Men In Skirts

[gius]

some of us still are and always have been. give me love and romance over money and power any day.

As for the clothes though let's not forget that London's mod/ernists in the early 60's were the essence of the English Dandy. Not 100% sure but I think that men wearing eyeliner was unique..doesn't really get more shocking, (and remember this was during post war austerity when men who wore pink were considered to be what was known over here as Iron's therefore were fair game for smashing up), excuse the London vernacular but for me it adds to the flavour.

London's modernists changed the face of gender, (both boys and girls), with the clothes they wore and the way they wore them in a way that it's hard for us to truly appreciate, (and I don't mean what's known as 'Mods' as they were a media invention), before that men dressed like their fathers and would NEVER have dared wear a colour like pink, (of course wearing skirts was out of the question even for modernist's !!)

what is Iron's ??

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ He seems to be saying it was period vernacular (encouraging violence) for men who were considered effeminate.

 

[themodernist]

Iron's

what is Iron's ??

Gius

Iron's are Cockney Rhyming slang for Gay men so Fashionista-ta was right although it's still in use today, (as are many of the lesser known ones)

themodernist

 

[softgrey]

Personally, Im in love w/ the recent CdG man-skirts for SS09, particularly the longer ones (not so much w/ the knee-length). The Barneys shot definitely piques my interest more than the runway style.

(source: Cole Mohr thread/modelhommes.com....style.com)

DREAMY...

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zang toi looks ...imho...
totally spoils this thread as far as i am concerned...
the hosiery is a problem...

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[eugenius]

Gaultier's take on the men-in-skirts look..The long black one resembles the CdG one in my previous post: long, black, modelled after your traditional kilt, worn w/ black pants..The other posting on the black model, well, that I don't really think was designed for men..Just think Gaultier decided to show it on a male model for the photo..Regardless, thumbs up..Too bad firstview isn't much help w/ Gaultier anymore: the collection w/ the black skirt had his man-skirts as well, and in this particular collection, on runway, it looked more stylish than your typical runway shows, pour homme.

(source: amazon.com, metmuseum.org)

 

[fashionista-ta]

DREAMY...

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zang toi looks ...imho...
totally spoils this thread as far as i am concerned...
the hosiery is a problem...

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Thanks.

 

[eugenius]

this image for Dries never gets old to me (just like his clothes)

(source: tFS Androgyny In Fashion thread..ph: takay)

 

[Petit Lucille]

i too think it looks dashingly beautiful when the skirt is long and the man is cute...
i saw once a boy in a long denim skirt and his girlfriend had a pair of jeans, it was superb, he looked amazing.

 

[luckyme]

baizilla from stylezeitgeist has this locked up...damn good. B)


stylezeitgeist.com

 

[softgrey]

that image is hot......

 

[rangerrick14]

I see no problem with men wearing skirts. If worked the right way. I see it as the evolution of gender expression and equality. Why is a man in a skirt supposed to be for laughs or for attention? Can a male not discover his own gender identity without the constraints of being a man or woman? Don't forget gender is a learned thing. We're taught to be uncomfortable with nonconformist gender clothing. I would totally rock the Dries skirts.

 

[eugenius]

Thom Browne/SS09..(source: style.com)...Definitely more clownish than stylish..Gilt Groupe is selling the longer one, 100% wool...A wool skirt, in summertime?

 

[BerlinRocks]

^went SOLD OUT - on Gilt Group !

 

[Petit Lucille]

maybe the wool textile is light, thin and very open. or maybe it's alpaca..

 

[designerleather]

I think if they were paired better. I serious don't like any of the top looks. Some of the jackets/vest look like they are a size too small and the fit reminds me more of if they are trying on their GFs clothes. Just an opinion, but I find the looks distracting.

 

[eugenius]

^Agreed..Plus, from what I can make of it, the skirt just looks like nothing more than a rectangular piece of fabric that was sewn together, with no special thought put into the pattern or actual construction (unlike the CdG ones, where you can see the pleating details).

 

[eugenius]

Jacquest Esterel look (actually showed men in skirts years before they became a staple for Gaultier, who apprenticed under him for a while)

source: fashionencyclopedia.com

 

[designerleather]

The biggest issue I am seeing with the skirt styles for me is what to do with the legs.

In the early pictures they are showing knee high socks. Dunno... That to me just screams GRANDPA, or NERD!

As a guy, very early on it is ingrained high socks and shorts are o.k. if you have shin pads and playing soccer, but that is it.

Now if you take the last image, and throw him in a pair of knee high boots... Either a masculine combat type boot, goth/punk Doc Marteen, or even an equestrian riding boot, then maybe the look works.

 

[eugenius]

speakin'a Gaultier...Im particularly fond of the first look
(source: style.com)

 

[gius]

comme des garcons
firstview.com

a/w '99