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- Sun May 05, 2024 2:51 am
- Forum: Skirts and Kilts for Men
- Topic: Skirt wearing boys in Japan
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1621
Re: Skirt wearing boys in Japan
Looked at an online article by Ayano Soma, as part of Digital Japanese History . It was commented that the shift toward Western styles became "universal" after the 1970s. In the Wikipedia article it was stated that the shift began in 1871, when government officials were required to wear We...
- Sat May 04, 2024 3:42 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Things that go together
- Replies: 4
- Views: 107
Re: Things that go together
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- Sat May 04, 2024 3:39 am
- Forum: Skirts and Kilts for Men
- Topic: Skirt wearing boys in Japan
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1621
Re: Skirt wearing boys in Japan
I would say that 2 and 4 are different. Two would include things like kilt wearing, striving for that "invisible" skirt in denim or khaki, and so on. This still furthers the cause... The option 2 that you have described would mean enlarging the Man Box somewhat, by adding a few skirt desi...
- Sat May 04, 2024 3:24 am
- Forum: Skirts and Kilts for Men
- Topic: Skirt wearing boys in Japan
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1621
Re: Skirt wearing boys in Japan
The adoption of Western styles . Note that a nativist reaction began during the 1890s; however, western styles became accepted as work wear during the 1880s. An important lesson here? The Japanese nation ended up with, in effect, a dual wardrobe. It seems that the Western styles eventually became pa...
- Thu May 02, 2024 4:14 am
- Forum: Freestyle Fashions
- Topic: Mixing Menswear & Womenswear
- Replies: 130
- Views: 11655
Re: Mixing Menswear & Womenswear
We're not just several standard-deviations from the middle of the curve, where we are there is no curve . We're trying to shift the entire curve for guys, or at least expand the plotting area. It'll happen eventually, but it's going to happen one guy at a time who realizes that "here NOT be dr...
- Wed May 01, 2024 8:58 pm
- Forum: Freestyle Fashions
- Topic: Mixing Menswear & Womenswear
- Replies: 130
- Views: 11655
- Wed May 01, 2024 8:49 pm
- Forum: Freestyle Fashions
- Topic: Mixing Menswear & Womenswear
- Replies: 130
- Views: 11655
Re: Mixing Menswear & Womenswear
I believe I explored this before, but imagine the typical "bell curve" when it comes to population analysis and superimpose it on clothing styles. The gals have access to the full curve from the very "masculine" at one end to the extremely "feminine" at the other. The ...
- Wed May 01, 2024 5:41 pm
- Forum: Skirts and Kilts for Men
- Topic: Hypothethical Question
- Replies: 71
- Views: 917
Re: Hypothethical Question
1. Only skirts in manly color palettes like black, brown, blue, and gray will be accepted. No baby blue, pastel or the colors. What shade of black, brown, blue, or gray would you like? 2. Only skirts made from heavy material are accepted so that they will appear to be really masculine. No light and...
- Wed May 01, 2024 4:20 pm
- Forum: In the News / Advocacy
- Topic: Skirts in Schools - No hope for boys
- Replies: 71
- Views: 1574
- Wed May 01, 2024 4:10 pm
- Forum: Couture
- Topic: Ballet Flats and Mary Janes Back on the Runway
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1271
- Wed May 01, 2024 3:56 pm
- Forum: Skirts and Kilts for Men
- Topic: Hypothethical Question
- Replies: 71
- Views: 917
Re: Hypothethical Question
Can't you have your cake and eat it too? In one sense, yes. Members have occasionally commented that when they wear skirted rigs in public, they take special care to make the outfit look good. Thinking carefully about how different items should go together. So members will wear particular items for...
- Wed May 01, 2024 2:58 am
- Forum: Skirts and Kilts for Men
- Topic: Hypothethical Question
- Replies: 71
- Views: 917
Re: Hypothethical Question
In my opinion, the moment we conflate skirts with gender, we've lost the average guy -- and that's where the target audience is. As I said, "lofty goals". Language is important. The trick is to make skirts seem normal for the average guy. The average un -GNC guy. And this is hard not only...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 4:28 am
- Forum: Skirts and Kilts for Men
- Topic: Hypothethical Question
- Replies: 71
- Views: 917
Re: Hypothethical Question
In my opinion, the moment we conflate skirts with gender, we've lost the average guy -- and that's where the target audience is. As I said, "lofty goals". Language is important. If your sartorial choices reflect you as an individual , rather than you as a member of a category....then skir...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 1:06 am
- Forum: Skirts and Kilts for Men
- Topic: Hypothethical Question
- Replies: 71
- Views: 917
Re: Hypothethical Question
Your choice of clothing such as skirts and adornment do not indicate that you are gender confused. It simply indicates that you prefer skirts and possibly other clothing items and adornments that are prevalent among the opposite biological sex. Or used to be prevalent. Not so much any more. I was b...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 3:21 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: New Technologies
- Replies: 112
- Views: 4985
Re: New Technologies
Gaia Vince seems to have come to a similar conclusion independently.