Grass Skirts

General discussion of skirt and kilt-based fashion for men, and stuff that goes with skirts and kilts.
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Just wishing and thinking if I was in Hawaii it would be oh so cool wearing a GRASS SKIRT.
But I would need to take care of wearing around the volcano least I become a human tiki-torch.
Think of a grass skirt as a skirt with grass strands as pleats and being almost fully ventilated.
Watch the pleated backfield hip movement.
Something suitable for a luau -
No dress code required.

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I have a couple of hemp skirts, very nice material, similar or better than flax (linen).
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Well, if ventilated is important, I should probably prefer leather over grass.

Example: https://kiltandmore.com/gladiator-kilt.html

It could be supplied by black briefs, a thong or a g-string. :wink:
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I would think a grass skirt would be very scratchy on my legs and on my bum/hips - wherever it fits would be itchy/scratchy?
I'm sure the genuine authentic ones aren't lined - which would be essential for comfort I'd suspect....
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nzfreestyler wrote: Mon Dec 26, 2022 11:10 am I would think a grass skirt would be very scratchy on my legs and on my bum/hips - wherever it fits would be itchy/scratchy?
I'm sure the genuine authentic ones aren't lined - which would be essential for comfort I'd suspect....
Could pair well with the religious "hair shirt".
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I wonder how to clean such a skirt... not in the washing machine I guess
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In my Am-Dram days a group of us young blokes hired 'grass' skirts and spikey dark wigs to do a 'Hawaiian' sketch using a lot of brown body make-up. Not to be repeated, I might add. The grass was synthetic, of course.

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Kirbstone wrote: Mon Dec 26, 2022 10:02 pmThe grass was synthetic, of course.
I believe the modern term for that sort of thing is to get "astroturfed".
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Grass Skirts :D
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Great Idea :!:
Excellent ventilation :!:
(Must use color coordinated undies)
Down side :?:
Not to be worn during fire season :(

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Spirou003 wrote: Mon Dec 26, 2022 1:47 pm I wonder how to clean such a skirt... not in the washing machine I guess
A rake?
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Spirou003 wrote: Mon Dec 26, 2022 1:47 pm I wonder how to clean such a skirt... not in the washing machine I guess
Ha :lol: just turn on the lawn sprinkler.
Want a shorter skirt, grab the lawnmower.

While I can say it's very whimsical
I can say that is one skirt I don't want in my closet.
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The real ones are made with Ti leaves or bark fabric, they look reasonably comfortable. Grass seems...scratchy.
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