Talk:Mare Bello Fiore/@comment-202.158.15.85-20170928055743/@comment-29248623-20170928094331

I don't know how it started for manga but there is a certain tradition in Japan that involves dressing little boys in kimonos intended for girls for a specific festival. I've read it being mentioned in a few manga but I do remember it being a prominent discussion in a mini-arc of the Re Holic shojo manga.

As for the more modern style of crossdressing. I think it stemmed from the rise of the "trap" trope and is otherwise another "moe" concept.