A quiet revolution?

[Jock]

Most of us here would wear skirts regularly "out in the world" if it was a normal thing to see. (cf Girls in Jeans)
Now I have read several unrelated articles recently which suggest to me how this might happen-
-Tourist men in Indonesia are wearing sarongs on holiday for the comfort. Here they "fit in".
-New Zealand youth are aligning themselves with the Maori and Polynesian culture and wearing lavalavas (aka sarongs) as part of that.
-Online fashion pages are advocating sarong wearing for the beach abroad.
-Temple visitors abroad are often given skirts to put on the cover bare legs ( both sexes)

People are inclined to let their hair down on holiday (vacation) and some men are getting to try skirts in a safe environment. They then get to realise what they are missing and buy a sarong to bring home , where they might wear it indoors or in their garden. Maybe later they will venture to wearing it at a "home" beach.

I have certainly seen plenty of British men in sarongs abroad and one or two back home.

Will the revolution happen? we`ll see.......

[BBB]

I would wear a kilt unless it was necessary to wear trousers. I got a lava lave when working in the Pacific region and it was liberating. Later on I purchased some longhis when working in SE Asia and I wore one all the time when off duty. On day 2 I abandoned trousers and it was a real wrench to go back to every day western wear.

I hope that it is just a matter of time before Kilts and skirts become general everyday wear for men and not just loungewear when everyone else is out.

With the number of outlest for kilts there must be a lot of men buying and wearing and if no one purchased the manufacturers would not be there.

[cessna152towser]

I wore a brown cargo kilt in mainland Spain in February and a denim Union kilt in Gran Canaria (Spanish) in April and very few people paid any attention. The very few comments were all favourable and all made the assumption I was Scottish even though I was not wearing a tartan. So yes, wearing a kilt or skirt on holiday can be a safe environment. I think kilts are slowly becoming more common - I started a new part-time job today and wore my black kilt, which apart from someone saying I looked very smart, attracted no other comment from staff or management which is just as it should be. Then after work, during my two minute walk back to my car I met another guy wearing a kilt.

[mugman]

I don't think it will be too long before Utilikilt-type kilts are more commonplace. I went into a large DIY/builder's store (Wykes) and Homebase today in my Utilikilt, and there were no second looks or inquisitive faces. I'm also finding the large side pockets far more practical than a sporran that I can't get much in after my wallet. A dark blue denim kilt seems to fit in well with DIY centres.