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I don't often follow the fashion pages but came across the following pics:

Marc Jacobs shows off a skirt w/Victoria Beckham

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- it's really about Victoria Beckham but Marc Jacobs gets to show off his skirt. Shame he couldn't have made himself a bit more presentable!

Purple velvety skirt! That first photo showing it fully does suffer from the perspective or distortion though. He looks like a gnome with the foreshortened legs and long torso.

Yes Purple indeed!
Hard to tell if the fabric is velvet or velour - probably the former.
The flat front apron and the wrap over suggests a kilt although
it appears to wrap in reverse for a kilt - right over left.
No belts or buckles - appears to be held in place with velcro;
notice the white rectangular stitching in the waist band.
He wears it a bit low off the navel but the hem still hits at the knee.
Would have appreciated more than the front view. Pleats if any?
Most certainly news worthy.
rm

I'm not so much looking the skirt, but what the authour said about it. It's like, "oh, and he's wearing a skirt too" as if nothing out of the ordinary. Man what a day that'll be soon when we go somewhere and they either make a comment like that or none at all.

Incredibly short? I wear dresses that long / short regularly.

The man's outfit looks somehow out of balance. Maybe the camera angle has an effect on that. Looks as if his legs are too short for the rest, giving it a unnatural look.

The skirt in itself is ok. And if you think about it, the look he has can be compared with that of people working in the catering sector, kooks etc, although they would most likely be wearing pants underneath a working skirt, the look may be the same, thus thinking along those lines, it is then no wonder that the image of a man in a skirt is more widely known and not so strange as we sometimes think it may be for many people.

peter v. wrote: The skirt in itself is ok. And if you think about it, the look he has can be compared with that of people working in the catering sector, kooks etc

That's just downright insulting. So he looks like he's wearing an apron then?, and is a kook? I guess you just dislike anyone that isn't dressed like you huh, Peter?

Hey Skip----

Please remember that Peter V. is having to translate into English,
so his spelling may not be accurate. I think he is referring to
'cooks' as he said

....the look he has can be compared with that of people
working in the catering sector, kooks etc....

Kooks vs Cooks.

Peter V. ----

The word 'kooks' in American English equates to crazy, wack-o,
out-of-their-mind. We pronounce it like - - kuuks, as in 'Cuckoo clock'.
The word 'cook' is a person who prepares food in a kitchen.
The double 'oo' has different sounds depending on the usage.
The word 'wood' and the word 'cook' has the same 'oo' usage.
The word 'wood' and the word 'would' sound the same but mean
different things.

1 - "He would make something with a piece of wood."

2 - "He will make something with a piece of lumber."

Both sentences say the same thing, but I used these as examples
of how same-sounding words mean different things.
Another example is .... To, Too, Two. Three words, spelled differently,
with different meanings, but they are all pronounced the same.
Written english can be a confusing language.

Peter, I'm not trying to put you down, or condem your use of English.
This is just to show some of the complex nature of the language.
I suggest that you get a dictionary and not rely on the computer
for spelling. A spell-check program will validate if the word is
spelled correctly, but not the grammar or usage of the word.

Again, I'm not flaming anyone here, just offering a few 'suggestions'
for those who are not using English as their 1st language, and to
remind the rest of us that not all members of the Cafe' are 'fluent'
in the English language.

Uncle Al
Duncanville, TX

Peter v wrote:And if you think about it, the look he has can be compared with that of people working in the catering sector

Hey, you are right Peter. The look is very plain with no embellishments or even jewelry so other than the color it is a look that does not draw attention to the wearer. That reminds me, I keep thinking I see men in long skirts when waiters have an apron on. It looks really good!

I think its a good article. The more articles like that in the press the easier it becomes for guys to wear skirts. Perhaps one day it won't even be a subject for comment. Men and women can all wear whatever they feel comfortable in.

I wasn't saying that what peter said about kooks was insulting, I was saying his inferring that there was something wrong or subnormal about working in catering or being a waiter with an apron. I knew he was misspelling cooks. My comment was about his downgrading of working in a kitchen. It is insulting to anyone working in the cuisine business. I know Peter has a problem transmuting English to his language. I was his private spellchecker until he said he'd be happy seeing anyone that insulted him in person "lose their life". After that I backed off of helping him. He scared me with that "over the top" statement.

Peter v wrote:The skirt in itself is ok. And if you think about it, the look he has can be compared with that of people working in the catering sector, kooks etc, although they would most likely be wearing pants underneath a working skirt, the look may be the same, thus thinking along those lines, it is then no wonder that the image of a man in a skirt is more widely known and not so strange as we sometimes think it may be for many people.

Since1982 wrote:I wasn't saying that what peter said about kooks was insulting, I was saying his inferring that there was something wrong or subnormal about working in catering or being a waiter with an apron. I knew he was misspelling cooks. My comment was about his downgrading of working in a kitchen. It is insulting to anyone working in the cuisine business.

Skip, I brought the pertinent part of Peter's post in for reference and I see nothing about judgments at all. He's actually made a great connection between waiters outfits and why skirts may not be as shocking a look as anticipated.

Maybe it's me, but what I saw on Mr. Jacobs didn't impress. I've seen better looking skirts in K-Mart and Old Navy than what he wore. Hell, I've seen better looking skirts in thrift shops, but that's just my opinion.

JeffB1959 wrote:Maybe it's me, but what I saw on Mr. Jacobs didn't impress. I've seen better looking skirts in K-Mart and Old Navy than what he wore. Hell, I've seen better looking skirts in thrift shops, but that's just my opinion.

Yes, his skirt was not reaslly special at least not for my eyes. His total look was as skirt chaser said,Quote: "Hey, you are right Peter. The look is very plain with no embellishments or even jewelry so other than the color it is a look that does not draw attention to the wearer. That reminds me, I keep thinking I see men in long skirts when waiters have an apron on. It looks really good!"

It was plain indeed. But that is also nice to see for a change, at least from celebritys, not always in luxury over the top clothing, just a black shirt, to match her's (Dress) I guess, and the skirt was also plain, as were his sandals. I am sure the look was meant to be somewhat relaxed, as that was suggested by the lack of jewelry, and bare legs with sandals. Although each piece of clothing may have cost more than we would like to pay....