Unusual fashion

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This is something I have heard from my DD (13, goes to an all girls school in the West End). The story is both going to school and their lunch break she and her friends have seen a man actually wearing a skirt (def not a kilt but a jacket and knee-length skirt), usually around Byres Road, Observatory Road or the Botanic Gardens. They don't know if he was deliberately trying to let children see him or looking around like to say 'look at me' but my instinct is that he was. I didn't believe her at first, but her friend's mother said it was true.

Has anyone else heard such a thing? Don't know what to make of it. From what I can tell no-one has found it alarming, maybe highly amusing. Just sounds creepy to me.

I know there have been some dodgy threads on MN along these lines but this is a true story. Feel free to private message if you prefer.

Just found this old thread. I am not one of the men referred to, but I might as well be. Yesterday you could have seen me in Byres Road wearing a skirt.

The title of this thread suggests one attitude but the OP betrays quite a different one. The guy was wearing a skirt, so what? That does not mean that he is a perv, a transsexual, a transvestite, or mentally ill. Maybe he was just a man who felt like wearing a skirt. Some of you seems to have had this thought but quite a few do not.

If it's OK for men in some ethnic minorities to go skirted, why not white men?

Bear in mind that had you or your DD been seen out and about in trousers 100 years ago, you would have caused quite a stir, and you might even have been arrested for it. But women decided they wanted the choice of wearing a skirt or trousers, and enough chose trousres that it eventually became unremarkable. Now it is more common to see women in trousers than skirts or dresses. Well, men have the choice of a skirt or trousers as well. That very few of us choose a skirt does not make those of us who do deviant in any way. I doubt it will ever catch on, what with society's pressure against it, but I don't care!

My skirt came all the way down to my shoes. I chose to wear it because it covers me and keeps me warm, it is ever so comfortable (more comfortable than any trousers), and nice and light for a sunny spring day. Can anyone really say there is anything wrong with me wearing it?

Hello, maninaskirt. I was thinking this thread looked familiar, then I realised I'd posted on it over a year ago. I hope you find it encouraging that most posters don't have a problem with men wearing skirts.

Hi AgentProv. Yes there are a heartening number of "so what" comments, but quite a lot of caveats along the lines of "so long as he is not hanging round outside schools / getting a thrill from it / etc". It appears that some people would need to see very little in the way of odd behaviour to move from acceptance to condemnation.

But maybe I am just beng over-sensitive! I agree that it would be more than creepy to see a man hanging round outside a school wearing the girls' uniform.

who cares?! This is the west end! I caught our school librarian out in such garb when I was about the same age, full makeup, everything. Naturally my chums and I thought it was a great hoot for a couple of days and then forgot about it. We were not overly disturbed and there was nothing wrong with him either. Just a fussy old librarian who preferred skirt to troosers.

AP that is awful :( v upset reading that.

We have a guy round here (north of Glasgow) who does his shopping in a rather fetching flowery dress, accessorised with his great big beard! Love seeing him, he makes me smile. Would never cross my mind that there was anything untoward going on though

I have just found this old thread and wish to add my tuppenceworth. I have recently started work in Glasgow near Byres Rd (about a half mile east along Great western Road) and I too occasionally wear a skirt (yes I am a man) when travelling home. I do not do it for any gratification, nor to look like a woman or shock anyone - it is just for comfort.

I am glad to see many of you are in the "what does it matter" attitude but as MIAS stated above there are quite a few of you in "Ah but, what ifs..." sector.

Does anyone ask any woman why she wears trousers or even question it? Certainly not nowadays and quite right too! So why is a man's motives and even sexuality and attitudes questioned as though there is something ?wrong? with him? I say, good for him! Just so you know, I personally wouldn't wear a floral skirt/dress - just a plain khaki or denim knee-length one is fine for me (sometimes even with black tights in the colder weather) Though I see no reason why not ? each to their own personal taste.

there's some good threads on the main board regarding this maninaskirt2...

Unfortunately not everyone will agree etc but it is interesting reading.