Skirt Cafe is an on-line community dedicated to exploring, promoting and advocating skirts and kilts as a fashion choice for men, formerly known as men in skirts. We do this in the context of men's fashion freedom --- an expansion of choices beyond those commonly available for men to include kilts, skirts and other garments. We recognize a diversity of styles our members feel comfortable wearing, and do not exclude any potential choices. Continuing dialog on gender is encouraged in the context of fashion freedom for men. See here for more details.
skirtyscot wrote:Potbelly MacKraken ... Sounds familiar! Are you by any chance related to the Departed Member formerly known as Potbelly MacKraken?
One and the same Scottyskirt! Took a brief hiatus while I took some time to explore a bit with my gender. But, I'm back. Thanks for remembering! Tho, I'm not in Scotland anymore. Back in the USA now.
A correction: while I previously wrote that males from other Southeast Asian countries wear tube skirts in checkered pattern exclusively, unlike in the Philippines where malong prints such as floral are acceptable for men, I found this picture of Indonesian boys wearing batik malongs/sarongs waiting to be circumcised (pic from http://nationalgeographic.co.id/berita/ ... ial-budaya):
Kilted Organist/Musician
Grand Musician of the Grand Lodge, I.O.O.F. of Texas 2008-2009, 2015-2016,
2018-202 ? (and the beat goes on )
When asked 'Why the Kilt?'
I respond-The why is F.T.H.O.I. (For The H--- Of It)
When I was teaching in Ethiopia I had hoped to see some unbifurcated clothing, and maybe buy some, but I never saw a man who wasn't in trousers! Maybe I was not far enough from the cities, although I was 25 miles off the nearest paved highway.
As a matter of fact, the sun DOES shine out of my ...
Judah14 wrote:
I think tube-style garments such as the malong are better than wrap-around rectangles of cloth because they are "closed" so are more secure than "open" wrap-arounds and can be more easily used as a sash, baby sling, storage bag and "dressing room" for changing clothes in public. As for wearing a malong I find knotting it then further securing it with a belt the most comfortable and secure way, and I can put small pouches on the belt for use as "pockets".
Some how I missed or overlooked this thread in the past. The malong looks quite promising.
They all look great. Just the sort of thing I like to wear in hot weather. I have a couple of unisex wrap skirts from Ufash.com that are loosely based on sarongs.