Dresses!

[MoonDrake]

I found this......
http://www.midasclothing.com/pages/prod ... 53&s_id=27

[skirtingtheissue]

Not for me, but if a camo pattern is what it takes to get a guy to wear a dress, so be it. I'd certainly compliment a fellow wearing one.

[r.m.anderson]

Neat camo dress although I would prefer it in a solid (dark) color; black or navy.

Really though I prefer a two piece - skirt or kilt separately from the shirt.
I like the independent movement about the waist and a dress inhibits that.
I also like pleated skirts and kilts rather than a plain flat derriere garmet.
The plain backfield in motion does nothing to impress me (or others) ! LOL.

"Skirt-Kilt-ON"
rma

[Sinned]

A dress is simething that I would have to warm to. I have a couple from MOH but I've not really asked her opinion on them. I suppose that since she gave them to me she must be in favour of them - indoors, at least. I keep gatting a weekly email from www.sammydress.com which seems to have a presence in the US but I suspect is really a far eastern outfit. Some of the comments seem to suggest this and some of the produce I have seen on ebay starting at £0.01 and free postage. Not bought anything from them but some of the items I might be interested in even though the site is aimed squarely at wymun.

[Jack Williams]

Still toying with the idea of camo. Another "safe" male look.
Haven't seen anything ready made in catalogues etc here, but maybe I may just get some material and make, or have sewn, a really wide flowing camo skirt. Long methinks. Really wide. Full even..
I think a big camo dress may be a bit much though.
Perhaps in a quite light material. Same for big skirt. Flow and waft well in the wind therefore. More winter than summer though.
I guess I am a bit of a "Goth" at heart, and a long dark wizard look is more me I think than short or flowery.

Looking back over the posts, no, ethnic dress is ethnic dress, and here at least, it's only the older Arab, or other nationalities in my neighbourhood who wear traditional dress. The young gen all look the same in their baggy shorts etc.
But maybe all this does create an acceptance of unusual dress and thus my dresses are less remarkable.

[straightfairy]

Maybe a safari dress? Go with the beige/khaki look?

[Jack Williams]

Well, not a dress, but I did find this safari skirt..
http://www.steampunkemporium.com/store/003978S.php

In fact I think it may be the next skirt I buy myself.

[straightfairy]

Yes, about the only thing 'wrong' with that skirt is the zip location..

[Jack Williams]

Hmm.. I see what you mean.

[crfriend]

Well, not a dress, but I did find this safari skirt..
http://www.steampunkemporium.com/store/003978S.php

In fact I think it may be the next skirt I buy myself.

That looks quite interesting, indeed. I may well contemplate one of those.

Yes, about the only thing 'wrong' with that skirt is the zip location..

And the problem with that is, precisely? (It might be possible to wear it backwards...)

[Milfmog]

Yes, about the only thing 'wrong' with that skirt is the zip location..

That and the sizing. A 33 inch waste is simply not going to go around a full size person like me Pity really as I rather like the skirt design and price.

Have fun,


Ian.

[skirtyscot]

So it zips up at the back. Why exactly is this a problem? On the scale of spurious objections to wearing skirts designed for women this ranks below "the (front) zip faces left not right" and pretty much equal with "the kilt opens on the left not the right". I mean, who is going to notice or care? And in the unlikely event that anyone does, why shouldn't a man's skirt zip up at the back anyway?

It is a kilty style, so most people would not expect to see a zip, front or back. If you can defy convention enough to wear a skirt, surely you can cope with the zip being at the back.

I see that shipping to the UK costs a little more than the skirt, But the total of $71.90, i.e. around £45, is still a reasonable price.

[crfriend]

A 33 inch waste is simply not going to go around a full size person like me

I missed that. I'm a thin bloke, but not that thin. I haven't been 33" around the midsection since the early 1980s.

[Sarongman]

Well, not a dress, but I did find this safari skirt..
http://www.steampunkemporium.com/store/003978S.php

Thanks Jack, I do like it and may be tempted to get one, however finances are tight at the moment and the LCD screen on my camera (Panasonic DMC FZ30) has died with the possibility of the rest of the camera expiring, so I am bidding on a later model on eBay (Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ100) so clothing takes a back seat.

Yes, about the only thing 'wrong' with that skirt is the zip location..

As to the zip location, while I have shown a marked preference for a front zip location, this is mostly for convenience, (as one ages, getting hands on a sometimes balky back zipper can be challenging!) as well as the "look" of the garment. I am, at present, wearing the only box pleat skirt I own which has a side zip on the left. I wore this skirt to town yesterday with a mid brown T shirt and sandals. waited in line at Post Office for a parcel, browsed the newsagent aisles and ate lunch at the Garden Centre cafe, as normal, no reactions.

[Jack Williams]

Thinks.. most of my skirts have a front zipper, the rest are expandable (the Damart tailored ones) or elastic. Macabe have it all: elastic, string tie and (your) belt.