Susanna Holdren that has to be the best representation of fragile masculinity I’ve ever heard. “One legged pants” hahahahahah?

Victoria Gonzalez

The greater stylistic freedom afforded by the gothic aesthetic might be a reason I was attracted to the subculture in the first place. I live in an area where wearing makeup and women’s clothing would be extremely socially taboo, at best, and a potential risk to your safety, at worst, in any context OTHER than in a gothic style.

Stacey Mcalister True!

” Girls can wear jeans
And cut their hair short
Wear shirts and boots
‘Cause it’s OK to be a boy
But for a boy to look like a girl is degrading
‘Cause you think that being a girl is degrading” – Madonna – What it feels like for a girl

Let’s not forget that women adopted pants later on as a way to emancipate themselves. Clothes are extremely symbolic.

@Sarah Hávilla Melo Oliveira I wear altered v-necks and a black faux leather wrap skirt with opaque tights every day during the fall and winter. I also wear heel boots made for men from asos and I look awesome.

It’s technically a skirt. I have a kilt and a wrap skirt and they look identical. Only difference is one has pleats and the other one doesn’t.

Victoria Gonzalez In the 90’s I remember being in a Gothic clothing store, and I saw a skirt that was labeled “one-legged pants”. 🙂

oh yes. Lots of my male friends wear that kind of clothes and in my opinion they look cool!

My high school would make us wear full length proper kilts in the winter, they were so warm. It was like going to school in a blanket

My son wore his kilt to his wedding in northern Australia. I do not advice others to follow, because he was far too hot. My husband used to wear a skirt similar to the men on Polynesian Islands in Summer. He was cool & comfortable. An example of two skirts that were perfect for the climates they came from, kilt in cold climates & the cotton type for hot climates.

Yes, they are (Am a Muslim) But I also like the kilts as well. I will never wear a down to my ankles kilt too femiemal.

It’s very much the same for historical clothing. Many people ask “aren’t you hot in those long sleeves and long skirts? With all those layers?”

And the answer is no. As long as you wear a lightweight fabric that is a natural fibre, such as linen or cotton, and you have it in a lighter colour, it protects you from the sun and keeps you much cooler than in a short sleeved modern outfit (especially one made out of plastic fibre!)

And as for the skirts- long swishy skirts are definitely cooler! Especially if you’re wearing a crinoline, you’ve then got a lot of room around your legs for airflow. If your legs start to get a bit warm, you just swish your skirts from side to side, and you create a breeze around your legs!

And of course, covering up from the sun also prevents sun damage to your skin, and most importantly, skin cancer! I’m currently trying to make myself a good summer wardrobe with long sleeves and longer skirts in lovely natural fibre fabrics to try to protect my skin more from the sun. It’s very important, as I live in the country with the highest UV rating in the world, and also unfortunately, the highest skin cancer rates in the world (Australia). But I’ll have to make it all myself, I think. Because shops just don’t sell that type of clothing anymore- it’s all short sleeves and shorter skirts, and usually made out of plastic. No thank you!

Historically, men in the Scottish highlands wore kilts, which are basically skirts.

Nada Majdy I agree. Men should be able to wear skirts. It is cooler to in hot climates.

Ben P – A man in a Utilikilt is sooo sexy! Several guys that I know wear i t, and they love it!

Hang out at the local Highland Games and get him one with a macho tool belt.

Skirts don’t have to be feminine.

Jessica Beyer but the duvet isn’t the case. The duvet is the fluffy “blanket”. What you put around it is a duvet cover 🙂
In the very west part of Germany, we say “plumeau” for that, also french origin. 🙂