Luxury retailers are witnessing an unexpected new trend -- men are shopping like ladies and the women are buying like guys, CNBC reported.

For many years, women in the North American market made up just 1% of Ferrari's customer. Now, 10% of Ferrari owners in North America are women.

The luxury gender twist doesn't stop with cars.

"Over the last few years I have noticed a lot of people, men, are interested in shoes," shoe designer Christian Louboutin said.

That growing demand is being met by an increased supply, with famous designers including Louboutin and Jimmy Choo now designing high-end shoe lines for well-heeled men.

(China.org.cn April 4, 2012)

據全美廣播公司財經頻道報道，奢侈品零售商出人意料地發現，男性關注的奢侈品越來越女性化，反之亦然。

多年來，北美市場的法拉利車主只有1%是女性，而如今這一比例升至10%。

此類性別倒轉遠不止于名車。

皮鞋設計者克里斯提·魯布托稱：“過去幾年里，我發現許多男人非常在意自己的鞋子。”

知名設計人魯布托、周仰杰等打造諸多高端款式，供富有男士選用，滿足了這一上升需求。