This article is almost four years old, but equally as relevant now. While it’s always great to see articles about men in skirts, they do point out the unfortunate fact that it has been a runway fashion item for men that comes and goes in cycles that have repeated for several decades but have never made it to the mainstream.
The more men that wear them in real life, the more mainstream they will become, so let’s get out there and be seen in our skirts!
Skirts: Are You Man Enough To Wear One? | The Journal | MR PORTER
Think that real men don’t wear skirts? Think again. We look at the designers pushing the envelope when it comes to skirts in menswear, and question whether…
https://www.mrporter.com/en-us/journal/fashion/skirts-for-men-aw21-runway-trend-1769628
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Women’s fashion is always pushing the limits (free the nipple) while men’s fashion seems to be in a rut. I don’t understand why fashion designers don’t figure a way to “ease” skirts into men’s fashion.
Hiking Skirts are a great way to make it more acceptable. Kilt like skirts are less shocking then a converted women’s skirt. They need to work with straight men fashion instead of pushing the feminine angle. Skirts that conform to men’s movements and body shape.
Clothing is not only about shouting about who I am but also about comfort and hiding body flaws. Try not to be offending but conforming.
Making skirts over pants is a start. We need a skirt that works with clothing men they already own. The diffence between men’s shorts and a skirt that looks like shorts could easily be added to a man’s wardrobe. Men would wear a skirt if then could walk down a street without that second look.
Stop trying to be shocking and try to be more conservative. Yes boring, but trying to open the door without breaking it down.
I agree with you that men’s fashion seems to be stuck in a rut while women’s is constantly evolving. My grandpa wore more or less the same clothing that most men wear today back in the 50s: a checkered shirt and jeans. There really isn’t that much of a difference, unfortunately.
It would be great if fashion designers would be able to work skirts more into men’s fashion in a more subtle way. It may help men who are skeptical about them take the plunge since most of them are most likely just afraid of potential ridicule, even if there really isn’t any.
Für mich war am Anfang das Ziel, als Mann Röcke mit derselben Selbstverständlichkeit zu tragen wie Jeans. Wie ich mir eine Jeans angezogen habe, ohne auch nur einen Gedanken darüber zu verschwenden, was wer wann über mich denken könnte, in derselben Manier wollte ich auch Röcke tragen. Ich trage jeden Tag Röcke und mach mir einfach keine Gedanken mehr darum.
Komplimente habe ich ohnehin nur sehr selten mal gekriegt, aber irgendwelche negativen Bemerkungen habe ich auch nie gehört. Würde ich Jeans tragen, wäre es nicht anders.
Mit der Zeit habe ich mich zurückgezogen, mache ich den sozialen Netzwerken nichts mehr. Es bringt mir nichts. Ich habe deshalb nicht einen einzigen Mann mehr auf den Straßen im Rock gesehen. Mir genügt es heute, wenn ich zufrieden mit mir selbst bin, indem ich die Kleidung trage, auf die ich Lust habe und nicht, was mir von der Gesellschaft vorgegeben wird.
Das ist auch mein Ziel. Röcke sind ja bloß Unterteile genau so wie Jeans oder kurze Hosen. Der Weg dahin ist allerdings für viele Männer lang und schwierig, weil sie einfach Angst vor der Meinung anderer haben. Ich hatte ja auch Angst davor, als ich die ersten paar Male im Rock rausgegangen bin. Die Zeit hat aber gezeigt, dass diese Angst umsonst war. Trotzdem würde ich noch nicht sagen, dass ich einen Rock in der Öffentlichkeit mit derselben Selbstverständigkeit wie Jeans tragen kann, aber ich komme immer näher dran.
Es kann sein, dass ich mich auch mit der Zeit von meiner Internet-Präsenz zurückziehe, wenn es nichts mehr für mich bringt. Momentan macht es mir noch Spaß, aber ich mache es auch nur, wenn ich wirklich Zeit und Lust habe.
I feel like the problem isn’t just about men who are not man enough to do something uncommon with their outfits. It’s being afraid of what my wife, mother, daughter or girlfriend gonna say and how much “masculinity” I will lose due to my clothing independence. There’s hope though in current state of demographics and even change of plans that modern men have – less interest in women / marriage (or just feeling that I can’t jump past the higher and higher fence of Tinder / Instagram standards) could make them be more selfish – this might lead to unexpected consequences and maybe also change of male fashion, hopefully for the inclusive way.
You’re absolutely right about that. A lot of the complaints that men have about wanting to wear gender-non-conforming clothing is that their families and/or partners won’t accept it. For a lot of them, wearing a skirt isn’t worth losing loved ones. Of course, that has everything to do with the societal notion of what it means to be a man.
You make a good point about the current situation with men having less interest in women and relationships potentially having unexpected consequences. The more independent a person is, the more freedom they have to be themselves without risking losing everything.