Skirts For Men
89Skirts for Men!
Skirts are not seen as mainstream fashion in many western countries: well in the USA anyway. Well this is my hub to prove that it is in fact pretty common in many cultures for men to wear skirts or long-flowing robes.
In fact trousers weren't even invented until quite late in history. The modern Pantaloon dates from mid-Victorian times developing from the earlier baggy trousers. For most of history wore skirts or robes, similar to those that women did. Usually shorter and less ornate but they certainly still exist. I come from New Zealand and its not at all unusual to see men walking the streets in skirts - in fact back in the 1970's we had a Police Commissioner, Rod Moody who wore skirts and caftans to court - and the won the right to do so. He borrowed his wife's skirts for a while but she got over sharing her wardrobe and made him get his own. There was no huge out cry - though initially it caused a stir. He did it for several years and the media basically got used to it and quit running stories on it.
Here's a quick run down on skirts I see normal men wearing on a regular basis
Scottish Kilts
The Scots of course have been wearing Kilts for centuries. Kilts are made of yards of finely pleated tartan fabric. The patterns are generally traditional but more recently more modern fabrics have been used. The sporran is the large purse worn at the front and a kilt pin is required as the kilt is simply wrapped around the body - there is no side seam. For day dress the kilt is warn with a country jacket, or for evening wear a black velvet jacket and white silk shirt are added. Knee high socks are always worn.
Variations of kilts are also worn across the sea in Ireland and also in Greece: where they tend to be lighter weight cotton and shorter
Kilts
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Men's Scottish Blackwatch Bagpipers Kilt - Size 46
Current Bid: $59.99
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MENS SCOTTISH KILT HOSE SOCKS WITH THISTLE MOTIF 6 - 8
Current Bid: $8.28
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Scottish Guy Kilt Outfit Adult Mens Halloween Costume
Current Bid: $69.99
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Men's Scottish Royal Stewart Bagpipers Kilt - Size 44
Current Bid: $59.99
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Traditional Lava Lavas
Many Pacific Islands including Tonga, Samoa and Fiji the traditional male dress is a lava-lava or pareo similar to the Asian sarong. This is simply a piece of material wrapped around the waist. These useful garments are very common all across the Pacific and also in cities with large Polynesian populations such as Auckland, New Zealand. The traditional Fijian police uniform is a formalised version of the lava-lava, a white wrap around skirt to the knee.
All across the Indian sub-continent sarongs are very common. Any culture where people often sit cross-legged or squat on the floor its much more comfortable and modest for a man to wear a wrap
Lava lavas, Pareos, Sarongs
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Tie Dye Summer Mumu Sarong Bali Beach Dress Cover Up
Current Bid: $13.92
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ROXY Black Bikini SARONG NWT 10 12 14 16
Current Bid: $23.20
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Banana Republic Cotton White Eyelet Sarong Cover-Up
Current Bid: $6.99
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Jessica London Swimsuit with Sarong beautiful Size 16W
Current Bid: $9.99
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Caftans or Kaftans
Kaftans are traditional male attire across much of Africa and the Middle East. The version worn by Muslim men is called a Kufi but they are all similar. Long and flowing - often, though not always with matching trousers underneath. The kaftans adopted by the swing 1960's were variations of this common traditional dress.
And did you know that the women's outfit the Kamwaar Shamiz from Pakistan and northern India which looks similar with trousers underneath was the first time that the Victorian explorers saw women wearing trousers - shocking!
