What is the point of these?

[skirtyscot]

http://thesmithie.com/collections/mens-skirts

[crfriend]

Heavens knows what the designer was thinking of, but I know for a fact that if I ever appeared on the street wearing such a thing (without trousers) I'd get nicked in a moment's time for indecent exposure.

Tails like that are fine on a tailcoat; however, a "skirt" they do not make.

[pleated]

The third and fourth might qualify as aprons...
...if you wear them back to front.

[Caultron]

Looks like a coat and tails without the coat.

[Sarongman]

They are just totally ridiculous, now come on they don't do anything to create a positive perception of skirts as a regular article of male attire, in fact the reverse is true. Maybe as the ritual attire of an obscure society a man might wear them.

[henri]

Believe it or not, I was sitting outside a Pub in down-town North East London, a delightful but a bit scruffy cosmopolitan suburb called Dalston. Dalston is on the up because a couple of years ago London Transport introduced a new train service into the area, called Overground. It is a bit odd as about three miles down the line you have to go down into a Tunnel to catch the Overground but go upstairs to catch the Underground! We could only do that in London but I digress.
Whilst chomping away at my Dalston-Burger, a guy came in wearing one of these bizarre skirt - cum - apron - cum - tailcoat thingies. There was I sitting in my proper skirt and stockings, even I had to have a quick double-take to work it out. Bizarre? Obviously someone wants to wear a skirt but can't quite get it together to go the whole hog ...?

Edit 8 October, bored with Newsnight after our useless politicians have reshuffled the Government. However one Lady, who I did a little work with promoting the Overground in 2000, before I wore a skirt out, then only indoors, progress you see, has been given a Government job. Now whenever I met her in the Commons lobby I always got a kiss. How will she react if I were in my Skirt!
Anyway I digress again, the creator of this 'Smithie' replied very speedily to my e-mail, and he says it is intended to wear with leggings, rather than trousers. Hmmm .... I'm telling him to join us if he's serious

[skirted_in_SF]

Hmm, if they want to call those things skirts, then what is this thing I'm wearing that goes all the way around the lower part of my body?

[couyalair]

No, can't see much point in this half-skirt ... except that it the continuation of historical menswear whose one aim appears to be to draw attention the the wearer's crotch. I have always been amazed at they way men have apparently been so keen on showing their cloth-bound bulge, from mediaeval cod-pieces, to cut-away jackets, to clinging 18-19th c britches, to today's tight jeans.

Martin

[skirtingtoday]

Nope - no point whatsoever!

Come on manufacturers! - go the "whole hog" as henri says!

[Mac]

I agree with that mate.

[Nolyn]

The Aristocrat burgundy one looked like the wings of a ladybug (not exactly masculine)!

[skirtingtheissue]

They're just ghastly, and they give "men's skirts" a bad image and bad impression.

[norstdresses]

Fashion as a kind of art: OK. Personally I don't like this style.

keep skirting the worlds men

[dillon]

LMAO at what goes as fashion. Do you think the manufacturer wanted to double sales by selling half a skirt? Perhaps the garment was meant to be worn in pairs.