I have often worn knee length skirts in male mode in the summer.
The key is to have self confidence.
I know I am not doing anything wrong, and would rather be comfortable in hot weather, rather than suffer and sweat in pants.
Oh, look at my signature below - appropriate, don't you think?
Whenever I have worn a skirt in male mode, there have never been any issues at all.
As a guy who has advocated skirt-wearing for men for years and who regularly goes out in skirts, I've seen this type of thing come and go on a pretty regular basis, designers sending men down the runway in skirts, or having the odd skirt here or there in their male collection, but nothing ever really comes from it because most times the runway styles are intended as an art-piece type of thing and not really as something for mass production.
Out of this collection from the linked thread, I think I'd only wear the last one, the dress with the skulls on it. Probably pair it up with some black and white chucks.
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Is it just me, or is it odd that there is opposition to men wearing skirts... on a crossdressing forum?
I don't think there's a lot of "opposition," just differences of opinion as to whether one wants to look like a man with a skirt/dress on or a more feminine presentation. I prefer the latter, but each to one's own. I don't want to wear a skirt just for skirt' s sake.
ChanDelle
My goal is to balance my masculine and feminine side. Thus, skirts and kilts work very nicely along those lines. I think a long skirt works quite well with a turtleneck and sport jacket. My utilikilts work very nicely with sandals and a T-shirt in warmer weather. I also wear a blue print sarong in the warmer months with sandals and a T. I take the liberty to blend modes and please myself according to my mood.
-Meri
Central Ohio
It would be men wearing skirts ....just not the same as when I do
If men wore skirts we might have more to choose from
That is the fashion house that is using Andrej Pejic as their new male supermodel. Even if it goes nowhere, it will generate a lot of publicity and that's what the game is all about-- and who knows, so cds may find a skirt to incorporate into their femme wardrobe.
I do agree with those that say their crossdressing was about a female persona, not about the clothing items themselves, but I also firmly believe that if all lines were cast away, that some men (maybe even who would never crossdress now) would dress exaxtly how women dress now (feminine skirts, hose, heels, etc.). This article reminds me of the whole "mantihose" bit. Since it seems like they're still trying to market it in some kind of "manly" way, most of those who like wearing feminine things to look feminine will not be all that drawn to it, though I think other types of people would be if there were no lines at all. I think you'd get all kinds of people along the spectrum.
I did that last summer. I have almost no use for shorts.Originally Posted by Rachel Morley
I wouldn't do it for work because some the opinions of some of the people there can effect my pay, my future and career development (at that company) but outside of work yes (depending on the situation). As a matter of fact, this summer could be the year I substitute my denim shorts for a denim skirt.
Above the knee length denim skirts are informal. In my opinion they go with sandals, boat shoes, sneakers, etc. When I wear a formal dress I do wear hose and heels.
I really don't have a sharp distinction between male and female mode. I can go to church with my long hair and lipstick in otherwise male mode. I can wear an informal house maxi-dresses with boat shoes and sandals and even walk in the neighborhood wearing them.
Johanna
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I'm thinking along the exact same lines..
Progress always involves risk. You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first. -- Marilyn Ferguson
I am female 24/7 but I really don't mind men wearing skirts.
I like skirts anyways, and if they actually do gain some ground in 'typical male territory' I would say that was good news.
Realistically, I think it will likely be a long hard grind before they (if they) become accepted by the general public. But... on the optimistic side, if they keep showing up even at the higher fashion level, the movement has more of a chance of going somewhere.
I hope it does.
If this were to take off at all, then of itself it becomes less about gender, and more about age and environment.
Young good-looking models on a catwalk is a different matter from balding middle-aged bloke in an office.
Indian men wear skirts. But they are different from women's skirts and that is considered normal there.
Check this out: http://www.google.com/images?q=lungi
The people in the pics don't look very happy about it.