Caftans Kaftans
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BLACK BROWN Reversible Mens Caftan Lounger Plus Size
Current Bid: $27.99
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Greenman Green Man Caftan Top fits size Large - 3X
Current Bid: $40.00
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BLACK WHITE Reversible Mens Caftan Lounger Plus Size
Current Bid: $27.99
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JOSHIMP INDIAN BOLLYWOOD MEN'S KURTI UNISEX KAFTAN C44'
Current Bid: $27.80
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Burning Hot evolution mini skirt tutu for woman/man
Current Bid: $27.00
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WOMANS SEVEN 7.FOR ALL MEN KIND MINI.SKIRT,SZ29,,FLI.NT
Current Bid: $8.99
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NEW SEVEN JEANS FOR ALL MAN KIND DENIM MINI SKIRT 27
Current Bid: $115.00
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ADULT BABY/SISSY PANTIES WITH LACE SKIRT FOR MEN
Current Bid: $19.99
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Seven for all man kind jean skirt
Current Bid: $60.00
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ADULT BABY/SISSY PANTIES WITH LACE SKIRT FOR MEN
Current Bid: $19.99
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Western Men Wearing Women's Clothes
I find it quite funny that western men have such a hard time wearing "women's" clothing unless its the kinky or pervy version! I wear men's clothing all the time. I wear men's shoes often (they fit better) and often buy men's shorts or shirts because they have better and more functional pockets! Getting a Western man to loose his shorts and adopt the far more comfortable lava-lava is incredibly difficult - even on a tropical island beach, when they are really suffering from heat rash in the worst place.
I often wear men's clothing but I always dance in a skirt: I love the feel of the skirt moving around my legs as I move. I remember dancing with a guy who was wearing a kilt for the first time at a Highland Dance. He was an experienced dancer and could not get over the feeling of movement he got from the skirt flying. (Note to the guys if you try this just make sure you wear the sporan - you don't want it flying too high!).
The biggest irony of all is the vague homophobic cringe that most western men react to when asked if they would wear a skirt: I guess that makes all this guys suspect ?
Would you Wear a Skirt ?
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LOL OK I'll add that option just for you you!
Voted. :)
lissie , you are a devil, I would never have thought of this topic. Great idea. Take care.
I didn't think of the topic either! I was inspired by Hope's hub here http://hubpages.com/hub/Skirts-And-Dresses--Men--C what was going to be a long comment turned into a hub LOL
I like it. It's not the usual attire for men but I think it's kinda cute to me. :) great hub.
I have a son who's been threatening to buy a kilt for some time now ... we've told him that if he gets the full outfit (sporran, sash, bagpipes, the whole thing) then we'll let him wear it to school one day. But he's got to go the whole hog, not just the skirt/kilt.
Actually there are a couple of private schools which have kilts as part of the boys formal uniform in the senior years: I think as an option though, and of course the schools do have a Scottish background. For the Scots the sporran is essential- though a a simple leather one will do: but not the sash or bagpipes!
I will wear a skirt as soon as they are in the main stores.
well they are in Samoa - where do you live ?
I wear a kilt all the time here in France and going to the UK, but there was no space in the questionaire for wear all the time. I wear a sporran going out or shopping but not when walking the dog, working around the house etc. lets face it its only like a handbag and stuff that has to be carried nowadays, so I also have a hip pouch for things like passports
I have 3 Utilikilts and from those I have learned to make my own kilts/skirts which I wear almost 100% exclusively. It's been since May 2006 that I last wore any of my pants to work. Good riddence to denim pants! :~)
I'm blown away with the number of kilt wearing guys out there - rock on guys in skirts!
I admit that i have worn female clothing off and on for some 40years now and luv to dress in them. truely wish that more people would understand that guys do want to allow fem side to live and except a guys need to enjoy female clothing and submissive feelings
In all this was a great message. I- male through and through - LOVE my skirts. Too bad I live where American farmers tread. I thank any and all supporting male skirted issues. I do not mean any of the "i want to be a woman thing" - just males in skirts like the Scots and Gladiators or old. For every one that feels we deserve this time to Get Our Skirt On! I would like to invite you to several places - United Skirt Wears Map -
http://www.frappr.com/?a=constellation_map&map
Our great forum Skirt Cafe -
http://www.skirtcafe.org/forums/index.php
And whaat I hope to build even more - The Skirted Mans T-Shirt and thing support store -
http://skirtedman.spreadshirt.com/us/US/Shop/
Please visit be a friend and support the Independent clothing wearing Men in skirts. Thanks again for the article.
I always get a good laugh when I hear some people say that women should not wear pants because they are men's clothing. Speaking from a religious standpoint I would always point out that back in biblical days men wore skirts and still do in many of those same areas. So what makes a man's clothing or a woman's clothing? The current culture? Then it can change as the years go by. I've got more important fights to fight :)
Thanks for a good piece here.
