Today’s poll is a little last-minute because I was walking around the old city center of Regensburg, Germany about an hour ago and saw an older gentleman out for a stroll in a skirt.
This is an interesting article from The Conversation that talks about how skirts have taken on a role of rebellion in the world of men’s fashion, but haven’t yet reached mainstream status.
This video is an interesting talk about the stigma with men wearing hosiery. Many of the points brought up could also easily be applied to other typically “feminine” clothing such as skirts and heels.
In this article, the author discusses what their experiences have been as a non-binary person who has always had a much more feminine style even when they identified as straight and cisgender.
This is another great article about how more male celebrities are embracing the skirt as part of their wardrobe. Not only are there a lot of pictures of various celebrities donning a skirt, but they also add a bunch of tips as to how best to style a skirt.
This is not only an interesting history of high heels and how they were fashionable among men for centuries, but also touches on the topic of whether they will come back in style for men.
End Gender-Specific Clothing is a Tumblr page that features pictures of men wearing clothing and shoes that are typically associated with women, so lots of skirts, dresses and high heels.
Today, I’m happy to announce “Profiles of Beskirted Men” — a new series whose purpose it is to show the world that there are many different kinds of men out there who are interested in wearing not just skirts, but also dresses, tights, high heels and other gender non-conforming clothes.
In this article, Julia discusses her thoughts about why women often compliment her beskirted husband while men tend to ignore him.
This is an excellent post detailing the author’s slow journey into more feminine clothing. He discusses his experiences in public as well as how he worked up the courage to wear less subtly feminine outfits out in public over time.
