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Kilts for Manly Men?
There is a website suggesting a "movement" for men, a "manly" movement involving kilts and not involving Scottish moors. There might be more than one website like this, but I'm aware of this one, Utilikilts, here is their basic product:
https://secure.utilikilts.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=37
I'm looking at it and some of the "photo gallery:"
http://www.utilikilts.com/photogal-index.htm
And in some cases the men look "manly" and in others, more "girly", there aren't any made out of lace or satin, but there is one made out of leather, and at the end of it all, I can't decide... Is it a joke, is it for real? (the manly part... I am pretty sure they really sell these.) Is it for guys who are in denial about their desire to wear skirts? Or is this a revival of scottish tradition... Can a manly man with no scottish background, in the 21st century, (let's say going to work in a typical office in downtown New York, one casual enough that shorts would be okay,) wear a kilt as an everyday clothing item?
(back in the day, men used to wear many things that are odd to us today, so just because it used to be common before, doesn't mean it would be accepted now...)
There is a website suggesting a "movement" for men, a "manly" movement involving kilts and not involving Scottish moors. There might be more than one website like this, but I'm aware of this one, Utilikilts, here is their basic product:
https://secure.utilikilts.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=37
I'm looking at it and some of the "photo gallery:"
http://www.utilikilts.com/photogal-index.htm
And in some cases the men look "manly" and in others, more "girly", there aren't any made out of lace or satin, but there is one made out of leather, and at the end of it all, I can't decide... Is it a joke, is it for real? (the manly part... I am pretty sure they really sell these.) Is it for guys who are in denial about their desire to wear skirts? Or is this a revival of scottish tradition... Can a manly man with no scottish background, in the 21st century, (let's say going to work in a typical office in downtown New York, one casual enough that shorts would be okay,) wear a kilt as an everyday clothing item?
(back in the day, men used to wear many things that are odd to us today, so just because it used to be common before, doesn't mean it would be accepted now...)
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I'd happily wear skinny jeans with a tight mini dress over the top with some stilettos to a club.
In the more electro biased parts of London at night no one would bat an eyelid. I know quite a few girls that only date men who would try this. I've worn a black tux jacket, skinny jeans, a white trilby and white stilettos to a burlesque club and I got chatted up by so many girls.
Ben...
In the more electro biased parts of London at night no one would bat an eyelid. I know quite a few girls that only date men who would try this. I've worn a black tux jacket, skinny jeans, a white trilby and white stilettos to a burlesque club and I got chatted up by so many girls.
Ben...
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Nasty images going in my mind. Gross no.
Oh for god's sake it's only clothing. It sounds so similar to the cries when women started wearing trousers and flat shoes. What next. Women shouldn't get as much pay as men? Or men shouldn't be allowed to cook food? No wait... I know, black and white people should use different toilets...
I'm so bored
I'm so bored
For stilettos I suggest to continue the discussion on the Heels for Men Thread on the Fasion Spot.
I do wear knee-length skirt sometimes in summer, too. Just a simple one from H&M with trouser-like front pockets and zip.
I do wear knee-length skirt sometimes in summer, too. Just a simple one from H&M with trouser-like front pockets and zip.
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If the skirt doesn't look all flowery, why not? If it accentuates masculinity, why not? Kilts can look very masculine, and I've seen some skirts that look really masculine too. When I lived in Portland (just a few weeks ago) I saw someone with army boots, a camaflauge skirt, a vintage black t-shirt with a band logo, a beat-up looking leather jacket with spikes, a spiked collar, a mohawk, and a goatee. If I would have heard someone describe it to me I would have initially thought, "yuck", but when I saw it, it looked masculine, punkish, and pretty cool.
I'd definately buy a kilt if they weren't so expensive, they're usually around $300.
I'd definately buy a kilt if they weren't so expensive, they're usually around $300.
Kizzume said:
I got mine for 35$ at a Ren Fest. Handmade by a true Scottish guy.
The utilikilts are pretty expensive.
I just saw pictures of Ashton Kutcher wearing a kilt out for lunch. V. interesting to see someone like him wearing one.
Agreed! 