I dislike the word and connotation of homophobic. Now the traditional is classed as the deviant and the deviant are now the traditional. There is nothing attractive or beneficial for men to wear skirts. The fashions for clothes of either sex today is horrible and adding skirts to it for men would take it down to the bottom.
How about beards and mustaches for women? How about jock straps and urinals for women or a line of pantyhose for men? A line of Boy George cosmetics for men. Where does the madness stop?
In the current world of sexual deviants and molesters and cross dressers, giving them skirts would make their acts easier to accomplish. The world is perverted enough without adding skirts for men.
There will always be naysayers. Personally I am tired of wearing pants ALL the time and being told that my legs etc are not acceptable to be seen by the rest of society. I like skirts as they are very comfortable.
It will be nice when people can just see things for what they are and nothing more. There will be sexual deviants etc regardless of what people wear.
Cross dresser is just a term that is used to oppress men into obediance of boring black and blue .....oh and denim.
Good Post
LOL do you consider the Ancient Romans because all the legionaires when around in skirts ?
issues jockstraps and urinals are a about who the body works physically - check you with your mom if you don't understand!
common sense I am with you on this one - I knew quite a number of guys who adopted the local custom of wearing sarongs when I worked in the Pacific at a mine - these were Aussie miners wearing skirts - cause it was more comfortable!
Very interesting hub. I live in a very liberal town in southern Oregon. I often see men in skirts walking around town.
Lisse
I have no idea what you said or what it means.
Skirts, I don't even like shorts for men.
I love it Lissie, getting the men in the U.S. to wear a skirt would be quite interesting and if they do , they always choose hoochie skirts, go figure. I believe many men are homophobic which is absurd as I can bet deep inside their souls they are just wanting to wear something cool, and comfortable but are to proud to do it...:)
Sorry issues - I missed out the word 'deviant" to you consider the ancient romans deviant because they wore skirts - trousers weren't invented until around 150 years ago you know! I don't know yoru sex - but I find a good set of legs on a man attractive - the point is that choice is always good and imposing your views on society is always bad - called freedom of expression I think. A Roman Catholic bishops deviant because they wear skirts?
72% of the men polled here wear skirts out of 260.
I love wearing dresses,skirts,panties,heels but in private.
I am wearing a nice skirt now
LOVE it..am bicurious not gay
I am just starting to wear skirts in public.I enjoy the freedom of the skirt.I plan on buying more skirts in other colors. Right now I have a mini skirt that is knee linth.My wife is helping me pick the right styles for me. More men need to let there hair down and enjoy there rights.
This is great I love this one , skirs for men, ooh la la!
you should have put down as a choice i wear a skirt most of the time and i am a man. which i would have voted for.
skirts for men bring them onto the streets and not behind closed doors .When ever im out in my denim skirt the women allways make nice comments
Curious, what does or should a man wear under his skirt.
I am wearing skirts and kilts daily, at home and in public, at work. I have to wear support stockings all the time, with pants impossible because it would increase the problem when heating up the tissue. So what? Wearing skirt was the problem solving. Since I did my legs getting better, and most comments saying that I'm looking better in a skirt than a paitr of pants. How come?
this is all just madness really what possible difference can it mkae for mlaes to wear female clothing female can and do wear mlae clothing all the time but let men take an iniative and put on a dress skirt slip panties and he is branded like some kind of ancient diviant this is just not the case a whole lot of the time it is just males who want to show that they have a feminine side and want others to know it!
oh sure you might get a wreido once in a while but most men who want to dress as girls are just not into that at all they just want to be comfortable and be who and what they realy are if and when there was a magical way for males to chnage into female i just bet a whole lot of men would do so i know i sure would to me being female is not realy an option but hey!:
Maybe THIS is why men become transgendered - so that they can express their feminine side and be truly happy!
Those who oppose men wearing kilts/skirts, saying they "don't look good in them" are either liars or mentally ill, and need psychiatric help. Men's legs look just as good as those of women. If you think about it, this is very easy to understand. It is a FACT that men have every right to wear them just like women have the right to wear pants. If you disagree, you are un - American and do not believe in freedom and equality!
David men have worn skirts or similar for most of history - don't tell me that a guy in a kilt doesn't look good!
wandererh says:
13 months ago
I would like to vote but I think you have left out one option: "I'm a man and I'm not thinking about wearing a skirt."