It’s amazing how often this question is asked on fashion blogs or in the news, but then nothing ever comes of it. This article is from 2022 and I think we know the answer to the question. Of course, that doesn’t mean we should give up though!
Are male skirts about to be the next fashion essential?
As Brad Pitt and a UK binman ditch their trousers to appreciate the breeze, we speak to a fashion expert on the skirt revolution.
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/07/23/are-male-skirts-about-to-be-the-next-fashion-essential
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Unfortunately, mens fashion changes very slowly so I wouldn’t expect skirts to be the next fashion essential for men just yet. The kilt is a recognised masculine wrap around skirt, yet a lot of men still wouldn’t wear one because it looks skirt like. To hasten skirts being mainstream for men, I think you would have to “unisex” them somehow like we have done with jeans, and promote the concept that men can wear skirts without having to masquerade as women, then I believe there may be a chance that a lot more men will try out a skirt.
I disagree. Men want to be men. They don’t want to go unisex and I think many men don’t want to be androgynous. Not that there’s anything wrong with either. But most men like being men.
I feel the best way to get men to wear a skirt is to call it a kilt (cause most men’s egos are too fragile to call it a skirt), highlight the comfort (makes room for the boys if you got boys that need room) and definitely make associations with the real men who are Scottish highlanders. Follow it up with a “oorah” (US marine battle cry of enthusiasm) in the commercials.
Once men feel comfortable wearing a kilt, a manly kilt that is, they’ll understand what all of us know. Skirts are just too comfortable for men to go back.
Just never call it a skirt.
I’m good with never worrying about the semantics. But then again, I drank the Kool Aid.
Men’s Essentials
To make skirts essential, you must change the mindset that skirts are feminine or queer. The kilt seems to bypass this prejudice. Second, change comes about because the younger generations are willing to push boundaries.
I think essential skirts are; a utility kilt and a sports wrap kilt. I get more compliments when I wear them. Sadly, the best kilt that could have led the way was the Mountain Hardware Kilts sold by REI. A great all-around kilt that was comfortable and acceptable to most people, but they stopped making them.
The second group of essential skirts for men is a hiking skirt with airiness and functionality. A hiking skirt like the unisex skirt: Skirtcaraft, Purple Rain, and Lightheart Gear. These skirts are so easy to wear on the trail, and almost everyone who hikes agrees that it’s the best way to go.
I am encouraged by my last two acquisitions of a skirt by Lessskirt (needs belt loops) and ORTTU. ORTTU has 3 nice skirts and is poised to make skirts for men more acceptable. Remember, it’s the young generation that will lead the change and acceptability of men being able to wear what they feel comfortable trying.