Too be or not to be too old.

[Peter v]

Some members mentioned, am I old?
I imagine none of us want to talk about old age, ( when are you "old" ? ) but we are all going there a day at a time.

As a discussion point:

Old?
When are you old?
When you say that you are.

When are you too old for skirts?
When they can't be worn.

We have never really talked about people in this age, 2007 / 2008 who are old, ie above 60, 70.

Should we?
Is there anything special to talk about with regards to skirt / freestyle wearing?

Do we still see ourselves in a in a skirt at a higher age?
Or even in a old people's home home?

I wonder, if the opportunity was made to some open minded elderly gentlemen, if they would be interested in wearing a skirt as opposed to a pair of pants?

How would we look to men who are now 80 in a skirt?

Is there any thing much different about a mature man. 40 - 50 plusser in a skirt or a 70/80 plusser in a skirt?

Is it worth talking about, seeing that most of us are I think younger than 65?

Some are possibly over that. And possibly more active than younger men.

When is wearing a skirt a problem?
When your body has taken on another shape than to be easily dressed?

I myself would like to have a positive outlook of myself wearing skirts when I am a few years further, as I am now 52.

That is something else for the younger men amongst us who are maybe in their 20's or 30's.

Has the outlook anything to do with skirts at all or just with how you see yourself?

Peter v.

[Milfmog]

Age is irrelevant as far as I'm concerned. If someone feels good about how they are dressed they will look good. Their age, gender, size, hair or skin colour etc, etc, etc make no difference.

This question can only be important to folks who worry about what others think of them; I do not fall into that group (outside very specific boundaries*).

Have fun,


Ian.

* For example; It matters to me that my boss thinks I'm competent and professional; I don't care whether he likes my choice of car or hobby.

[RichardA]

I'm 57 this year does that make me old,
but sometimes I act my shoe size
age is nothing more than numbers and is more about how you feel inside that matters

[Colin]

I'll be 60 in May, but I'm still young at heart. I still enjoy strapping on an electric guitar and rocking my socks off, just like my teenage years. Age doesn't matter, although I do need to visit the Doctor a bit more often these days.
I have only just gained enough confidence to wear a Denim kilt in public, so it may be some time before I can wear a kilt / skirt to work as we have only just managed to wriggle out of having to wearing ties in the office.

Success is getting up one more time than you fall down.
I'm grateful for all the encouragement that SkirtCafe members give.

[ChristopherJ]

I agree with the others in that I don't see age as being relevant to wearing a kilt or skirt. I'd happily wear them in my nineties. I will probably change my style though. I think that I am just about at the limits now for wearing short skirts - i.e. mini skirts - as I am in my mid 50's. I can envisage once I get to the age of 60 the hem line may well become lower. In fact I have recently bought a couple of longer skirts - 4 inches above the knee, rather than my usual 8 or 9 inches. Old age is catching up with me I guess!

[Peter v]

Great input.
There are also many I assume young blokes as members, but as many men have only started wearing skirts later on in life, many middel or above aged men.

Makes me think about older women, who still have reasonable figures and can get about well. The years can be seen in their faces, but they can get away with dressing modern, some even quite daring, heels, pantys, etc. ( not overdone) but because they are still young at heart ( along with neatly proportioned bodys, of course, they still look (and feel) very good.

We can do the same, whether we wear p*nts or skirts, as long as we don't become huge blobs, and can wear things we would if we were much younger ( modern up to date clothing) and still look good.

If you are happy, (healthy) that will show, and then clothing is of second importance, but can give you that young feeling.

Old people used to wear "old people "clothing, which made them older still. Luckily that is becomming a thing of the past.

I only started this topic because some of us mentioned that they were getting on. And I think that our choice of skirts / clothing has much to do with how we see ourselves, and when we look in the mirror, looking into the eyes, there is still that teenager, but focussing back, we do see what age has done to us, which takes me back to the forum, and our choices and motivation to wear skirts.

If we start to see in our faces "older" men, then we may automatically ( historically) be somewhat reserved with our skirt outfits. I hope that we will stimulate ourselves personally and by this forum each other as well, to keep on skirting in a youthful way, thus keeping ousrselves young.

Keep on skirting!

Peter v.

[Sasquatch]

I turned 50 a couple months back. I give a twist to an old expression - for me it's "Young enough to know better, old enough not to care!"
Sasq

[sapphire]

Or...... I'm too young to be this old.

I think in some ways "old" happens when there is some fundamental defining change that happens to a person.

My Aunt Carmen and Uncle Bob are now pushing 80, but they still go dancing and still perform in plays and musicals.

On the other hand my Dad remained young at heart until cancer wrecked his body and mind and he suddenly became old when he realized that his intellect was gone. It broke my heart.

My step dad, Tom, never got old, even though he died of Alzheimers at 80. Tom was always a cheerful, silly man, a Phi Beta Kappa from Rutgers, pilot, and research engineer at Princeton University.

The Alzheimers took away his critical thinking ability, but the cheerfulness and jokes stayed. He was happy right up to the end.

[ChristopherJ]

Here they are just repeating on TV Billy Connolly's 'Tour of New Zealand'. He is a nutty Scottish comedian, for those who don't know. Very cool guy. He loves going naked on TV - and has danced in the nude at the North Pole and suchlike . . .

Anyhow - he is cruising around New Zealand on his motor-trike, which looks like a Harley Davidson, and he is wearing this leather jacket with patches on the back in a style just like the Hells Angels wear - except that his says:

TOO OLD

TO DIE YOUNG

I had to laugh

[knickerless]

I too am in my fifties and been wearing skirts on and off since my teens.
Too old - my arse.......


Nick

[Peter v]

Here they are just repeating on TV Billy Connolly's 'Tour of New Zealand'. He is a nutty Scottish comedian, for those who don't know. Very cool guy. He loves going naked on TV - and has danced in the nude at the North Pole and suchlike . . .

Anyhow - he is cruising around New Zealand on his motor-trike, which looks like a Harley Davidson, and he is wearing this leather jacket with patches on the back in a style just like the Hells Angels wear - except that his says:

TOO OLD

TO DIE YOUNG

I had to laugh

Great! And totally correct.

I am sure there are many more slogans like that to make up.
Skirts for men.
Young enough to wear them.
Too old to care.

Hmn not quite right, but fun thinking up.

[ChristopherJ]

You can buy the t-shirts here.

http://farcanal.biz/totdy.php

God only knows what that model is wearing . . .

[Charlie]

You can buy the t-shirts here.

http://farcanal.biz/totdy.php

God only knows what that model is wearing . . .

That is the ultimate in saggy crotch trousers

I like the tee shirt. Just turned 60 so perhaps I'll get one

Charlie

[sapphire]

Happy Birthday!

[DavidsSkirts]

You're never too old...
but an individual could be too unfit or out of shape to wear certain items or styles..

I'm nearly 50, and when I look around sometimes,I still see myself as being in better shape (though there's still a lot of room here for more improvements !!) than a lot of people in their 20's - and sometimes even their teen's (there are a lot of "muffin tops" out there these days..).