Brilliant collection. I had a feeling Rick would jump onto the skirts-for-men idea. I truly don't see much femininity in this collection...quite the contrary...it's more masculine. None of the men are wearing a long frilly skirt in shades of pink...they're wearing very neutral colors and a more somber palette...why is typicly what the majority of men wear.
Decades ago...it wasn't permissable or socially acceptable for a woman to be seen wearing trousers...now, women wearing pants hardly gets a second view or anymore shock-value. Society is hell-bent on perceiving a long shirt or a short skirt as "women's" attire. In essence...no garment other than a bra or a brassier is designed specificly for a woman. Form follows function..and men do not have breasts. A bra on a man isn't necessary. Other than that..everything else that we choose to put upon our body is open to everyone's interpretation. To me...a skirt only being allowed to be worn on a woman is a very narrow-minded viewpoint. Gender and sexuality is of no significance....and most men would fear to admit that wearing a skirt..is actually MORE comfortable than wearing a pair of trousers.
I wear long MEN'S skirts by Comme Des Garcons Homme Plus ALL the time....but they're made of a masculine color..black...dark navy blue w/pinstripes, gray's, etc. and I wear them with heavy boots or shoes, a sportcoat, and sometimes with a necktie. Criticism from others is un-avoidably expected, but when explianed to most men...the comfortablity is in-arguable. They're simply not brave enough to do it, themselves.