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I started after G9's release, so for me it just made the most sense to start with the latest release. I do like that poses are universal. My best pair of jeans/jean shorts comes out of an outoftouch set promo'ed on women, but I use them for everybody. There are a few other clothing items like that. So personally I do think having one base form makes sense. I don't think the base idea can be faulted for where it went from there, but I do think Daz could help correct it by sponsoring (or however that works) more DO's that are modeled on masc forms.
We were told it also with the original Genesis, it didn't particularly work then either.
I have several of your G8 male clothes and will definately buy any G9 male clothes you make.
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Male clothes sell, but not as well as female clothes, and for some PA's, the difference is large enough to make a difference between paying their bills or not.
Another thing to consider: the technologies for putting clothes on our figures in Daz isn't really ideal for "regular male clothing". It just isn't.
Starting with the worst solution: geoshells. Just no, it will look painted, and won't compare even remotely to the regular clothing that's available for females.
Second there's the usual rigged clothing. These do okay, but sometimes suffer from stretching, and folds within the clothin are troublesome, because the may end up going in the wrong direction.
Third, there's dForce. It's great for female clothing, but trickier for male clothing
The problem is, that male clothing is tight, but not skintight (except for eighties metalbands). Female clothing is generally either skintight (making it perfectly suitable for either geoshelling or rigging) or somewhat wider, making it perfect for dForce draping. Male clothing is somewhere inbetween. The fabric of male clothing is also slightly stiffer, so it drapes different from softer garments that are generally used in dresses. Getting those dForce settings right for correct folding, stretching and draping just is hard. Of all the male outfits I've bought over the past years, only a handful have pants that turn out right in a variety of poses. Most only look okay when standing, some seem too tight, but do turn out decent in some sitting poses.
So, don't make the mistake thinking male clothing is easier to make because their designs seem less elaborate than female clothing. It's quite the opposite of that, the simpler design makes it easier to notice flaws, and preventing those specific flaws is hard because Studio isn't really designed with their cause in mind.
I own most of the men's clothing, and it's very sparse for Genesis 9.
I don't think unisex works well for me, as oftentimes, women's clothing on men looks high-waisted or doesn't fit properly. I'd much rather have the split like Genesis 8, which I use more than 9 anyway.
I also own a lot of clothing from many generations and a heads up, the auto-fitting of old clothing from prior versions of Genesis/M4/V4 is better with G9 and newer versions of DAZ if you follow the auto-fit up the chain of Genesis generations all the way to G9. At least in my somewhat more limited usage than I used in G3 and G8.