I must say, I thought they looked quite manly and handsome in them, and would welcome the style.
Has anyone else seen these around? I know there was specualtio tht they might come into style after the movie Troy. Then, apparently, someone on one of th Survivor shows wore one.
Anyway, I like them.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Skirts are very comfortable, but I prefer not having to worry about flashing anybody.
Posted by theCrowsWife (Member # 8302) on :
I beg to differ. I find pants to be infinitely more comfortable.
--Mel
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Well, that might be because the reason that skirts are so comfortable to me is sex-dependent.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
I'm not going to ask why Porter knows how comfortable skirts are.
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Well, he's worn a hakama I believe. Although since those usually go over gi pants, it's all the convenience of a skirt and all the comfort of wearing pants.
Oh well. They look extremely cool, particularly when the wearer is flying through the air after being thrown.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
You could always wear boxers under them, or those boxer briefs.
Come on guys, put on the skirts.
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
Bah, those men are in kilts, not skirts. <Crocodile Dundee voice>That's not a skirt, THIS is a skirt. <Crocodile Dundee voice>
Oh yeah, you probably don't really want to click on that link. Can't say I didn't warn you.
--Enigmatic
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
quote:Originally posted by Elizabeth: You could always wear boxers under them, or those boxer briefs.
Come on guys, put on the skirts.
No.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
The hakama doesn't count since, like you said, you wear pants underneath.
Q: What's the difference between a skirt and a kilt?
A: Spelling and pronunciation.
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
MPH: Nah, kilts also have a healthy dose of denial on the part of the wearer. And usually that little built-in purse in the front. Automatic accessorizing!
--Enigmatic
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
A kilt is also heavy, pleated, knee-length, and worn by men. Even if you throw out the last one, not all skirts are kilts, even though all kilts are skirts.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
quote:Nah, kilts also have a healthy dose of denial on the part of the wearer.
The purse isn't built-in; it's just part of the matching outfit.
Yet again, Jon Boy is correct. Kilt is a subsection of skirt.
Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :
quote:Then, apparently, someone on one of th Survivor shows wore one.
That would be the pirate.
Posted by ReikoDemosthenes (Member # 6218) on :
Oddly enough, I'm more fazed at wearing a kilt than I am a nice girls kimono/yukata.
Posted by Dreamwalker (Member # 4189) on :
Lots of guys wear skirts (or lavalava etc) It's part of many school uniforms round here. What's the big deal??
Posted by ReikoDemosthenes (Member # 6218) on :
I don't think I've ever seen a guy wearing a skirt of any sort outside of films. Save for perhaps a Scottish event where they're all playing bagpipes, and that isn't exactly common.
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
Traditional Scottish weddings have kilts.
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
I have a friend who wears kilts on occasion. his favorite has cargo pockets.
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
Where? O.o
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Do sarongs count? Fahim wears them all the time. Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
The kilts I saw were almost like hiking shorts, with pockets and stuff, and were very handsome. I am TELLING you.
Sarongs are nice, Quid, but one skirt I do not love is the hippie skirt. Saw those at the festival, too.
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
Several guys regularly wear skirts to the local Contra dance.
Posted by raventh1 (Member # 3750) on :
Pfft, men started the whole skirt trend. We don't need to go back to that. (Same with makeup, and shaving legs too. AND if they had toilet seats back then... lol)
Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
I've tried skirts, and I've tried pants. I'm a "pants" man.
As for why I've tried skirts . . . well, it's kind of a long story, but suffice it to say I played Ophelia on stage once. Only once. But once.
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
Enigmatic, with a disclaimer like that, I just HAD to click... was that you? LOL
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
It's about time somebody did! I was beginning to think people around here were smart enough to not look at something they were warned not to look at. Common sense prevailing over curiousity is just not a concept I'm familiar with.
--Enigmatic
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
Nah, I think they were just afraid to admit it...
What was that for? Rocky Horror Picture Show?
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
I love that the kilts in that link are in cammo. Like you want to wear a kilt around town, but you want to blend in.
In the skirt vs. pants debate, I come down on the side of skirts. They are very practical if you ever need to use a public bathroom where the floors are yucky-wet. The skirt goes UP, the pants go DOWN, into the yucky-wet.
Also, skirts allow breezes in to tickle the legs, and you do not have to deal with a sweaty-soggy, um, inseam.
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
Personally, that sweaty-soggy ummm inseam is the reason I prefer slacks. The sweaty soggy causes excessive friction and therefore other unpleasantnesses that are completely avoided with legs. And no, wearing stockings does not prevent that friction. ouchie
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Goody, "You could always wear boxers under them, or those boxer briefs." Posted by Rico (Member # 7533) on :
Ummm how do these guys wearing those kilts on the website pee? Do they have to undo the whole getup or is there a zipper hidden there somewhere? Those things don't look like they'd be easy to lift up from the front only.
