| Until now, men have considered the idea of | | | | indisputable fact about skirts is that they |
| wearing something other than pants or long | | | | are extremely comfortable to wear for both |
| shorts in public to be nothing less than a | | | | men and women. If one follows the cardinal |
| sacrilege against humanity. Although, | | | | rule of design; "form follows function", then |
| throughout history, the concept of men | | | | it is obvious that the idea of restricting |
| wearing skirted garments was all too common. | | | | men from wearing skirts today is largely a |
| After all, pants were not widely used by any | | | | fashion argument. Just as the idea of women |
| society more than three hundred years ago. - | | | | wearing pant's can equally be argued as |
| Pants were originally an invention to make it | | | | fashion in most casual living situations.In |
| easier to ride a horse. The idea stuck, and | | | | other parts of the world such as the South |
| the two-legged garment became standard | | | | Pacific, Indonesia, Africa, Middle East, |
| apparel for working men to stave off cold and | | | | India, and the Philippians it is common to |
| abrasion.At the onset of the industrial age, | | | | see men wearing skirts and other |
| Levi's were probably the most popular | | | | non-bifurcated garments. Certain cultures |
| mass-produced garment made for men. Sewn of | | | | like Scotland and Greece maintain kilts and |
| heavy canvas, Levi's jeans were designed to | | | | men's style skirts as formal military attire. |
| stave of the scrapes of workman's toil. The | | | | After many brief showings on the runways of |
| political rise of the working class in the | | | | Paris and Milan over the last couple of |
| 1800's transformed the workman's attire into | | | | decades, it seams that the men's skirt trend |
| a symbol of raw power against the pompous and | | | | is starting to stick. The main reason for |
| flagrantly dressed gentile statesman at the | | | | hesitance over the years is the overwhelming |
| polar ends of the political and fashion | | | | fear by most men for being identified as |
| spectrum. The power struggle of the working | | | | homosexual. However, subculture stigma seams |
| class has since grayed into the history | | | | to be having a diminishing influence on the |
| books. So many men today live comfortable | | | | emerging men's skirt market for heterosexual |
| lives transporting themselves from their cozy | | | | males. The trend is not about feminine skirts |
| homes, to their climaxed controlled cars, and | | | | for men but rather masculine skirt designs |
| into their environmentally shielded | | | | that are made for the male body shape.Skirts |
| workspaces. Their female counterparts, | | | | made for men are appearing in a wide range of |
| transgressed long ago into the once | | | | social circles from hikers and runners to |
| male-dominated career lifestyle, are | | | | carpenters and artists. Currently, the most |
| comfortably donning non-bifurcated garments | | | | common skirt configuration worn by men is a |
| as they go off to work and play.The idea of | | | | modern adaptation of the Scottish kilt. |
| men wearing skirts in today's sex polarized | | | | Previously relegated to traditional dress, |
| society is a hot subject in certain corners | | | | the kilt has seen a recent rise in popularity |
| of the Internet. Is it cross-dressing or is | | | | beyond the borders of its Scottish heritage. |
| it the reemergence of an old-world fashion | | | | (A kilt is a special type of pleated skirt |
| trend? - The topic is frequently debated in | | | | that wraps around the waist and has an |
| various Internet discussion groups and | | | | overlapping front.) A number of |
| forums. For the most part, there is | | | | manufacturers are now offering modern kilts |
| relatively widespread interest and at least | | | | for men. Companies like Utilikilt, Amerikilt |
| moderate acceptance of the 'men wearing | | | | and Union Kilt have taken and old idea and |
| skirts' idea in one form or another.It seems | | | | revitalized it with heavy-duty construction |
| that many men are rediscovering the comfort | | | | complete with cargo pockets and tool holders. |
| and practicality of the skirt. (Men's skirts | | | | Other companies such as JDEZ offer |
| are often referred to as kilts, sarongs or | | | | lightweight cargo sarongs, and hiking skirts |
| pareos for those who are fearful to associate | | | | that convert to shorts for warm weather |
| the word "skirt" with men. - Get over it, | | | | recreation. And Macabi Skirt, who offers a |
| it's just a word). When you step back and | | | | cleaver unisex skirt for backpackers and |
| take an objective look at things, the idea of | | | | travelers. While other companies, like |
| restricting such a broad class of garment | | | | Men-in-Time and AMOK, make high-fashion |
| design to women seems a bit absurd. - | | | | masculine long skirts for men.The idea of |
| Especially when you consider the anatomical | | | | skirts made for men is both a new and old |
| configuration of the male species - "The | | | | concept. While probably a long ways from |
| three-legged pant just didn't take off like | | | | going mainstream, mens skirts, kilts, sarongs |
| it should have". Skirt style garments are | | | | and the like are probably going to continue |
| unarguably the least encumbering | | | | to increase in popularity.Jay Dezelic is a |
| configuration of lower-body apparel that men | | | | fashion designer for - a manufacturer of |
| could wear. It's more than a style statement | | | | unique and comfortable informal wear for men |
| according to some doctors, loose | | | | and women. Jay is also fashion writer for - |
| non-restrictive clothing can help men live | | | | an ezine focused on helping people make |
| healthier and reproduce easier.The | | | | positive changes in their lives. |