Skirted sighting, of a sorts.

General discussion of skirt and kilt-based fashion for men, and stuff that goes with skirts and kilts.
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Skirted sighting, of a sorts.

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Picture from EatLiver

Despite that website's subtitle ("Crazy pictutres of insane Internet"), they sometimes have pictures which can be quite thought-provoking. This is one of them.

After you've gone to look at it, you might want to think about any first impressions you had when you first looked at it. :-)

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great freestyler

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And it is quite obvious that this guy is preserving his male identity!very good example in my vein of what a good freestyling and fashion equality is! :D
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I couldn't imagine trying to walk in those heels - back pain.

If he were in oxfords and a utilikilt type skirt, even with the tights, he would still present a masculine image. As it is, the heels and tight skirt look a bit cross dressy - which is fine if that's the look you want.

He's got courage, which is never a bad thing.

He looks better than the girls in their dingy frayed jeans...
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Lose the heels and I would wear that whole outfit. I love it!!

That guy is what we need more of, along with several guys in kilted garments as well.

The middle frame where it looks like that one guy is staring at the subject, is a trick of bad edidting, you can see the border of the two pictures.
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My perspective is that this is getting too far into the realm of cross-dressing. He's a very thin guy with a pony-tail and everything he is wearing below the waist is strongly feminine - even to the point of being "sexy" (high heels, tight leather skirt). On the one hand, I would defend any man's right to wear whatever he feels comfortable in, and I support some pushing the boundaries. On the other hand, if guys dress in a way that makes no concessions to their masculinity, they will be viewed as aping females and I'm not sure that's ever going to be perceived as "normal" activity and so it won't progress our agenda of extending male clothing options.

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well

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At least we,the fashion freedom fighters should forget the term cross dressing applied to a man, who doesn't want to pass for a woman.A woman is never cross dressing nowadays according to society so the sooner we stop using it for men,the better.I wear all that the guy (he has no fake boob,so he is not a croessdresser,tv, etc. obviously he is a male in appearance) in the pictures wears- heels including, though if I have to be captured in the frame of masculinity am with beard,muscular body and so on.Masculinity is soo subjective- men in ancient Egypt wore make-up,skirts , in medieval France heels- so as long a man doesn't renounce the fact that is a man in bahaviour forget the so called masculinity stereotype,it's useless and most of all, women are not expected to be feminine,why do we put boundaries to ourselves then?Wear whatever you please,that's all as long as you are gender honest.
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The look that the guy in the photo is pulled together, but the heels make my feet hurt - but that's just me.
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Observations on the photograph

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Stu wrote:My perspective is that this is getting too far into the realm of cross-dressing. He's a very thin guy with a pony-tail and everything he is wearing below the waist is strongly feminine - even to the point of being "sexy" (high heels, tight leather skirt).
There are a few things about the sequence of photographs that piqued my curiosity. True, at first blush it looks like the lad is quite a distance into the "cross-dressing" realm (we need to figure out a term that doesn't carry any derogatory weight for that), but a few things stick out:

1) He's not terribly good at handling the hells; take a look at the way he carries himself, especially the way his legs are working, and his overall posture clearly indicates an "overcorrection" problem". To me, this indicates he's inexperienced with the footwear. was this his first time out with those? Was he doing this on a dare? Did he lose a bet?

2) Yes, he's got a ponytail, but plenty of guys have ponytails these days, myself included, and I'm not feminine looking, nor is my hair. It's where he's got the pony set -- he's wearing it "high" which is unusual for a guy. If he'd had tied "low" would the comparison be made?

3) The expression on his face is a complete enigma. He's not showing any expression at all -- the closest I can think of is boredom. This, too, makes me wonder if the whole thing was staged. I'd think it unlikely that he's trudging to work (or class), especially with the heels that he doesn't seem to have mastery over (that's an invitation to problems later in the day), and the angles that the photographs were taken from (for some reason) say to me, "this was staged".

Stu -- you're a trained observer -- what's your opinion of the circumstances surrounding the subject of the pictures? Where do you think it was taken? (I enjoy picking pictures apart to figure out their context and where they were taken.)

Off topic: I especially liked the photograph that two pokes at the "next >>" link produced. I like cats.
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My perspective is that this is getting too far into the realm of cross-dressing. He's a very thin guy with a pony-tail and everything he is wearing below the waist is strongly feminine - even to the point of being "sexy" (high heels, tight leather skirt).
Oh dear me - he looks sexy. That is definitely not allowed! :roll:

As the generally accepted definition of cross dressing is largely based on the aspect of 'passing' as a woman - there is no way that anyone can say that this guy in the photos is a cross dresser in any way, shape or form.

It's true that he is wearing some clothes that are traditionally associated with women - i.e. a skirt, hosiery and high heeled shoes. But then, many members of this forum (myself included) commonly wear skirts and hosiery. So it comes down to the shoes. Personally I wouldn't wear them simply because I couldn't walk in things like that - but if he want to - then good for him.

I detest any insinuation that a man who dresses in this fashion is somehow harming the MIS 'movement'. I reject that. I think the man looks great - and he certainly has plenty of courage. I salute him.

Wish he could smile a bit though!
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It's the heels which wreck it for me.

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If he'd worn smaller heels or flats, it would have worked better.

I don't think the pony-tail is too high; however he has a masculine face which is the other reason it works. I have a feminine face and back when I shaved regularly, for a period I had long hair too and was frequently calked 'Miss'. :oops:

But I admire the gumption he had to even do it! :D

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Post by knickerless »

Well I think he looked great. I wish I had as much hair and could put it in a pony-tail. I wish I was as slim as him.
I think the high heels are Ok as well.
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Well, I thought the guy looked great from top to bottom. He certainly created a good look for himself, one that was put together very well, it all suited him. Hell, I wish I was as slim as him, but I'm getting there! Heh! I for one had no problem with the heels, but then, I'm biased since I wear them myself, in fact, I think they complimented his outfit, flats or (horrors!) men's shoes just wouldn't have worked in my mind. In the end, it's all about what that fellow liked and chose to wear, so who are we to complain about certain aspects of his attire.
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Post by DavidsSkirts »

still -

looks like he needs a good feed..

and an effective exercise regime...

Photo's are definitely staged, as the camera has followed him around town - not simply down one part of a street..

shoes and ponytail do look feminine, and a bit 70's, but maybe he/they was/were after that sort of juxtaposition with the styling ?

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Outstanding! IMHO.

I saw a woman today in the local Post Office on a ladder, changing a light bulb. Problem is, I didn't recognize her as a woman until she spoke to a co-worker. Her hair was short, her clothing and shoes (black trousers, blue golf shirt, black "safety" oxfords) could have easily been standard male garb, and she had no clear feminine shape to her body. Yet she was not trying to pass as male. That was fine with me and apparently fine with the US Postal Service.

Why should it not be okay that the young man in the photos could, at first glance, be mistaken for female?

I thought the heels looked good, although he did appear to have an odd gait. I might be tempted to experiment with women's shoes if it were feasible, but they don't call me Sasquatch for nothin'!

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