I don't think I'd wear one of those things even if they did come into fashion, I'll stick to my pants thankyouverymuch!
Posted by Will B (Member # 7931) on :
I think I'd be fairly safe in saying to any of my friends, "You buy me the full Scot outfit, and I'll wear it." $239 just for the kilt!
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
quote:Originally posted by Goody Scrivener: Nah, I think they were just afraid to admit it...
What was that for? Rocky Horror Picture Show?
. . . for?
--Enigmatic
(yeah, ok, it was RHPS)
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
I love kilts!! I went to Alma College which is Scotland USA...kilts were everywhere when it had to do with official college stuff. The marching band wore the official Alma College tartan and my frat, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, was chosen long ago for the honor of flag bearers so we got to wear them too. And the standard of whether you were a man or not was if you went "true Scot". Just beware hard winds or twirling around too fast.
Oh, and sit with your legs CLOSED!
Later on when I hung out at my gothic club dudes would wear black skirts all the time. Also very sexy. *drools*
PS> the other thing I love about kilts is how they are a survivor of the Roman toga. Back in the Roman Empire days it was considered unmanly to wear pants.
Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :
I like my jeans. I hardly ever wear shorts. My dad used to get confused every summer. It'd be 90+ degrees outside and I'm out there wearing jeans. My excuse was usually that I was working (shoveling gravel is not fun to begin with, much less when wearing shorts.).
I could probably be convinced to wear a kilt....for a good enough price. Skirts....Gwen would have a hard time getting me to wear one. Too short.
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
quote:Originally posted by Enigmatic: . . for?
--Enigmatic
Oh, so you dress like that every day? heeeheeee
Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
quote: Q: What's the difference between a skirt and a kilt?
A: Spelling and pronunciation
Yes, plus the fact that telling an armed Scot he's wearing a skirt is a very stupid thing to do.
Oh, and it's not a purse, it's a sporran.
I love kilts. Love love love them.
Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
I love kilts, and I love skirts. I've worn them both, and I like to see men in either. *wiggles eyebrows*
But I also find Eddie Izzard dead sexy, so perhaps I'm odd.
My brother talked about buying a 'utilikilt' once. I'd love to get my Beloved in one of them. He's got great legs for a kilt - I tried to get him to enter a Bonny Knees contest once, but he wouldn't do it. Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :
Kilts are awesome because far more girls are going to strike up a conversation with you because you're wearing a kilt than they would if you're wearing your really comfy jeans.
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
quote: Oh, and sit with your legs CLOSED!
Later on when I hung out at my gothic club
Sounds like you need to take your own advice, Telp. Or maybe get a longer kilt.
--Enigmatic
Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :
I knew a guy in college who would wear a kilt on formal occasions. He was very proud of his Scottish heritage--and it looked hawt.
Real men don't wear anything under their kilts. :coy grin:
Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
There was this guy in my High School that was a fantastic piper. I mean, he was in commercials and stuff. One of my college proffs, who played and taught bagpipes, knew him by name and spoke of his skill very respectfully.
The High School asked him to play at graduation, then held graduation INSIDE. Everyone was deaf during the speeches, which may have been a blessing.
Anyway, he was also HAWT, kilt or no. Gay, but hot nonetheless.
Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
I don't wear kilts because I have no Scottish blood that I am aware of.
I am predominantly English, though, and I have been known to wear a top hat and waistcoat with pocketwatch on formal occasions. Posted by Dreamwalker (Member # 4189) on :
sarcasticmuppet where you asking me where? New Zealand. My daughter's school has lavalava for males as part of their uniform. 'tis a sight to see teenage males playing rugby at lunchtime in their lavalavas Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I love men in kilts. Alas, my husband doesn't have the knees for it! Posted by foundling (Member # 6348) on :
Ahh... men in skirts. My bf wears both kilts and sarongs on a regular basis, and looks dang blasted sexy in them. However, they can lead to awkward moments, even to those who are used to wearing them. We were in my best friends wedding(he gave her away, as he is her ex, blah blah blah), and he wore a formal dress kilt. It was in another friends backyard, and so we gave the toasts from the porch. Well, the porch was raised about 5ft from the rest of the yard, and Jake has this habit of crouching while waiting to do things, and, well, crouching in a kilt while on a raised surface and in front of a 100 people is not a good idea. Suffice it to say that everyone found out exactly what a true halfblood scotsman wears under his kilt. I got slapped on the back in a congratulatory manner by WAY too many drunken revelers. Then, just last night, we were doing a fire performance at a fetish ball, and he wore his sarong kilted up pretty high so the flames wouldnt catch the bottom. It was fine and perfectly modest, until he lifted his leg and passed the flaming staff underneath it. Fortunately, we were at a place where nobody even blinked an eye, thinking it was just part of the performance. Wow. But, no matter the dangers, skirts are still worth it. There is something immensely sexy about a man who is confident enough to pull off wearing a skirt.
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