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Well the navy tailored skirt arrived, as did the brown Macabi.
The navy is far too bright for my liking. I always thought navy was really dark. It is on sailors!
I couldn't get a pale green Macabi in the good material (the new brown is good though, in the "Supplex") and as I have the dark green dye, I might as well try it on the navy skirt. Not sure how effective it will be, as there's 15% more polyester than recommended.
Mentioned dresses. Yes, I got some shirt-dresses in light denim, very good out and around anytime, polo ones, good work smocks, and the really great "scoop-neck knit dresses", which, retailored slightly to fit me as a t-dress rather than long sleeved "relaxed fit" scoop neck are supurb.
They are still in the catalogue but, although the same code, are Not The Same!
At first they were 3/4 sleeve and a quite fine weave but not stretchy strong knit material. In the black ones that is. I only got one in "M" size from the first batch before they sold out while they were getting the first one to me (one month delivery!) but I found the size "L" good and wanted more, really good bigger for a few things under them. I then got two more from the next batch. Same material but full length sleeves.
These catalogues can be a worry, because I do find that I have to make up my mind when I like something. Better get it now, because it's likely to vanish forthwith if not a big seller. And most things I like seem to be in the very much minority "like" department!
So I ordered two more "M" and two more "L".
They'd reduced the price from NZ$50.OO to NZ$40.OO, and I've bought a few t-shirts in that range. (the white Rip-Curl, $40), so good value.
This lot in much heavier and coarser material. More gathered in the tiers and puckering at the hem.
However, a really rugged man garment. The smaller ones go nicely under the bigger finer ones for winter layering, and also under the tailored and Macabi skirts.. The tailored ones are just about an inch lower, and the long sleeveless bamboo nighties, which really insulate over a double-silk one are about a centimetre shorter, so all are not visible as I waltz up to the shops in the tailored skirt and "M" size Rip Curl etc, still not looking at all overdressed, but warm as toast. Which is the effect I always try to achieve, rather than bulky quilted jackets over hoodies and cargo shorts, which is pretty common male attire here.
Here is a photo of the bigger, and definitely outer-ware, heavy version of the t-dress.

By the way, the brown Macabi.

I like that brown Macabi. It looks a bit like something a warrior would wear.

You look good in a skirt Jack - a really good advocate for our cause.

Shall we add a new post everytime we acquire a new or different skirt? To me, it seems redundant. But that's just me.

Derek Plattis wrote:You look good in a skirt Jack - a really good advocate for our cause.

I think most guys can look good in skirted rigs -- it's more of a question as to whether they really embrace the notion or not, for if they don't embrace the notion it'll look forced and un-natural.

crfriend wrote:I think most guys can look good in skirted rigs -- it's more of a question as to whether they really embrace the notion or not, for if they don't embrace the notion it'll look forced and un-natural.

Mmm, an air of confidence certainly helps but, just as with women, doesn't it also depend on the wearers physical size and shape and of course the shape and length of the skirt?

Derek Plattis wrote:Mmm, an air of confidence certainly helps but, just as with women, doesn't it also depend on the wearers physical size and shape and of course the shape and length of the skirt?

Yes, of course physical factors should be taken into account, and that's part of the notion. It's up to the individual in question to make a reasoned choice as to what he thinks looks good on his frame, and then to wear it well.

The same goes for women. I have seen women who look positively hideous because they made what I perceived to be poor choices in their garb -- and I admit that this is completely subjective on the part of the observer. However, I have not seen any normally-sized individual whose frame screamed, "put me in trousers because that's the only way I can look good!" -- not a one. Skirted rigs tend to be more forgiving of "shape flaws", and the notion of "flaw" is as ephemeral as it can be, than form-fitting trousers. Skirts tend to flatter the good points and hide the unflattering whereas form-fitting pants expose everything -- good and bad -- for the world to see. That's not to say that skirts are a panacea, but they can work better in many situations than trousers.

Since1982 wrote:Shall we add a new post everytime we acquire a new or different skirt? To me, it seems redundant. But that's just me.

Some people start a whole new THREAD! for their new skirt.

Short answer.... Never enough!!!

Since1982 wrote:Shall we add a new post everytime we acquire a new or different skirt? To me, it seems redundant. But that's just me.

I think it worth bearing in mind that a new skirt might possibly represent a new thought about how something different might look or work -- and new thought is important because that's how we evolve mentally and grow; it's how we are expanding our options from the trouser-only mind-set. So, a new post for something new that worked -- or failled -- makes perfect sense; it's a way to communicate our own experiences on our successes or gaffes in what, for lots of guys, are completely uncharted waters.

I don't think it'd warrant its own forum (the front page being crowded enough already), but certainly a recurring thread in, well "Skirts and Kilts for Men" or "Freestyle Fashions", certainly makes sense depending on the particular style of the skirt or look in question.

Hmm, having previously answered this question with "too many", I fear I may be right.
I've just gone round and done a tot up of all mine..


45!!

I used to say over 20,then it became over 40. I just took a count yesterday and its over fifty and my wife asked 'how many skirts do you need ?'. Its not a question of need or want but I find it hard to pass up a bargain. Some of my skirts were purchased at retail but most are church rummage sale or thrift store skirts and you tend to buy way more that way. When I see a skirt at Goodwill and I really like it and its $2.99 , how can I not buy it ? When I stop at Meijers and they have a rack of skirts and the sign says $5 or less, I have to take a look see.I pity the fool that has to go thru my stuff when I kick the bucket.

How many can you wear at one time?
We experiment and by this nature, some will be set quietly aside.
The question may really be: How many skirts do you own and are really happy with?
In my case the answer is six out of ten. The other 4 are a work in progress. Many more and expensive failures along the way.
A bargain is only such if you would have been happy to pay the real price.
Steve.

I'm looking forward to the time when a shirt and skirt ensemble or dress created exactly for the body shape and musclature of a man, not just wearing a woman's dress or skirt/blouse combo as a man comes into vogue. Hark back to the time of Jesus, men wore heavy and light skirted garments and they looked masculine. Of course that had been the clothing of the time for several thousand years to that point.

As I see it, the ONLY reason we have gotten so deep into trousers/pants for men was horses. How many members of this association have horses and ride them as their primary mode of transportation? I'd think even in the western USA men ride autos far more than horses. No?