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.
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This is my first posting and intro to the skirtcafe.
I just love wearing a skirt and most evenings I do just that. it is so more comfortable than trousers especially in the heat and if the temp does drop down a little I have some opaque hold up stockings which just adds to the freedom and sensations.
Don't get me wrong here. I'm not trying to pass myself off as a woman or get any sexual kick from this. It is just me being comfortable in a skirt and I would love to be able to wear a skirt all day every day but unfortunately in todays society I would be frowned upon but I feel things are slowly changing.
Well thats a quick hello from me and I'm off to read some posts and get into the cafe culture.
Nigel07, welcome to SkirtCafe! I'm sure you will find many interesting things here.
I just want to give a quick "heads-up." There is a longtime member of our extended community also known as Nigel. He formerly ran the International Men's Fashion Freedom website, which was frequented by many of our members. But it went down one day for upgrades and has unfortunately never come back up again.
Nigel, you're at about the same place as I am. I would like to wear skirts outside, but it being February in Denver, CO. I'm probably going to have to put it off for a few weeks to a month.
Welcome to the group Nigel. I wear skirts in public but mostly in the summer as an alternative to shorts. I keep to solid colors and denim to project a masculine image. You will find it is no big deal. You will get a few looks but no one is going to run up to you and yell "you can't wear that!". If you are concerned about running into family/friends/co-workers then try picking locations and times where that is minimized. When I started I would gas up the car at night at self serv pumps. If the fill is on the driver's side then you have the car and pumps blocking the view. Grocery shopping at the all night big box stores is another option. Not too many people around at 10pm. Office supply stores in the middle of the working day is another option. Not too many people in the store at that time. As you find out those trips were no big deal then you will become more comfortable in crowded places. I would avoid malls on weekends to keep away from groups of teenagers.
Another option is to try a kilt. A kilt including the modern types like Amerikilt and Utilikilts, while more expensive then skirts, are more accepted.
Another option is to try a kilt. A kilt including the modern types like Amerikilt and Utilikilts, while more expensive then skirts, are more accepted.
Happy skirting!
Thanks for the greetings guys.
Mike.
I actually do have a Black watch kilt which I got off ebay as I do most of my few skirts I have and like you I too stick with plain coloured ones. My G\F let me try on some of hers which was fun but although they felt good and even "Floaty" being so thin. But they were too girly for me and as I mentioned I'm not looking to look like a man in a womans skirt but a man in a mans skirt if you know what I mean.
Welcome Nigel from "Godzone" country. I know exactly what you mean by wanting to be a man in a man's skirt. My desires exactly!! Although the cafe contains a few crossdressers AND OUTRIGHT transvestites, they are a very small minority who get some flack if they try to push their views too hard.
It will not always be summer: build barns---Hesiod
Welcome to the forum, Nigel.
I wore a Freedom kilt out and about in Malaga, Fuengirola and Marbella, also wearing it to travel by public transport between these places, when I was on the Costa del Sol for three days last week, as seen here at Sohail Castle, Fuengirola, with no negative comments whatsoever. Wear your skirt with confidence and with the macho look of thick socks and boots and you should have no problems wearing it in public.
I would love to be able to wear a skirt all day every day but unfortunately in todays society I would be frowned upon but I feel things are slowly changing.
Todays's society? I have been wearing skirts for years and if anything today's society is more accepting than ever before. I wish I had worn skirts full time back in the 60' and 70's.
