on men wearing skirts.
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So, the above link popped up in my twitter feed this morning.
Now, I'm the kind of girl who despairs at the clothing choices males don't have and sincerely wish that they'd make cool boots and shoes for men and have other clothing choices aside from t-shirts, shirts, jeans, pants, shorts and jackets.
That and it's so contrasting to the choice they had historically. Men wore thigh high boots two hundred years ago. They had five different types of jackets to choose from and loads of choice in style and colour. THEY COULD WEAR FRILLS. (Okay, I admit the five-year old boys wearing dresses is slightly silly, but mostly because they look so heavy and cumbersome.)
So, seeing a man in a skirt and female shoes is decidedly a non-issue to me, especially since I have seen guys in girls' skirts before and some of them actually suited it.
My first thought upon scrolling down those photos was still "OH GOD NO. NOT ORANGE SHOES WITH THAT SKIRT" though.
My second thought was that some of those skirts really need to be taken in.
I am generally all for males getting to get more stuff to wear and for people in general to wear what they want. (Just like they should believe what they want, etc.) So this guy gets a round of applause for doing just that. Except... orange shoes. The only bright thing in that outfit.
NO.
I'm even kind of okay with some of the clothes not quite fitting right, as lots of people wear stuff that doesn't fit right, except the difference between how those skirts are supposed to hang and how they do hang makes me want to take a needle and thread to them. People look good when their clothes fit them properly. (And the overall design suits them and so on...)
I'm... not quite sure why I'm reading so many things about clothes recently. Yesterday I was flicking through a book about Western fashion from 1200-1980. It was quite fascinating and I learnt that Elizabeth the First liked pocket watches as accessories (they were just invented) and that a full faced riding mask was called a vizard.
There was this thing called a peascod which basically gave men a pot belly and was definitely a fashion disaster. (The fashion lasted for quite a few years too.)
We have also the American colonists to thank for the fact that wool (and dark colours) was/is dominant in men's outerwear. It's ALL YOUR FAULT that there's no variety in menswear.
Oh, and boys were forced to wear ridiculous dresses until they were eight or so.
So, the above link popped up in my twitter feed this morning.
Now, I'm the kind of girl who despairs at the clothing choices males don't have and sincerely wish that they'd make cool boots and shoes for men and have other clothing choices aside from t-shirts, shirts, jeans, pants, shorts and jackets.
That and it's so contrasting to the choice they had historically. Men wore thigh high boots two hundred years ago. They had five different types of jackets to choose from and loads of choice in style and colour. THEY COULD WEAR FRILLS. (Okay, I admit the five-year old boys wearing dresses is slightly silly, but mostly because they look so heavy and cumbersome.)
So, seeing a man in a skirt and female shoes is decidedly a non-issue to me, especially since I have seen guys in girls' skirts before and some of them actually suited it.
My first thought upon scrolling down those photos was still "OH GOD NO. NOT ORANGE SHOES WITH THAT SKIRT" though.
My second thought was that some of those skirts really need to be taken in.
I am generally all for males getting to get more stuff to wear and for people in general to wear what they want. (Just like they should believe what they want, etc.) So this guy gets a round of applause for doing just that. Except... orange shoes. The only bright thing in that outfit.
NO.
I'm even kind of okay with some of the clothes not quite fitting right, as lots of people wear stuff that doesn't fit right, except the difference between how those skirts are supposed to hang and how they do hang makes me want to take a needle and thread to them. People look good when their clothes fit them properly. (And the overall design suits them and so on...)
I'm... not quite sure why I'm reading so many things about clothes recently. Yesterday I was flicking through a book about Western fashion from 1200-1980. It was quite fascinating and I learnt that Elizabeth the First liked pocket watches as accessories (they were just invented) and that a full faced riding mask was called a vizard.
There was this thing called a peascod which basically gave men a pot belly and was definitely a fashion disaster. (The fashion lasted for quite a few years too.)
We have also the American colonists to thank for the fact that wool (and dark colours) was/is dominant in men's outerwear. It's ALL YOUR FAULT that there's no variety in menswear.
Oh, and boys were forced to wear ridiculous dresses until they were eight or so.
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Date: 2009-05-09 07:27 am (UTC)I think the first in the second batch is pretty spiffy looking myself. But yeah, the third and fourth ones of the first batch do look good.
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Date: 2009-05-09 08:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-05-09 08:49 am (UTC)Also, if you aren't near your phone; what time will you be arriving here tommorrow. -ish time is acceptable.
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Date: 2009-05-09 10:23 pm (UTC)