jessimeon wrote:yeah the marketing, price, ethos, plain facts and a whole load of other things are wrong with it as already mentioned a kilt IS a traditional Scottish/Irish MALE item of clothing...oh men can try male clothing too can they? thanks for the info
A few things are worth noting at this point, and, to hit the high points, skirts (of any ilk other than the kilt) do not enjoy a large (or even a small) market in Western society for men and that properly made kilts are bespoke garments of amazing quality, custom fitted to the wearer, and are designed to last for decades (longer, likely than the wearer's waist size!).
Those factors combine to make "real" men's skirts expensive. No sane retailer is going to stock something that isn't going to sell and proper tailors and kiltmakers command wages commensurate with their skills. This is something that the male skirt-wearer is just going to have to deal with until there is proper demand -- and even once there is, do not expect the price of a bespoke kilt to fall much. So we need to "make do".
[...] sizing, most men if they aint got too much of a belly could fit xl, i could juust about fit xl but i wouldn't take a punt on 60 squid to find out, to then discover i cant return worn goods or whatever in Spain.
It's worth pointing out that most men are quite naturally larger in -- in 3D -- than women; this means that we will require larger waist sizes and longer hem-lengths. It will be a subset of men that can actually "cross the aisle" to grab a skirt "off the peg" and have it fit -- and even then, modifications may need to be made to have the garment work well on the guy's frame. Even rather expensive skirts I've bagged from "the other side" had to have had modifications done on them, mostly at the waist, for them to work properly on me, and I am quite thin for a large male.
if the company's reading this, i fail to believe that a pleated square of light fabric cost you even 1/8 of that price to make so i'd suggest lowering your prices by half at least, also women can just nip in a discount clothes shop for a tartan patterned skirt, men are more likely to buy skirts online...i am anyway i get shy sometimes so really you should be aiming at xxl,xxxl etc sizes if you want to double your buyer base
Again, we're talking market-forces here. Women "of substance" (read, "those who actually have curves") are increasingly becoming marginalised by the drive to "size 0" and are finding themselves getting shoved, sometimes unwillingly, into (ugly) pants; this also cuts down on options for guys who are naturally larger than the gals. There won't be a proper market for men's skirts until there is a critical mass of opinion -- and practitioners -- that is obvious to even the most obtuse marketer and his hierarchy; so we're stuck in a classic "chicken-and-egg" situation that cannot resolve itself.
My personal advice is to learn how to sew; this will allow you to alter garments from "across the aisle" to fit your frame properly (read, "not look silly") and, ultimately, allow you to make bespoke garments for yourself that
cannot be purchased anywhere unless
you decide to sell. Besides, sewing, or any other craft that yields something material, can be a very enjoyable effort and a nice distraction from the pressures of the "real world".
otherwise I'd consider getting one.