Skirt Cafe is an on-line community dedicated to exploring, promoting and advocating skirts and kilts as a fashion choice for men, formerly known as men in skirts. We do this in the context of men's fashion freedom --- an expansion of choices beyond those commonly available for men to include kilts, skirts and other garments. We recognize a diversity of styles our members feel comfortable wearing, and do not exclude any potential choices. Continuing dialog on gender is encouraged in the context of fashion freedom for men. See here for more details.
I can't really answer your question, I do have a kilt and absolutely love taking my dog for a walk in it (me not the dog!).
I have to confess that when I'm out and about in it I do feel quite masculine which I found strange (especially as I wear it with a slip, don't tell the kilt brigade, they'd hunt me down, lol), I think it must have something to do with all the historical propaganda of Rob Roy and the likes, kilted and living wild amongst the heather (those romantic Victorians were great people but also have a hell of a lot to answer for, lol) something that probably wouldn't have gone down so well if he'd been represented wearing a ballgown
When life gives you lemons, slice them and put them into your G&T!
The use of a kilt or skirt also depends on the activities te be carried out. When working in the garden I do tend to wear my utility kilt as it will protect modesty while giving the comfort to work or even more than trousers. I have one from a Pakistani outfit, which has the problem of near east inches instead of the UK/US inches (they quickly provided one that did fit). The other is a garden utility kilt from Bläkläder (to bad they don't carry it anymore). The last one has an enviromental aspect to it also, it's made of former PET bottles... thus it's sturdy.
When King George IV visited Scotland in 1821 he had a meeting with the Clan Chiefs..
On that occasion he wore pink tights as part of his kilt outfit.
Never mind the purists being upset that would have been plain offensive to the Highlanders.
Monday was St Andrews Day and I wore my own version of a kilt, the tights scarlet and ankle boots black.
I don't think I gave the kilt police much thought actually and never saw any anyway,
Ironic to think that it is more widely recognised in America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand Etc than it is here in Scotland.
Perhaps the Tartan Gestapo were on patrol there.
Steve.
It's great to see the boundaries of what counts as 'kilt' style being challenged. I have discovered tights, and wear them often with shorts. (They also diminish any potential visual offence of a man in a short skirt!) Women's kilt-skirts tend to be lighter and shorter than traditional men's kilts, and can work quite well with tights. You can challenge any perception of 'femininity' by adding chunky socks and sturdy footwear, and a masculine sweater or jacket. Modern utility kilts now appear in a huge variety of fabrics. Just need to reduce the pleating gradually and progressively. No one will notice, and before you know it anything will count as a kilt he he!
The other way to go is with a 'cargo' or 'utility' skirt. I have a few of these - they look like cargo shorts, but unbifurcated - one in black and a couple in 'army green', with the usual tapes/zips/studs styling. There is nothing intrinsically 'feminine' in those, and they are much lighter and easier to wear casually than a 'kilt' of any type. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Molecule-Kha ... Swr5Zals~K
The other way to go is with a 'cargo' or 'utility' skirt. I have a few of these - they look like cargo shorts, but unbifurcated - one in black and a couple in 'army green', with the usual tapes/zips/studs styling. There is nothing intrinsically 'feminine' in those, and they are much lighter and easier to wear casually than a 'kilt' of any type. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Molecule-Kha ... Swr5Zals~K
Good stuff, Skaterboy. And I really like your bit at the end about the utility skirts. The link is fascinating and they are called 'women's skirts' (that again!). Fun though, great experimental clothing fashion styles for all of us. And I do mean all of us.
"The past is never dead. It's not even past." - William Faulkner.
Ok Guys so today I will don a red skirt, navy jersey, tights and tan boots.
The outfit is neither masculine or feminine.
It is simply my choice, the rest is of no importance, it just does not matter.
The kilt like any other garment is totally subject to the whims of fashion,
Some of it's previous iterations included a plethora of lace accessories that might be considered en femme by some of our self appointed purists.
Clothes do not have gender.
Steve.
The other way to go is with a 'cargo' or 'utility' skirt. I have a few of these - they look like cargo shorts, but unbifurcated - one in black and a couple in 'army green', with the usual tapes/zips/studs styling. There is nothing intrinsically 'feminine' in those, and they are much lighter and easier to wear casually than a 'kilt' of any type. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Molecule-Kha ... Swr5Zals~K
I'm sorry, but that is one ugly skirt (in my humble opinion).... it looks like a dufflebag standing upright...
Sorry... I don't want to offend anyone... but... not for me.
-MS Moon Space We all have the tendency to make simple things difficult, but the spirit that abides within us achieves its own ends by making all difficult things simple.
-Manly Palmer Hall
