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Skirts (on men)? Just say 'No'! More

Skirts (on men)? Just say 'No'!

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  • "Skirts" for men are very different from the skirts women wear. And they look very good and stylish on the "right" men. Not all men can carry off the look though, but not all women look good in skirts either.
    • Hmm, I wonder what Boyfriend of Tuxette has to say on the matter... ;)

      -MT.
      • Scottish kilts are cool. Since I'm not a Scot, I won't use them, and there are very few other alternatives that would look good on me (or be practical for use in the Scandinavian climate), so I think I'll stick to trousers. However, what I wear at home is quite another matter :-)
    • You can stare at my sarong (we call it the 'lungi', actually) for as long as you want. :-) In fact, it's supposed to be formal, religious attire; guess all those three billion or so ancestors and the Patron Saint dude might feel offended if I don't wear my lungi while praying to them. (Actually, it's meditation, but that's a different story)

      Personally though, I prefer bermudas for everything else. Never could master the art of holding the lungi down when it is breezy; might be a sticking point if there's a

    • I would have to agree.

      Through time men have worn robes that bear similarities to modern skirts and dresses. However, there have always been clear differences between men's and women's clothing.

      There were a few cultures that wore the opposite gender's clothes as part of their worship, but it was still clear that it was the opposite of what they should wear and not just another part of their daily wardrobe.

      Cross-dressing is not the ticket.
  • In the USA, field hockey is a 'girls game' (in Britain, it's predominantly a male game). There were a couple of (separate) high schools where a couple of male seniors wanted to play hockey. They got on the team. The only snag is they had to wear the same uniform as the girls - short skirts!
  • I can't wait until July. My best friend is getting married and I'm the Best Man, so I'll be wearing a kilt, which I've never done before. It should look good with my long hair (if I haven't gone completely bald by then).

    My wife can't wait. She says I have lovely legs and knees, however she is somewhat short-sighted.

  • Skirts for men rather reminds me of the videophone - an idea that has been around for a long time but which never seems to catch on. I am sure that just as the videophone *researched* well when introduced in the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s (... yeah, that sounds like a great idea, cool!), then when it came time to pay real money the downsides became obvious so that it has never seen more than limited adoption, so too with the skirt for men. Fashion designers claim that men are ready for it, enough will say *that
  • ... and paraphrasing the ACLU, I might not agree with their dress code, but I'll defend their right to dress that way.

    More selfishly, I identify with the British comedy character Edmund Blackadder when he complained in the short movie 'The Cavalier Years' about puritans under Cromwell stopping men from wearing frilly shirts...

    So if men could get away wearing outrageous skirts, there is hope for men's fashion after all...
  • Skirts are fun to wear, whatever the sex. The guys I know who wear skirts say that not having a seam at the crotch is the best feeling in the world.

    Men used to wear skirts. And then somebody told them it wasn't masculine. Since then, few free-thinkers have ever dared to stray from this iron edict.

    Women, on the other hand, were told that pants weren't feminine. Funny how we threw off our societal oppression, while you're still mired in yours... and you're doing it to yourselves, if this forum is any in
    • I have a couple of friends who were married wearing their Utilikilts. I wore pants because they didn't provide a kilt for the wedding party gopher.
      • Did the friends who were married wearing their utilikilts marry each other, ie bride & groom matching utilikilts? Or was this a groom-groom wedding? Or did I just misread that altogether...

        so... confused...

        (-:

        Pixie
        • Groom and groom in matching black Utilikilt outfits. They had to be somewhat careful while dancing because like good Scots, the only things they wore under their kilts were boots. :-)
          • Sweet! That is really cool. I bet their pictures are gorgeous. Way better than tuxes...

            I think the utilikilts are built heavier around the groin area to prevent inadvertent 'seven year itch' scenes aren't they?

            Pixie

            • I think a big sporrin would be a good idea for any Utilikilt wearer who's concerned about displaying the family jewels. My friends aren't the sort to worry too much about it. When they did spins while dancing, the kilts kicked up quite a bit. Nothing but legs were shown most (all?) of the time, but I bet it was breezy for them.

              I haven't seen the wedding pics yet. I'll have to ask them about that.

  • My brother in law bought himself a skirt a few years ago, but I haven't heard of or seen him wear it since the week following purchase. This is ofcourse the infamous brother in law with the two kids of horrible names. And yes, the skirt was tie-die. And, strangle enough it could be used for things other than skirts. There was some oragmi think you could do and make it into pants (they hung like cargo pants like MC Hammer) and there was something you could do with them to make them into a tent. No, I'm
  • Rupert made himself a skirt, and Hatch has a kilt (a tear-away one, at that!). I think they're dead practical for men, and who really pays attention to what anyone's wearing, anyway?

    Oh? Really?

    *All* of you???

    OK. I'll shut up now.

    ....Bethanie....
  • Up with skirts!:D

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