CitySkirt forced to shut down :(

Jock · Post by **Jock** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:20 am

Some very sad news - CitySkirt has stopped manufacturing skirts for men, This has been because of a hate campaign against the company from unknown people who, it appears, don't want the idea of men in skirts to catch on.

This is both sad and unnerving, that this can happen in a "free" society. :irked:

The proprietors are keeping the trademark and will concentrate of women's apparel. I wish them well.

Will · Post by **Will** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:27 pm

Jock wrote:Some very sad news - CitySkirt has stopped manufacturing skirts for men, This has been because of a hate campaign against the company from unknown people who, it appears, don't want the idea of men in skirts to catch on.

This is both sad and unnerving, that this can happen in a "free" society. :irked:

The proprietors are keeping the trademark and will concentrate of women's apparel. I wish them well.

So much for a free society!

I too wish Dan well!

Since1982 · Post by **Since1982** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:56 pm

I really don't think there was any "hate campaign". Dan went on a radio show and answered questions of callers as I understand it. He got the same jack offs that have nothing better to do with their time than call in to radio shows and spew hate against whomsover is the topic of the day. It's not unusual at all. I'm old enough to remember when there were no computers, only tiny black and white TV's and lots and lots of radio talk shows...They were allllllllllllllllllllllllll filled with hate mongers then, and I suppose they still are. I don't think the subject had anything to do with it. The more hateful the callers are the longer they get to stay on the air and get laughed at by the DJ's, so they spew hate as much as they can so they can stay on longer. IF the DJ is so foolish as to ask these idiots their names then they NEVER stop calling because they are gaining a "fame" they would never get any other way.

binx · Post by **binx** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 6:05 pm

Yep, and I don't think he was forced to shut down. He chose to after a number of factors, including the DDOS attack on his website.

binx

WSmac · Post by **WSmac** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 8:57 pm

The story is laid out somewhat by DanR somewhere around here.
Try a search for it.

iain · Post by **iain** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:30 pm

Yes, it seemed to me he faced the same problems all business people face, resistance, but it also seemed he took things personally. The dummies on his site did make the products look fey and downmarket--but the products aren't either of these things, they're very good and well made products.

Rather than address whatever the issues really were, he took it all personally and told everyone to go away. It's a shame. I once met Lance from Midas and he also had a lot of resistance, from people close to him, but he just kept going.

Can't criticise Dan for his business, because he made a go of it and it was a great concept and logo and product! But I doubt he needed to shut it down really. Maybe he'll open it up again one day.

aaron12345 · Post by **aaron12345** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 2:01 am

Anyone know if there is there going to be some kind of "going out of business" or "inventory reduction" sale?

Stevie D · Post by **Stevie D** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 6:17 am

The whole discussion about CitySkirt closing has been posted by DanR on this board, only a short time ago. One of the things he mentions is the possibility of a closing down sale on Ebay.

The key post is here....

http://www.skirtcafe.org/forums/showpost.php?p=75554&postcount=26

You may want to look at posts before and after in the same thread.

Since1982 · Post by **Since1982** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 7:40 am

I still say you don't have to be a crossdresser or a militant kilter to wear a skirt! That's where Dan has stuck all the rest of us. Either we're crossdressers or stuck in kiltie land. I for one am neither!

One small question here, does my avatar look like that of a crossdresser or a kilty?

Website · Post by **crfriend** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:25 pm

Since1982 wrote:I still say you don't have to be a crossdresser or a militant kilter to wear a skirt! That's where Dan has stuck all the rest of us. Either we're crossdressers or stuck in kiltie land. I for one am neither!

I suspect that a lot of what Dan said was stated in the "heat of the moment" following one hell of a lot of needlessly-induced stress. He'd come under some fairly intense fire from various neo-con factions (and those can be fairly intimidating because they all march (goose-step?) in lock-step) and was sufferering from lackluster sales of his line. Given his market demographic, I can understand his frustration with the latter because it's tiny -- John Q. Public is just not ready to slap on a skirt and head to the office (or job-site, although that may actually be more accepting), nor is Jane Q. Public going to accept "her man" (the breadwinner) in anything less than the uniform that guarantees success (it doesn't, but that's neither here nor there). I believe it was a combination of the assault of the neo-cons AND his level of frustration that finally rang the death-knell for CitySkirt. In any event, CitySkirt will be missed.

Since1982 wrote:One small question here, does my avatar look like that of a crossdresser or a kilty?

Nope, your avatar looks like a bloke wearing a skirt. Nothing more, nothing less.

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CitySkirt forced to shut down :(

CitySkirt forced to shut down :(

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You just need to search back a little bit

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