Are you man enough?

[Steveall]

Typical fashion review

"...I was saying that two world wars and sexual revolution had to pass before woman could wear trousers on daily basis. I guess before a man would wear a skirt, we’ll see Apocalypse."

http://www.fashioner.com/2010/07/12/are-you-man-enough/

Steve

[CDNSushi]

Another quote from the article:

Remember what Beirendonck said: a skirt has no gender, when the outfit is balanced.

Thanks for the link. It was an interesting read.

[MacMillans son]

Please see forum Rule #9

[Kilted-Knight]

Was Rule #9 actually broken?

[CDNSushi]

Was Rule #9 actually broken?

No, but some people sleep better at night when they can out-moderate the moderators.

The article in question talks about kilts (among other UBGs) and it still irks many people to have kilts classified as skirts.

[The Guy in the Kilt at UC]

Please see forum Rule #9

Please see the article.

[xman]

... it still irks many people to have kilts classified as skirts.

I was being fitted for a production of Macbeth(spit,spin,knock) some years ago and the kilt they found which fit noone else but me was a nice DND BW, but it did come down past my knees. As I tried it on the director, a Clark, laughed and said I looked like I was wearing a skirt. I looked up at him quite matter of factly and opined, "It is a skirt".

It is still the most comfortable 'skirt' I have ever worn. Not that I've worn many you understand.

[Bugbear]

Together with Gothic and cyberpunk elements they accomplish effect of postindustrial nomad, you know, a guy who tries to survive in post-atomic desolation; he's ripped off his clothes from a dead man, and eats radioactive honey and locusts.

Self-stylists and subcultures members uses dark, thick fabric, they wear layers (nomad omnia sua secum portat), they add fluorescent gadgets, a little bit of metal and an appropriate, often deconstructed t-shirt and viola - we look like a hybrid of John the Baptist and Mad Max.

Carobs or grasshoppers? Asks the long haired, misanthropic, Neo-Curmudgeonly hermit of the desert.

[gilmore]

The longer I live in Asia, the more Western/Euro-centric articles like this seem to be. A man wears a skirt/kilt? BFD. Although I haven't worn a kilt in almost a year (the occasion hasn't arisen), I can count on one hand the times I have worn pants. Here in Nepal there are some 40+ ethnic groups and some say over 90 languages. Men wear lunghi and dhotis as do Indian (in fact many are Indians), Tibetan men wear chubas---floor length coats--- especially in the winter, Bhutanese wear a shorter, kilt-length version year-round, Buddhist monks wear robes that have a shang tab or ankle-length skirt, Hindu holy men wear several kinds of unbifurcated garments, etc. etc.

Conformity seems more rampant in the West in its own way, where some feel their masculinity so challenged when they step outside the norm by wearing a kilt or skirt that the colors and accessories must denote machismo, according to the article. But on the other hand clothes are more of a statement of one's individuality, rather than one's ethnicity, religion, caste, or other societal identifiers. I have come to appreciate Jock's approach to the kilt more and more. It, like much Nepali dress, is received wisdom, that shows where one comes from and where one fits into the culture, rather than carving out a statement about one's uniqueness.

Forgive my rambling. It's late here. And so to bed...

[MacBean]

Carobs or grasshoppers? Asks the long haired, misanthropic, Neo-Curmudgeonly hermit of the desert.

I think Bugbear and I need to get Forum Botanist titles as we always seem to get side tracked at the merest hint of a botany break.

Many have wondered why John the Baptist went about eating locusts in the desert. Carob is also known as St.John's Bread, and the tree the fruits come from is closely related to the locust tree of the Bean family.