Kilt is a magic word.

[Damon]

When I was a little boy no self respecting woman would dare to wear trousers. But they were happy to wear slacks which were trousers for women.

The word 'Kilt' gives a man or a boy societal permission to wear a skirt. And it gives parents, schools, youth groups such as Scouts permission to require boys to wear skirts.

At the same time, some people pay a lot of money to perfect strangers to buy permission to wear a skirt. Several Designers such as Thom Browne will sell you a skirt for a man and permission to wear it for a mere few hundred or even thousand dollars.

58 years ago my then 4 year old son liked to wear boy's dresses after seeing another boy wearing one in Wimbledon Common. In the end, between the ages of 4 and 6 we bought him three boys dresses from the boys Department of Bentalls in Kingston, blue shirt waist style which came with matching underwear, a red polo style with a flared twirly skirt and something which buttoned up the back and looked indistinguishable from a girl's dress. But it must have been for boys because, like the others, it cost about four times more than a comparable dress for a girl from the other side of the aisle.

I saw an article in a womans magazine about party dresses for boys, just as fancy and aflare with petticoats as any party dress a parent might buy for their little girl for a few pounds. But these came with confirmation they were for boys with a price of over a hundred pounds.

I just spent a few minutes googling dresses for boys and found a blue shirtwaist dress almost identical to the one my son wore. It was also available in plaid. I found a few more including a wollen one that was really nice for cooler weather. They must have been for boys because the advertisements said they were, the designers had impressive foreign names and the prices were eye watering.

It is sad that males who want to wear skirts seem to feel they have to pay for permission or wear a kilt. Let's just call any skirt worn by a male a kilt. Who is to say it's not?

[Uncle Al]

When I was a little boy no self respecting woman would dare to wear trousers. But they were happy to wear slacks which
were trousers for women.

The word 'Kilt' gives a man or a boy societal permission to wear a skirt. And it gives parents, schools, youth groups such as Scouts permission to require boys to wear skirts.

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They must have been for boys because the advertisements said they were, the designers had impressive foreign names and
the prices were eye watering.(*)

It is sad that males who want to wear skirts seem to feel they have to pay for permission or wear a kilt. Let's just call any
skirt worn by a male a kilt. Who is to say it's not?

A perfect example of how to stop a group of people, from doing(wearing) something without making "A Law" against that
action. (* My emphasis, not the original poster.) PRICE IT HIGH, SO 95% OF PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD IT

Just my $.02 worth but have found, from experience, this concept works.

Uncle Al

[Damon]

I just had to add this link.

Designer Skirts for Men | Pleated & Denim | FARFETCH CA https://share.google/gPQh4r6scXEanobnE

Thom Browne will be happy to sell you a pleated denim skirt for men for a trifling $3,311.

[Uncle Al]

Designer Skirts for Men | Pleated & Denim | FARFETCH CA https://share.google/gPQh4r6scXEanobnE
Thom Browne will be happy to sell you a pleated denim skirt for men for a trifling $3,311.

Thanks for "The Link"

Proves my point about 'Pricing'



Uncle Al

[STEVIE]

The word 'Kilt' gives a man or a boy societal permission to wear a skirt. And it gives parents, schools, youth groups such as Scouts permission to require boys to wear skirts.

Magic which is black and based on ignorance and superstition.
We have been here before Damon and note this well, the "Kilt" is a skirted garment, it is not a society approved skirt which bestows any additional freedoms on men and boys.
I have said here before that it is the perfect pseudo skirt for those who are unable to wear the real thing and exercise all the freedom of choice that the imagination allows.
Steve.

[Damon]

We have been here before Damon and note this well, the "Kilt" is a skirted garment, it is not a society approved skirt which bestows any additional freedoms on men and boys.

A kilt is a skirt. To say it is not is like saying a car is not a vehicle. But try asking Google if it is okay for a parent to make a boy wear a skirt and you will get a resounding "No" and be told it may cause the boy future psychological problems. Ask again while changing only the word 'skirt' to 'kilt' and you will get a qualified 'Yes' it is alright to make a boy wear a kilt on certain occasions.

I believe that quite a lot of boys would like to experience wearing a skirt but family and society make it all but impossible. Though there have been occasions in the last few years when a number of boys have worn skirts to school in protest against one thing or another.

For boys to wear kilts is much more acceptable but still takes courage. I wore a kilt quite frequently when I was a boy and when asked why I found it easiest to say my parents made me. Which, apart from a very few rare occasions was not the case.

It takes a lot of courage for a male, young or old, to wear a skirted garment and anything which makes it easier, from calling it a kilt to paying an exhorbitant price for it to "My mother makes me" is fine. And to actually be made to wear it may be what many boys secretly wish even if they wouldn't admit that to themselves.

[Mouse]

I think the kilt is both empowering and limiting.

Early steps in wearing a skirt and being accepted by family can be assisted by the use of a kilt. However the kilt can also become the new "man in kilt" box, where it is the only type of skirt that you get to wear with acceptance. Now to some that is fine, but to others a box is a box.

For me, my kilts are useful for some situations, but limiting in others, however the same could now be said for my denim work skirts. Beware of boxes!!