants and a tie, he's basically wearing a naval jacket, British colonial army trousers, and a descendant of a scarf worn by Croatian soldiers (where we get the word "cravat.") His shirt has a soft collar because WWII soldiers came home and decided they weren't going back to stiff collars.

The influence is almost ridiculous sometimes. Both Allied generals at the Battle of Waterloo have a shoe named after them, and two British commanders at the Battle of Balaclava have sweaters named after them. (Wellington, Blucher, Raglan, and Cardigan.)

Even in times where few men serve in the military, the desire to wear roughly the same thing as other men remains strong, while cultural norms against excessively creative male clothing are still present to some extent.