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weeladdie18 wrote:I may be getting off Moon's thread. ... my secret is to push the pattern design of
my summer skirts as far as I can without my skirt pattern looking feminine.
I am deliberately trying to dress in an anchient male style
without the Male Peacock effect or the " see through " feminine effect.
My style might not be noticed by the Spotters out sighting in the "wild " .... weeladdie
weeladdie, I want to see this skirt with a 12 foot hem. Sounds spectacular.
Blending in is what I go for also. Being a peacock or fem has no appeal. I never have been a fancy dresser buying expensive labels. 20 dollar jeans vs 50 dollar jeans. I go with the store brand. I do have some designer labeled clothes, all bought at resale shops which is even better. More people notice then let on I'm Sure when we are wearing a skirt that is standard issue male colors. I think of how many times I comment to my wife about someone s hair or clothing always a fair amount of time after we are out of ear shot.
Going back to the skirt which has a twelve foot hem and a nominal three foot waist....... one can project the geometrical shape
of the skirt...... With the skirt being made of cotton with a suitable length somewhere between the knees and the ankles
the only way I can describe the garment is to say it feels rather cool......The look of the skirt for male wear is controlled
by the pattern and the colours.....this is a personal thing.
I recently found this skirt when I went Skirt Hunting in a town with five charity shops. I probably looked at fifty or a hundred skirts
in my size......many were unworn....some had minor manufacturing faults ....others were not in a popular feminine colour.
This is a game of personal skill and experience ....controlled by pure luck in the stock available......weeladdie
Few weeks back I saw a guy on a bicycle on the Minuteman bike trail in Boston wearing a red skater skirt with white polka dot over cycling leggings. I've also seen numerous cyclists in and around Downtown Boston wearing tights under shorts.
FranTastic444 wrote:Few weeks back I saw a guy on a bicycle on the Minuteman bike trail in Boston wearing a red skater skirt with white polka dot over cycling leggings. I've also seen numerous cyclists in and around Downtown Boston wearing tights under shorts.
So anything goes, eh?
Do preserve some decorum and sense of style, though, huh?
Courage, conviction, nerve, verve, dash, panache, guts, nuts, balls, gall, élan, stones, whatever. Get some and get skirted.
Thinking about it some more, there is a guy who narrates on one of the Duck tours in Boston who wears what looks like a leather kilt.
Though there are a lot of Lycra-clad cyclists around our neck of the woods (I count myself in that number), a lot of the guys in Downtown Boston wear Chino / cargo shorts with sheer / low number Denier pantyhose. Something like this -
Saw a guy in a blue Tunic with rather interesting footwear... It was in the Daily Mail, hot on the heels (no pun intended) of the skirted buiders the day before
I met a gentleman who was mourning the loss of his wife .He reconcidered his existence by travelling through Scotland on his bicycle and sleeping
in a tent under the stars for five and a half months.
Perhaps a pilgrimage starts by reflecting one mans reflecion on life........In the U K there are men who became patron saints who travelled
from one Celtic land to another. Perhaps they were attempting to pass their chosen religion to another Clan for a better way of life.
Cornwall is interesting as the Incomers outnumber the fourth generation Cornish Locals by about 90 %.
The old Fishing and Mining has gone as the land and the sea have been raped....... Many of the incomers arrived with the work related to
Defence Airfields and Tourism.
There are many Museums and Ancient Celtic Camps.....The Heritage goes back two thousand years.
Perhaps this is a bit of a ramble but There is no reason why I rarely see another man in a Skirt.....perhaps only twice in a year. weeladdie
I've seen a few, couple of the younger lads wore kilts to work a few times after I started wearing skirts. Have seen a few customers in kilts or other single tube garments. One guy who worked there before me and wears Indian style robes or Kurta has been in a time or two. Had several conversations with men and/or their wives about wearing skirts at home. Have been asked where I got some of the skirts because they thought the style worked well for men.
I feel there is a very fine line between wearing a skirt as a " man in a skirt " and wearing clothes which make a male look feminine.
I am a wee laddie and can successfully wear knee length girls School Uniform grey or black school skirts with my male jackets .
A grey or black box pleated skirt is perhaps similar to a Utility Kilt.....manufactured as a man's skirt and not as a traditional Kilt
If I wished to appear as a cross dresser I could go the whole hog with a complete school girl uniform......
School boys have worn school girls skirts as a protest regarding a ban on wearing shorts in hot weather.
The Idea of unisex clothes never really took off regarding "men in skirts "
The idea of pleated leather skirts or Kilts for men goes back a few years.. the fashion was not entirely successful. .......weeladdie