Techniques you've used to get more men into wearing skirts

[DrFishnets]

What's more if an observer assumes anything about you based on your clothes, so what?

Exactly. I know I’m a heterosexual man who likes wearing feminine clothes especially skirts, dresses and tights. I don’t care if the public think I’m gay, transgender or weird when they see me wearing those clothes. If a member of public came up to me and asked if I was transgender I’d set them straight and tell them I’m a heterosexual man who likes wearing skirts and dresses just like a heterosexual woman likes wearing trousers.

[Damon]

This thread is about techniques to get more men into wearing skirts.
Kilts are the only type of skirt widely accepted as being a masculine garment. If we wish to get more men into wearing skirts, then demonstrating that a kilt can be every day casual wear for men and is not merely a costume for special occasions, is a way to start.
Other men, and their wives and children are more likely to believe that the kilt is being worn for comfort rather than because the wearer is gay or transgender. There is nothing wrong with either of those identities but the overwhelming majority of men are cisgender and straight. They are unlikely to take any inspiration from seeing a man in a skirt if they think there may be some reason other than comfort. One neighbor of mine did get a kilt as a result of seeing me in mine and wears it sometimes. Usually, I have noticed, when his wife is with him. When my wife was still alive I liked having her beside me when I was wearing a kilt or, and this is going back to the 1960s, a Kaftan.

[Susie]

Well you had me interested at the phrase 'deep pockets' and how are you going to stop me wearing it???

[Barleymower]

Strange I dont see what all the fuss about pockets is about. Being a guy has ment that everything I own has pockets.

Pockets are not to be trusted. Belongings are always falling out. My latest loss being coins that went down the side of the car and and virtually impossible to get back.
Bags of any kind are more practical

[Damon]

Barleymower wrote:

Pockets are not to be trusted. Belongings are always falling out. My latest loss being coins that went down the side of the car and and virtually impossible to get back

The 4 pockets on the Skirtcraft Unaligned skirt are deep and two of them have zip closure which should solve that problem.

[jamie001]

I don’t understand why some folks here believe that pockets or even deep pockets are necessary. A nice fashionable women’s purse with a lot of pockets solves that problem and allows you to be very organized. Once you find a nice fashionable women’s purse with compartments, you will never want to go back to stuffing stuff into pockets. There is nothing more unsightly than bulging pockets.

[Kirbstone]

For men, Kilts are where it's at. Period. Any other skirt worn in public will be regarded as wierd, the wearer probably seeking comments, at least.
Alas, my spouse of 57+ years is not keen that I wear even a kilt out in public, unless for a festive occasion, e.g. a wedding.

I do however quite frequently wear a heavy-duty knee-length pleated skirt out dog-walking across our local moor, where one seldom meets another soul and the skirt looks like a kilt, anyway.

Tom

[Spirou003]

Pockets are not to be trusted. Belongings are always falling out. My latest loss being coins that went down the side of the car and and virtually impossible to get back.

This depend on the kind of pocket. Those with a vertical or almost vertical opening are subject to the problem you describe when they're not equiped with some "security feature" like a zip. The other pockets are fine. That's why I avoid as most as possible pockets with vertical opening, and if I need to buy something with such pockets I first consider whether or not it's possible to add a zip before going further.

[Seb]

I think Damon had a valid point here, seeing more men in casual kilts will probably make more men want to try it out, just because it's seen as masculine. Once they have tried, the step to a skirt like Kirbstones is just a step away once you've seen the price difference. I'd recon that most people can't tell the difference.

It's the baby steps that get us walking.

[crfriend]

I don’t understand why some folks here believe that pockets or even deep pockets are necessary. A nice fashionable women’s purse with a lot of pockets solves that problem and allows you to be very organized. Once you find a nice fashionable women’s purse with compartments, you will never want to go back to stuffing stuff into pockets. There is nothing more unsightly than bulging pockets.

For commentary such as the above, going forward, can we please elide the term "womens"? It's high time we (of all people) stop attributing sexuality to inanimate objects such as bags, purses, and attire. By propagating the sexualised notion we are shooting ourselves in the proverbial foot.

[Jim]

I don’t understand why some folks here believe that pockets or even deep pockets are necessary.

I use my hands for many things and want them free. I always want my pocketknife and handkerchief with me. So pockets are my normal solution. A belt-pack works when I'm out and about where I need my wallet and smartphone. If I need more stuff, a backpack is best, but I'll sometimes carry a briefcase, which has the same drawback as a purse; it takes a hand and can be forgotten.

[Grok]

I like having pockets that I can put my hands in.

[Grok]

Damon, you are entitled to your opinion, but the kilt is a dead end for men's fashion freedom whether you like it or not.
Steve

I have been of the opinion that kilting is a special case. I doubt that the acceptance of such will carry over to non-kilt designs.

I suspect that, for almost any other type of skirted rig, we are starting virtually from scratch. I don't see any shortcuts here; the only thing I can suggest is that we wear our garments out in public.

All I can hope for is a very gradual acceptance.

[Uncle Al]

<snip> A nice fashionable women’s purse with a lot of pockets solves that problem and allows you to be very organized. Once you find a nice fashionable women’s purse with compartments, you will never want to go back to stuffing stuff into pockets.<snip>

For commentary such as the above, going forward, can we please elide the term "womens"? It's high time we (of all people) stop attributing sexuality to inanimate objects such as bags, purses, and attire. By propagating the sexualised notion we are shooting ourselves in the proverbial foot.

Well said, Carl

Don't we have enough labels anyway?

WE members of Skirt Cafe' need to stop labeling material items as 'Men's / Women's", helping
to stop the propaganda differentiating clothing items. It's just a piece of material, anyway.

Uncle Al

[jamie001]

I don’t understand why some folks here believe that pockets or even deep pockets are necessary. A nice fashionable women’s purse with a lot of pockets solves that problem and allows you to be very organized. Once you find a nice fashionable women’s purse with compartments, you will never want to go back to stuffing stuff into pockets. There is nothing more unsightly than bulging pockets.

For commentary such as the above, going forward, can we please elide the term "womens"? It's high time we (of all people) stop attributing sexuality to inanimate objects such as bags, purses, and attire. By propagating the sexualised notion we are shooting ourselves in the proverbial foot.

CR,

I understand and will refrain from using the term "women's". I assume that the term "feminine" falls into that same category and also will refrain from using it. In the future I will used terms suck as more ornate or colorful because that is the real difference in these items. Almost all articles of clothing and accessories marketed to males consist of drab colors, rugged looks, and no ornamentation.

Jamie