Hello From St. Paul, MN!
Hello From St. Paul, MN!
Hello Everyone!
My name is Vince and I live in St. Paul, MN, USA. I have been making kilts on and off for about 1.5yrs. I have just started making sarongs and man-skirts very recently. I look forward to chatting more on this forum. If you want to check out some of the things I have done, go to Revolution Kilts at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Revolutio ... 1873110988
"Start your own revolution...changing the world, one kilt/skirt at a time!"
My name is Vince and I live in St. Paul, MN, USA. I have been making kilts on and off for about 1.5yrs. I have just started making sarongs and man-skirts very recently. I look forward to chatting more on this forum. If you want to check out some of the things I have done, go to Revolution Kilts at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Revolutio ... 1873110988
"Start your own revolution...changing the world, one kilt/skirt at a time!"
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Re: Hello From St. Paul, MN!
Hi Vince,
Good to see someone else in the skirt/kilt making trade. Good luck with your venture.
Good to see someone else in the skirt/kilt making trade. Good luck with your venture.
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Re: Hello From St. Paul, MN!
Thank you!skirtingtoday wrote:Hi Vince,
Good to see someone else in the skirt/kilt making trade. Good luck with your venture.
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Re: Hello From St. Paul, MN!
Hi Vince! I'm Josh. I live in NE Minneapolis and am interested in your clothing skills. I followed your FaceBook link and like what I see. Local culture of men in kilts is awesome to see! Are the skirts you wear ever ladies skirts or are they always more kilt-like and plain of fabric. Ever any lace? I wonder if men could fashion their own type of lace designs that are obviously masculine? My wife sews and we're starting to put some thought into it for my wardrobe. I don't mind expressing some of my feminine side. It's been fun to put some designs together. I'm going to start committing some of my designs to paper. May I share some of them with you sometime?
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Hi, Josh, and welcometo the group.Joshinaskirt wrote:Hi Vince! I'm Josh. I live in NE Minneapolis and am interested in your clothing skills. I followed your FaceBook link and like what I see. Local culture of men in kilts is awesome to see!
Most of us go beyond just Scotish-style kilts, and when you buy a skirt off the rack, it's usually in the ladies department. However, the primary thought is to dress in a skirt, and not primarily as a woman.Joshinaskirt wrote:Are the skirts you wear ever ladies skirts or are they always more kilt-like and plain of fabric.
I suspect that lace is nearly as rare here as it is in traditional men's clothing, but I suppose it's possible. I'm not aware of any any hard and fast rules on lace.Joshinaskirt wrote:Ever any lace?
Perhaps you could pick up some details from the 1700's or 1800's, or from clerical garb.Joshinaskirt wrote:I wonder if men could fashion their own type of lace designs that are obviously masculine? My wife sews and we're starting to put some thought into it for my wardrobe. I don't mind expressing some of my feminine side.
Sure, that'd be interesting. There tends to be a lot of talk about what constitutes a masculine skirt, and new ideas might further that discussion.Joshinaskirt wrote:It's been fun to put some designs together. I'm going to start committing some of my designs to paper. May I share some of them with you sometime?
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Re: Hello From St. Paul, MN!
Caultron...Yes, the 1700-1800's would be a fine place to start, I think, too! Good idea! I'm very much a forward thinker and would only use older ideas as a jumping off point. I wonder if trench coat materials could lend a design hand for a modern skirt. I've been seeing some awesome things German men are strutting on the runway. Very modern fabrics and cuts. No lace as of yet that I've noticed. I don't mind inventing it, though.
Re: Hello From St. Paul, MN!
I'm not sure what the attraction of making a skirt out of a trenchcoat might be, but if that intrigues you, sure, go for it.Joshinaskirt wrote:Caultron...Yes, the 1700-1800's would be a fine place to start, I think, too! Good idea! I'm very much a forward thinker and would only use older ideas as a jumping off point. I wonder if trench coat materials could lend a design hand for a modern skirt. I've been seeing some awesome things German men are strutting on the runway. Very modern fabrics and cuts. No lace as of yet that I've noticed. I don't mind inventing it, though.
Courage, conviction, nerve, verve, dash, panache, guts, nuts, balls, gall, élan, stones, whatever. Get some and get skirted.
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