Sightings "in the wild"

[Myopic Bookworm]

In Scotland, pleating to the stripe is reserved mainly for military kilts. Civilian kilts are generally pleated to continue the sett.

[howardfh]

Two men within a minute in Brighton, one a knee-length skirt and the other wore one over trousers or thick leggings, both around North Laine.

[Hayseed]

While having breakfast at the local truck stop, one of my tablemates remarked on seeing a man, at a truck weigh station, get out of his truck to tend to some business. Seems he was wearing a dress. The report occasioned only very little comment from the other diners. One fellow (a farmer, not a trucker) opined that the individual probably felt that it was comfortable to be attired that way. That's all.

[Barleymower]

While having breakfast at the local truck stop, one of my tablemates remarked on seeing a man, at a truck weigh station, get out of his truck to tend to some business. Seems he was wearing a dress. The report occasioned only very little comment from the other diners. One fellow (a farmer, not a trucker) opined that the individual probably felt that it was comfortable to be attired that way. That's all.

I like that Hayseed. A trucker in a dress. Trucking is very male dominated so will take a brave man to casually walk around in a dress. Being a MIS or in this case MID takes guts which most men for all their bravado, don't have.
As a side note:
I went with my family for a Popeyes dinner last Friday (I don't recommend it btw)..I wore my new(ish) polkadot skirt.

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One lady was staring at me. Nobody else was bothered.

[Ray]

Not a skirt sighting, but a kilt one. On a ski slope.

I’m just back from skiing in Courmayeur in Italy. At a bar, an older gentleman with a great beard rocked up in a kilt. That’s not really worth mentioning.

What IS worth mentioning was that he was in the same kilt as he whizzed down a blue run the day after, nearly taking me out. Sartorially elegant but a bit wild with his skiing technique.

[shadowfax]

Not a skirt sighting, but a kilt one. On a ski slope.

I’m just back from skiing in Courmayeur in Italy. At a bar, an older gentleman with a great beard rocked up in a kilt. That’s not really worth mentioning.

What IS worth mentioning was that he was in the same kilt as he whizzed down a blue run the day after, nearly taking me out. Sartorially elegant but a bit wild with his skiing technique.

I'm glad that he didn't hit you Ray.

There is no excuse for taking out another skier or snowboarder, who is below you on the slope! Them's the rules.

[Myopic Bookworm]

I was passed today (in Cheltenham) by a tall bearded gentleman in a plain black kilt, as part of what I would think of as a somewhat "biker" style of clothing.

[STEVIE]

2 very obvious guys in dresses in Aberdeen city centre on Sunday afternoon.
Steve.

[Mouse]

2 very obvious guys in dresses in Aberdeen city centre on Sunday afternoon.
Steve.

You are not alone in Aberdeen!!!

[Seb]

I didn't really know where to put this but I had an interesting short conversation with a new colleague this morning.

I had my hair cut short (to many of yours dismay I belive) this weekend. She asked if I could still get my "pretty" bows in my hair and that she was so happy the first time she saw me, at the last christmas party, when I had a big bow in my hair (and the red tartan not really a kilt, skirt) for daring to break the gender norms.
she proceeded to tell me her husband has a kilt but he is quite reserved about using it even though he loves doing so, he had gotten a few nasty comments. She told me her son used to like wearing dresses but stopped after being teased for it in school but that her grandson(to her daughter) liked wearing dresses and still wished for them for his birthday/Xmas and was now in his early teens.
We got taking a bit about the stupid norms on clothing and she confessed that she really loves to dress up in a full suit with pumps but had gotten nasty comments for that too.

Most of these nasty comments seemed to be a fair time ago and at clubs where you're always bound to run into someone who had a wee to many beers than they can handle and can't hold their trap shut.

Nice conversation, not really a sighting but a little hope for the future.

[STEVIE]

Seb, I was always taught that Sweden and the Swedish people were amongst the most tolerant and liberal in Europe.
You paint a different picture and it's disappointing.
There will always be hope for the future and your colleague and her children prove that.
Perhaps one day soon you will be able to report a positive sighting.
Until then, all we can do is set the example in any way that we can.
KEEP THE FAITH!
Steve.