Henrik Vibskov's skirt

[Caultron]

I have yet to see any runway fashion that the old guys on here didn't poo-poo...

This is true. The outlook here is on ready-to-wear street clothes, and not on high fashion.

I'm not sure where, if anywhere, a person would wear this Henrik Vibskov's design: night-clubbing, maybe, or art shows, or com-cons, or high school to see if you get ejected. It does call out the trampy/punky look, which seems to be a fashion segment. Like goth, it's not widespread but it is persistent.

None of which means it's anything anyone here is looking for.

[Uncle Al]

My reaction to the "outfit" is summed up in one word.

Ghastly

(I'ld hate to meet up with that in a dark alley )

Uncle Al

[dillon]

I found it to be one of the more credibly wearable runway looks to have been posted here, except for the silly shoes and socks. It's three simple pieces without the extreme flamboyance of most designer looks. But to each his own. I could wear that one more easily than some of the outfits we have posted here.

[crfriend]

I found it to be one of the more credibly wearable runway looks to have been posted here, except for the silly shoes and socks.

Meaning precisely no offence, this may be where things go off the rails a bit between generations.

"Youngsters" seem to be able to focus on one aspect LASER-like whereas the "elders" seem to place more importance on the entire appearance. Personally, I'm in the "in-between" crowd (which means I'm going to torque both off, more or less equally).

I enjoyed the use of the skirt in the rig, and make no bones about it. However, I found the use of the roach-killer shoes (I like "fence-climber"!) silly, and I found the entire look of the assembled rig incongruous at best and clownish at worst.

It's three simple pieces without the extreme flamboyance of most designer looks. But to each his own. I could wear that one more easily than some of the outfits we have posted here.

True enough, it's not as "over the top" as some we've seen -- and it is important to keep these sorts of things coming in, if, for nothing else than to be viewed as "art for art's sake" -- but, for the most part, runway fashions don't translate terribly well into the real world (like maxi-skirts in February, for instance).

Of course there's going to be dissonance in the interpretation -- and everyone is going to perceive a posted image differently. This is not so different as to when one of us steps off the front steps and heads out into the world with both legs shoved down one pipe. Those who witness us will have the same sense of dissonance; the key is to tame that, and bring it down to the level where understanding becomes possible. This, I think, is where runway fashions fail -- and fail in spades.

[Milfmog]

It's no good. I've looked again and the overall impression is still "sack of s..."

First impressions count and I feel certain that few will see the skirt before noting that the entire ensemble just does not work. Anyone wearing such a mess in public would do nothing for the credibility of men in skirts.


Ian.

[JohnH]

The skirt is OK. The rest of the outfit is blech. I don't know what is worst - the socks, the sloppy layering of the too-long shirt and the jacket, and all the hats on top.

Why not simply find yourself a skirt suit from OneStopPlus.com or WomanWithin and have something that looks halfway decent? And wear tights instead of those dreadful socks.

I'll even go so far as to say I would wear a standard men's coat and tie outfit before wearing Vibskov's outfit as shown in a heartbeat, much as I despise ties.

John

[dillon]

Thanks, Carl. Point of fact, I am older than you by a few years, but I feel like one of the younger thinking members.

Agreed that the shoes and socks were awful, the hat was silly, but a better photo, or a less emaciated model, might have done justice to the three central pieces. Certainly the layering will look different on the portly crew (Carl excepted) that posts here. I just can't see what folks find so wretched in the central pieces. It's not bad once the sillier accessories are removed. Each time I look, I like it better. I guess it's just not as conservative as most on here dress, and conservative outfits don't appeal to me very much, even though I dress fairly casually skirted or trousered. As a professional agronomist, my usual attire is by Carhartt.

[Big and Bashful]

OK, throw away the collection of random hats, I would bin the jacket, the top and skirt are not bad actually, the socks don't bother me but I wouldn't choose them and I think the shoes actually look better than some of the shoes I have seen forum wearers wear (Sorry!). So I will give the look a 50%, i.e. keep 50% of the bits and bin the rest!

[Caultron]

What you'd choose to wear yourself and what's interesting in fashion as art are two very different things.

I find this interesting as a non-feminine look that includes a skirt for men. I don't like the hat(s) or the socks, but this is a look that might work for some guys in some avant-garde, punk, or grunge settings.

It'd probably look better with a much simpler hat and gray tights, but even with that I still most likely wouldn't wear it myself.

Just as I see a lot of art that I like but wouldn't buy. Art is whatever makes you think.

[crfriend]

Art is whatever makes you think.

Offhand, I would posit that art's job is to make us feel -- and recall that feelings and emotions are important things.

Once art's job of making us feel is done, then it's up to us to dissect the emotions involved, and that's where thinking comes into play -- and where things get challenging. The knee-jerk reaction of, "I don't like it" is easy; contemplating the work of art, and crafting a cogent criticism of it takes thought; it takes work. It makes the brain earn its keep.

Fortunately, actively using one's mind is one way of helping it to stay with one over the long haul.

[Caultron]

Offhand, I would posit that art's job is to make us feel -- and recall that feelings and emotions are important things.

Once art's job of making us feel is done, then it's up to us to dissect the emotions involved, and that's where thinking comes into play -- and where things get challenging. The knee-jerk reaction of, "I don't like it" is easy; contemplating the work of art, and crafting a cogent criticism of it takes thought; it takes work. It makes the brain earn its keep.

Fortunately, actively using one's mind is one way of helping it to stay with one over the long haul.

Exactly.

[denimini]

Hmmmmm, St Pats race day is coming up soon in Broken Hill.

[skirtingtheissue]

...those pointy-toe oxfords (what we used to call "fence-climbers")....

Yes, they would be very good for climbing a chain-link fence, but negotiating the top of the fence would be better done in pants!
I vote with the majority... very poor ensemble, some foolish elements, skirt may be fine but can't see it well.

[Caultron]

Not to belabor the point (at least much), but there are people who wear clothes like this. Here's an example I came across:

alexander.jpg

You can find more such examples at this guy's Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/houseofalexzander

Now, I'm not saying we should all look like this, but in all fairness, we should give people like him their fashion freedom as well.

You don't have to like a piece of art in order for it to make you feel and think.

[Milfmog]

Interesting Caultron, but nothing like the Vibskov example. The first impression in this example is of someone who has taken the trouble to put together a credible and tidy outfit. In addition, he is only wearing one hat, is not wearing daft socks and shoes (well, maybe daft shoes ) and has not got multiple length layers organised to create an impression that the garments were bought for several different people of widely varying height. Overall, I quite like the look, although you are unlikely ever so see me wearing anything like that.

Have fun,


Ian.