Sightings "in the wild"

[Grok]

As I recall there was a thread about subcultures. It may well be that fandom may become a source of innovation for mens wear, as it provides a setting where un-conventional clothing is accepted.

[kingfish]

In my case, it is the general nerd/geek subculture. Arisia has had as part of its mission for the past 25 years to be a convention inclusive of all fans of speculative fiction without regard to medium or genre.

[Mugs-n-such]

Well I was on my way in to the post office (wearing a kilt-like skirt) and I saw a man and a woman both wearing what I want to call robes, they may have been Muslim (or Hindu for ought I know), anyway they were very cordial and we smiled at each other. The man was wearing what was reminiscent of a Muslim robe but iirc it was a gray color and looked a lot like a t-shirt dress. Whether he was wearing pants or not underneath, haven't a clue. As cold as it was (about 18 degrees) I wouldn't blame him.Anyway, was encouraging to see another man wearing something other than pants or shorts!

[couyalair]

Muslim men do seem to feel the néed for long trousers under their robes (or whatever they may be called. Only in summer in some towns have I seen young men with nothing but à foquia in Morocco or jebba in Tunisia, both sleeveless and open-necked. even in tropical Africa, the muslims I saw had trousers under their robes with long sleeves.
Having often worn trousers and à Long jellaba myself, I know how awkward It CAN feel with the cloth of One dragging on the cloth of the other.
Men just do not expect to feel comfortable; they wear what they are tôld to.

Martin

[Kirbstone]

My word, Gary, but I do commiserate with you when you say your February temp. has fallen as low as 18 degrees C.

That temp. would be early Summer mild here and we'd be casting garments off in celebration. For fully eight-nine months of the year our temps. are in single figures, plus or minus and we must robe up accordingly.
Walking through Dublin the other day, which I rarely do, I spied quite a sprinkling of Indian and African people of both genders in traditional flowing garments, always brightly coloured, which makes a welcome change from black tights or blue jeans.
We had an invasion of kilts last weekend when the Scots of their own free will came over to have their noses rubbed in it in the Six Nations Rugby C'ship game.

Tom

[Uncle Al]

Tom,

As Mugs-n-such lives in/around the Chicago area, the temps are in Fahrenheit
not Celsius. So 18 degrees Fahrenheit is below zero Celsius.

Same here in Texas. We're at 44 degrees Fahrenheit but still need a warm coat
What really gets us is the Wind Chill Factor. Still "feels like" 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
Down right COLD

Uncle Al

[crfriend]

[... I]n Texas. We're at 44 degrees Fahrenheit but still need a warm coat
What really gets us is the Wind Chill Factor. Still "feels like" 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
Down right COLD

Your blood's thinning out, Al, and you should come north and visit the northern latitudes. It's not like we get what Finnkilt gets (although I completely and totally understand that a proper cold is better than what we get here) but if I was in Texas right now I'd probably be out and about in one of my minis.

[Uncle Al]

One of my friends on Facebook posted that
Texas has two seasons, Summer and Winter.
They usually happen twice in one week

Uncle Al

[Mugs-n-such]

Muslim men do seem to feel the néed for long trousers under their robes (or whatever they may be called. Only in summer in some towns have I seen young men with nothing but à foquia in Morocco or jebba in Tunisia, both sleeveless and open-necked. even in tropical Africa, the muslims I saw had trousers under their robes with long sleeves.
Having often worn trousers and à Long jellaba myself, I know how awkward It CAN feel with the cloth of One dragging on the cloth of the other.
Men just do not expect to feel comfortable; they wear what they are tôld to.

Martin

This is true, lol. If I ever wear a robe like that, i really expect to wear it without trousers underneath, even in cold weather. So far though I mainly wear kilts and kilt-like skirts in public (though I did wear a solid green pencil skirt in public, I think a time or two).
edited because it's kilt-like skirt, not kilt-lace skirt (did the computer do that??!!)

[Mugs-n-such]

My word, Gary, but I do commiserate with you when you say your February temp. has fallen as low as 18 degrees C.

That temp. would be early Summer mild here and we'd be casting garments off in celebration. For fully eight-nine months of the year our temps. are in single figures, plus or minus and we must robe up accordingly.
Walking through Dublin the other day, which I rarely do, I spied quite a sprinkling of Indian and African people of both genders in traditional flowing garments, always brightly coloured, which makes a welcome change from black tights or blue jeans.
We had an invasion of kilts last weekend when the Scots of their own free will came over to have their noses rubbed in it in the Six Nations Rugby C'ship game.

Tom

Nice to hear from you again, Tom! I'll try to come back to this site more often, there are just so many alluring sites on the internet! As Uncle Al pointed out, I was referring to 18 degrees Fahrenheit, sorry for the confusion. I hope you were referring to Centigrade when you talked about single digit temps...my word, if that was in Fahrenheit, that would be COLD!
i have some pictures I'd like to put in the pic section, but they're on my phone, so I'll have to see if I can figure out how to do it...I may need help (par for the course for me when it comes to computers).
eta: Thanks, Uncle Al, for the clarification!

[Uncle Al]

Transfer the pics from your phone to your computer.
Then post away

Uncle Al

[Mugs-n-such]

Thanks Uncle Al, I actually managed to do that (surprised myself he he).

[JoeBro]

Last July there was a professional photgragher at a festival in DC with a black Utilkilt, fully loaded with lenses and other camera related items.

[rick401r]

Saw a guy at the grocery a couple of weeks ago wearing what looked like a black UK. It was cold and he was wearing a long winter coat so all I could see was the hem of the kilt. I mentioned to him that I can't wait for it to warm up so I can get my kilts out. He responded "It's okay I have a hat on.".

[dillon]

The joker in me wants to ask which head his hat was covering, LOL. Personally, I have had enough of this winter. It seems unfair that a place that gets as hot and humid and miserable in the summer as eastern NC does should have to endure a winter as cold, wet, and sunless as this winter has been. I am, however, enjoying my Prana sweater skirt which I have on at the moment with footless tights and Sanita clogs.