Slips

[TheSkirtedMan]

I like lined skirts, but I don’t buy slips. The one exception is one I bought from Activskin (men’s hosiery) which works great under my grey itchy tweed kilt.

I never want to see a slip showing below a skirt. To me, it looks messy.

It very much depends upon how it is done and worn. Then it's like everything in life, a personal choice, preferred preference. A little bit like those who never want to see men in skirts a view not really welcomed on this forum. Each to their own I say, an aspect not well practiced in society in all aspects of life.

[Ray]

It’s my personal view, no more. I think that showing frills of an undergarment under the skirt looks messy, silly, and possibly exhibitionistic.

My views, solely.

[sellek]

At times in the past there have been skirt fashions that were designed to show lace below the skirt, Edwardian musical hall, 1950's Rock and Roll - 'rockabilly' skirts, with these sorts of fashions the whole design was to show the lace and frills below the main body of the skirt. Sometimes this was done to show of a swirl of lace when you were dancing, think of Audrey Hepburn in my Fair Lady. But as you say just having a plain slip hanging haphazard below the hem line is not a great look.
Nonetheless, I find slips are a great help to looking good and moving well in a skirt.

[Coder]

As one who grew up in an era when skirts were optional for woman, slips don't carry any particular weight for me when it comes to femininity etc... I mean, if a skirt can be masculine (if that's your need) then a slip can be as well.

Frankly, I try to think of them as either tools (ie, less cling, warmth, etc...) or fashion (ie, slip with ruffles that are visible, slip with decorative hem showing). For the latter, I guess it comes down to how you see ruffles and then it's not so much about the slip, but the decorative features and how you code them.

[Uncle Al]

A slip helps to keep very thin, non-opaque, material from being 'see through'.

Uncle Al

[GerdG]

Interesting article on men wearing slips here. The author isn't afraid to let a little lace show below the skirt hem:

https://www.theskirtedman.co.uk/index.p ... l-camisole

No I am not. I am the man behind the site www.theskirtedman.co.uk.

TSM, even though I am more focused on kilts - worn in a casual way - as a trouser alternative, than skirts (with a slip under them), I really like your website. 20 years ago, there were many non-commercial websites, promoting men in kilts and skirts. Today, unfortunately, there are very few to find on the internet.

[TheSkirtedMan]

Interesting article on men wearing slips here. The author isn't afraid to let a little lace show below the skirt hem:

https://www.theskirtedman.co.uk/index.p ... l-camisole

No I am not. I am the man behind the site www.theskirtedman.co.uk.

TSM, even though I am more focused on kilts - worn in a casual way - as a trouser alternative, than skirts (with a slip under them), I really like your website. 20 years ago, there were many non-commercial websites, promoting men in kilts and skirts. Today, unfortunately, there are very few to find on the internet.

GerdG. Thanks. I started it in 2011 as I felt I should help the cause. I noted one or two kilt based sites and much chatter on forums then but as you say, very little now. The last 5 years I have left it, the odd quote, even photo but even those left latterly. I found within my own life that society seems more accepting, still a long way to go, many bigots and hypocrites as in all aspects of life, but volunteering at Historic Houses since 2014, meeting thousands of visitors only changing venues after a few years due to change in management ideas, never about me being skirted. I have many, many chats with visitors occasionally about my clothing choice in an intrigued way, many, many compliments. I have made friends volunteering at each place and still have contact. Going to restaurants, and other public venues is easier than it was, perhaps because I feel more confident and relaxed. I have noted though I do not appear anymore in general searches so will have to give it a rejig, but my visitor numbers are higher than before! I am quite active on Quora promoting men in skirts. However Twitter I ignore now, full of intolerance or men who give men in skirts a negative image when men in skirts are basically the same as women in trousers. Quora is in my opinion going the same way as but not too bad. My stats show I have thousands reading my comments on that forum, and hundreds of followers even though I never follow others back.

My site is primarily to let other men known about the men in skirts movement, and from my experience that you can wear society labelled female clothes as men, as women wear mens, or styles of, as women, and life can go on. Society can struggle with change, more so with exteme or fetish styles. I need time to refresh my site though. I come on this forum periodically, I don't feel as though my personality enables me to join in the general banter at times, but noted the recent Zoom meetings and thought would perhaps try next time. Unfortunately April Zoom hasn't happened. In the UK, a Newcastle meet a while back I couldn't make, the others are London or very far South and travel time would necessitate 2 days. I don't like cities and towns at the best of time so primarily promote men in skirts within my own life.

Thanks again.