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by Myopic Bookworm
Mon May 06, 2024 8:48 pm
Forum: Skirts and Kilts for Men
Topic: Out and About -- In the World at Large
Replies: 3492
Views: 308206

Re: Out and About -- In the World at Large

I thought that if you can't wear a skirt at a progressive rock concert, then when can you wear one? So I got out a pleated mock-leather black skirt that I've never dared to wear before. Also a cropped T shirt (ditto), though I started the evening with a sweatshirt covering that. No comment at all at...
by Myopic Bookworm
Fri May 03, 2024 8:03 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Things that go together
Replies: 4
Views: 126

Re: Things that go together

Coffee and Music DO go together :D They most certainly do. J. S. Bach performed regularly in a local coffee house in Leipzig, and wrote a miniature comic opera known as the "Coffee Cantata". I was once told that Brahms couldn't get down to composing until he had had a cup of strong black ...
by Myopic Bookworm
Wed May 01, 2024 8:47 pm
Forum: Skirts and Kilts for Men
Topic: I finally wore a skirt in public
Replies: 38
Views: 849

Re: I finally wore a skirt in public

Well done! It's so good to have support, and I hope you increase in confidence.
by Myopic Bookworm
Wed May 01, 2024 8:45 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Dress Making
Replies: 2
Views: 83

Re: Dress Making

Yes I can, using AI like that!
by Myopic Bookworm
Wed May 01, 2024 1:58 pm
Forum: Kilts, Kilts
Topic: kilt wearing
Replies: 24
Views: 2170

Re: kilt wearing

I shall be at my father's funeral next Thursday, so I shall be getting out the proper Scottish-style kilt and trappings, as the most acceptable skirt option in such a situation. It's the appropriate tartan for the surname, even if his family did come from quite the other end of the island of Great B...
by Myopic Bookworm
Wed May 01, 2024 1:51 pm
Forum: Skirts and Kilts for Men
Topic: Hypothethical Question
Replies: 103
Views: 1524

Re: Hypothethical Question

We can used “newspeak” to our advantage. Men that loose touch with new concepts are going to get left behind and will stagnate while others will move forward and accomplish their goals. No, "newspeak" is well discredited by anybody over about 50. We have vastly different backgrounds, upbr...
by Myopic Bookworm
Wed May 01, 2024 1:41 pm
Forum: Freestyle Fashions
Topic: Ultra thick tights
Replies: 32
Views: 1954

Re: Ultra thick tights

I have found crotchless tights to work well for these purposes and find it easier than garters (suspenders to you). I have found "mock suspender tights" very practical, except when you have to spend several minutes untwisting them before putting them on. I had one experience with six-stra...
by Myopic Bookworm
Sat Apr 27, 2024 4:27 pm
Forum: Freestyle Fashions
Topic: What are these knights wearing?
Replies: 11
Views: 311

Re: What are these knights wearing?

timemeddler wrote: Sat Apr 27, 2024 4:38 am does anyone know what these "dresses" would have been called ? I'm debating recreating something like this after I finish with my civil war outfit.
I am going to guess that they are actually full-skirted coats or surcoats.
by Myopic Bookworm
Sat Apr 27, 2024 4:06 pm
Forum: Skirts and Kilts for Men
Topic: bike riding
Replies: 60
Views: 6399

Re: bike riding

Why not get a girl’s bike with no center bar and avoid the problem. If I was into biking, I would get a pink or lavender girl’s bike. I had a girl's bike when I was at college. I figured that (a) I would be able to lend it to more people, and (b) if I ever got a kilt, then I could ride the bike whi...
by Myopic Bookworm
Fri Apr 26, 2024 1:04 pm
Forum: Freestyle Fashions
Topic: What feminine items do you wear?
Replies: 112
Views: 8407

Re: What feminine items do you wear?

For all my feminine aspects I prefer to talk to my fellow men at church, even when I'm dressed en femme . I'll talk to anyone, but I am conscious of feeling vaguely uncomfortable in all-male environments. It first struck me at a get-together for ex-pupils of my (all-male) school. In an all-male env...
by Myopic Bookworm
Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:51 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Intimate Medical Issues
Replies: 23
Views: 568

Re: Intimate Medical Issues

I once consulted a doctor for a small growth on my leg, and wore a kilt since it made access a lot easier. Of course, he didn't turn a hair.
by Myopic Bookworm
Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:23 am
Forum: In the News / Advocacy
Topic: Sir Garyson Perry is "just a man who likes to wear dresses"
Replies: 32
Views: 1140

Re: Sir Garyson Perry is "just a man who likes to wear dresses"

Yes, there is a lot of Grayson Perry on YouTube and it is interesting. One thing is, he uses "transvestite" to describe himself quite a bit.... I think the term is too much criticized, perhaps because of a connection with sexuality which is not always appropriate. While binary clothing st...
by Myopic Bookworm
Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:16 pm
Forum: Skirts and Kilts for Men
Topic: The boundary between skirt wearer and TV
Replies: 48
Views: 1424

Re: The boundary between skirt wearer and TV

Hi, Long time lurker and skirt wearer, although not in public yet. trying to work up the courage. Just curious where the boundary comes between skirt wear and TV. Well, obviously I am a cripplingly old-fashioned person and a linguistic and conceptual reactionary, but I still think that this is not ...
by Myopic Bookworm
Fri Apr 05, 2024 4:45 pm
Forum: Skirts and Kilts for Men
Topic: Pretty Skirts?
Replies: 26
Views: 1025

Re: Pretty Skirts?

But if someone sincerely complimented something I wore as "pretty", I'd take it positively. I am really glad you said this, since one of the things that started this idea for a thread, was the tartan skirt you wore to the Skirt cafe meet in November. Thanks. It's from our local brand, Sup...
by Myopic Bookworm
Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:10 pm
Forum: Skirts and Kilts for Men
Topic: Pretty Skirts?
Replies: 26
Views: 1025

Re: Pretty Skirts?

It's blue, so obviously it's a boy's skirt. And you are wearing it like a man!

My own taste tends towards things that are "smart" or "elegant" rather than "pretty". But if someone sincerely complimented something I wore as "pretty", I'd take it positively.