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...but not for me.

Noted this at Eddie Bauer - 20 bucks, free shipping today only.

http://www.eddiebauer.com/EB/Women/Dres ... %220%22%7D

If that long link fails, try this one and look at the 3/4 sleeve poplin shirtdress.

http://www.eddiebauer.com/EB/Women/Dres ... ?viewAll=y

Sasq

Also note the Zax Weave skirt at bottom of page.

http://www.eddiebauer.com/EB/Women/Dres ... ?viewAll=y

That shirt dress would be cool, but personally I need the buttons the other way.
Good find though.

that looks so good I may diet. then again.......

My sentiments exactly, Skip!

sasq

I've thought for a very long time indeed that a "shirtdress" could be developed for men, and done very tastefully. Ideally, at least in my mind, it'd have classic mens tailoring above the waist (and quite a lot of blokes actually have waists, at least the younger set), likely including such features as button-down collars and proper sleeve-cuffs, and then flaring below the waist (in possibly a slightly heavier fabric so accoutrements like slips (oops, "underskirts") might not be needed, and terminate either slightly above or slightly below the knee. Pair such a rig with a waistcoat or a cardigan, and I think it'd be a winner!

Getting the dimensions right, and getting such a thing ready for mass-market might well be nigh-on impossible given the variable geometry that blokes exhibit and that women seem to not require (think sleeve length -- womens 3/4 sleeves seem universal; a proper male look requires that the sleeves fall within a half-inch of target for the thing to look right -- and hem length, too). So, unless tailoring is to be the norm, then the idea might well be stillborn.

But, I really do believe that this is a look that could work -- and work well -- on guys.

The 3/4 sleeve poplin shirtdress looks OK, is in styling very neutral, and looks like the thing I would wear on vacation. idem for the skirt, of which I do have a similar example. As at least when I wore pants.. I had typical similar coloured shirt and pants, which had cargo pockets and unzippable pipes. light material, of a durable colour, not easily soiled.

I have no doubts that any of the shown dresses could be very comfortable and nice to wear by men, if they would only step over the thought that dresses are for women only. They are only actually a shirt and a skirt sewn together..... Or made out of one piece. But they can give much more freedom , at least in another way than even our beloved skirts can, by being one piece, light and only hanging from the shoulders and having nothing around our waists.
Like 'em or leave 'em.

In all, I believe all on that page, are suitable for men, except the floral and pintuck examples, which I do like, but I am sure are way too over the top for most "men".

As for the mentioned dimensions etc as Crfriend so rightly mentioned, that wilk be an ever ongoing thing, as do you think that all women can wear all clothing on the store shelves? No, If it fits your particular build, great, if not look further. Don't have the illusion that women have one body build and all clothes fit. So it would will be the same for men. Ideally personal tailoring is the best thing, but beyond that, making dresses tailored in the same manner as men's wear is for the men's body, then fit should not be an issue. as for the arm length, I agree to a certain extent, as furthering our horizons means that there are more options open for us, so I would like to see fashion opening up to men, and giving them ( in the case of dresses for men,) the same type of choices as for women, like different sleeve lengths. All that is of course subject to feasability etc. You don't have to make dresses for the average JOE man, so why ent them on his perspective?

Admittedly, finding a skirt to be worn in a ""manly"" way, is so much easier than finding dresses that have a more "manly" type of fashioning so as to be not too ""fem"" in the eyes of any man not looking in particular for that finer fem look, even if it is only a deeper v neck than what men usally wear.

Although, having a deep V neckline could be just the thing to show off your masculine chest.....
It is and always will be the man / person in the garment that determines what the look is and how it looks.

There's also another skirt that actually looks like it's pretty much unisex. The dress would work well, too.

http://www.eddiebauer.com/catalog/produ ... &viewAll=y

-J

I was considering giving it a shot, but the fact that they're sold out of 'tall' size stopped that plan before it could think of getting off the ground

Kilted_John wrote:There's also another skirt that actually looks like it's pretty much unisex. The dress would work well, too.

http://www.eddiebauer.com/catalog/produ ... &viewAll=y

-J

Couldn't agree more; very unisex indeed!

Regards!

Kilted_John wrote:There's also another skirt that actually looks like it's pretty much unisex. The dress would work well, too.

http://www.eddiebauer.com/catalog/produ ... &viewAll=y

-J

Yes, it seems ( as we all know of course ) that there is an near endless lineup of skirts which can be worn as are by men, which could be named unisex. Just as the one mentioned above which is a very nice skirt. That is one of the great things about skirt wearing, the enormous choice possible, ( at least if you're on time getting them while they are hot fresh out of the oven.. ) and most normal skirts are generally available in numbers large enough to allow for them to be bought some time after they were put on sale.

Although that seems to be something about women's apparel, very often it is produced, or bought by stores in small numbers, which may result in dissappointment if you are not there at the moment they are placed for sale...... It is the dubious honour of buying clothing that will be more or less unique in your area. As if we men care so much... but for women that can be an important issue.

luckily most skirts suitable for men are reasonably hard wearing, so that the need to replace them because of wear only will not be so high.

Along with an enormous choice in skirts, the turnover rate is also high, so models are constantly being taken off production to make place for new ones. I bet there is not so much diversity in men's pants...

Kilted_John wrote:There's also another skirt that actually looks like it's pretty much unisex. The dress would work well, too.

http://www.eddiebauer.com/catalog/produ ... &viewAll=y

-J

A nice skirt, but buying it at full retail would get me kicked out of the SOF. (Society of the Obsessively Frugal)

sasq

Same here, but, maybe once I'm employed and on my own, I might pull the trigger on one, even though it is $60. It's cheaper than some pairs of men's jeans... And more versatile.

-J

Kilted_John wrote:There's also another skirt that actually looks like it's pretty much unisex. The dress would work well, too.

http://www.eddiebauer.com/catalog/produ ... &viewAll=y

-J

Here's one benefit of reading things later on, the corduroy skirt in now half off so is only $30.