![]() The Twitter generation only recently exposed to live streaming of fashion shows is not likely to be aware that skirts for men are really not that new. In fact, I think they could be highly adoptable! Going by many Thai men’s proclivity to feminine styles, skirts for poochai may not be that outrageous. ![]() Fashion in Thai culture is more likely to be fashionable when you break rules. In Thailand, or, specifically Bangkok, where society is polarised by political affiliation rather than gender identity, men are perhaps less proned to disparage those who prefer skirted garments. Is their undisguised appearance the shattering of the last sartorial taboo for men? Or a shift in masculine aesthetics by, er, dress? Or a silly trend? ![]() To me, they are doubtlessly skirts, those that women are partial to. What’s clear is that none of these pieces are man-friendly kilts or sarongs or dhotis or wannabes. It’s not just only about whether they’re willing to wear skirts but, if they are, of what length? Would it be the mini, A-line ones at Givenchy? Or the knee-lengths at Comme des Garcons? Or the heel-grazing tunics at Rick Owens? So prevalent were these non-pants that guys are, for once, encouraged to discuss (or dis) hemlines. To wear or not to wear the skirts that were shown in Paris during the just-concluded fashion week? I can’t answer for you, but I sense there’s something in the air. ![]() When it comes to bottoms, skirt not the issue.
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