I wouldn't be opposed to men wearing skirts or to wearing one myself, but I can't see it having a huge appeal to me as a crossdresser, for the same reason that I can't get excited about "panties for men" or just fly-less men's briefs. The point is to wear women's clothes, not to wear men's clothes that are a close copy of women's clothes. A "skirt for men" to me would be somewhat like non-alcoholic beer, as far as I'm concerned--if I can't have the alcohol, I'll just drink something else instead of "fake" beer. Now, wearing a skirt intended for women and getting away with it, that's a different matter...
I already wear skirts and love it. Billie Jean
I guess it would be nice if the trend was accepted. My problem with these skirts is their is no color. I guess okay for a night out, but give me some color. This is the problem with guys cloths is they are boring. Blue, green, black, hey you want want color then wear hawaiin shirt but then you look like a tourist or something. Give me the reds, purple, pink or teal with a soft frabric any day.
Men do wear skirts and they are catching on in the US and in the UK. They are a subset of the skirt family called "kilt". At first, it was about "tartan" (plaid) kilts, but in the mid-nineties, a company called Utilikilts began making solid colored, knee length skirts and decided to call them "kilts". The originator said in an interview that he had an interest in wearing skirts, so he created the utilikilt. It looks somewhat like a kilt, but it's construction is very different. Utilikilts has been very successful, so a number of other US and UK companies began making them too. There are about a dozen manufacturers of non-traditional kilts in the US today.
At last summer's Irish Festival in Dublin, OH, there were 4 kilt vendors and they were very busy through-out the show. There were many people wandering around the show donning solid colored and plaid kilts. Both men and women were buying them! It was very cool and amusing to see so many people in kilts for the first time. Some had them turned around the wrong way!
So, men wearing "skirts" is off to a very good start and so far, it's still growing by leaps and bounds. For the most part, men will not wear their "kilt" unless it's a special occasion like a Ren Festival or Irish Festival. However, I expect that someday, the kilts will bloom for no other reason than it's a nice, warm Spring day! I look forward to that day!
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-Meri
Central Ohio
I would embrace skirts being commenly worn by men regardless of ethnic background or geographic location. Those of us who crossdress would still find crossdressing apealing. There is the makeup, nail polish, hair styles, did I forget to mention shoes, and if one really wants to pass, wearing a skirt is not always the best choice.
About all that men wearing skirts would mean is that they (we) may be a little less likely to try and look up someone's skirt if there was the chance they were looking up ours. Then again, maybe that wouldn't change.
UMMMM isn't the Point of us being CD'S is just that in itself (Cross)Dress
I.E. societies have had a set of norms, views, guidelines, or even laws defining what type of clothing is appropriate for each gender. Cross-dressing runs significantly counter to those norms
now for example GG'S dressing in male form is also Crossdressing however society allows that. And is not frowned upon
now with that being said this company is taking away the whole reason why we dress. CROSS dressing is to cross the proverbial Line if you will G.M. dressing in womens clothes!! G.G. dressing in male clothes duh ...... crossing the line
The reason it is so hard to have statistics for female-bodied crossdressers is that the line where non-crossdressing stops and crossdressing begins has become blurred
we're female bodied Crossdressers well some of us anyways and the ones who are Like to be accepted as such
now take for example a CDer that lives in the UK moves here to the US. And they find that they are frowned upon.
But a CDer that lives in the US moves to the UK where it is accepted more widely.
Point I am trying to make is that Dresses are dresses and pants are pants now merging those outfits together is fine but it is an outfit within it self
it did not look like a dress or pants it was a mix of somewhere in between now the 4th and 5th photo those were clearly dresses I will not deny that and the 5th one hella cute tee hee
long story short is that we CROSS-dress because we like to wear clothes of opposite sex of what we're.!!!!!!!!!!
Be real or fake
Just don't be fake with me
Great Idea; But in winter when the wind chill is a big negative number, I think not.
Rader
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