Men's skirts

Men's skirts are skirts that are worn by men. The men's skirt is not to be confused with Mr. skirt. Due to differences in body shape between men and women skirts are produced in special sizes and styles for men.

Term

Regardless of the men rock concept used here is often understood to mean " rock " in relation to the male wardrobe is a jacket. The reason is that the Old High German " roc " a garment called that hung from the shoulders to about the knees or beyond, so there was like a dress from a top and a bottom in one piece. Men 's or women's skirts in this sense are today about jackets or jackets, the lower part but rarely to the knees enough, but stops in the thigh. In the 19th century, the term " frock coat " in precisely this sense was common. Technically section differ skirts and Sacco's the fact that skirts the upper part ( to the waist ) and coattails exist (below the waist) and are always connected by a waist seam, while Sacco are continuous cut. The sidecut of the Sacco arises purely technical tailoring.

But in this article is all about skirts in the sense of single-tube trousers.

History

Skirts for the purposes of this article were worn by men in prehistoric times. Since the invention of pants within the meaning of twin-tube trousers, skirts the proliferation of men over the course of two millennia went back more and more. In most European countries no more men Rocke be worn while they stay in Scotland, Albania and Greece to the 21st century where the kilt and the Belted Plaid or Fustanella are still traditionally male clothing since the 16th century. Outside Europe, men skirts in South Asia, Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, but also in parts of Africa, for example, the red mini skirt Masai or Kikoi, or distributed. Particularly well known is the sarong from South and Southeast Asia, which regionally as a pareo, Longyi (Myanmar ) or lava - lava (Samoa) is called.

Men rock movement

Since the second half of the 20th century, after the pants have ceased to be a men reserved for garment, discover and increasingly men 's skirt again. Was awakened this interest, among others, Jean Paul Gaultier, who presented in 1984 to his fashion shows, the first new skirts on men. Since then, more and more designers present new designs. Especially at the Milan men's fashion weeks are common and by different designers to see men skirts. Interested in this fashion form a slow-growing men rock movement, but which is not a single entity but rather a community of interests of individuals since the late 1990s. They are based partly on the traditional men's skirts, but also to their own designs and skirts of the women's clothing, since no significant selection is like not given as good due to the small provider market.

The goal of the men rock movement is to make the skirt for the man in broad segments of society so as usual everyday pants for women. These men are supported by women who have recognized that this waiver of the exclusivity of this garment as a woman clothes equality for women promotes: in many cases will still "female" equated with a devaluation, which is also the resistance of some men against a supposedly more feminine appearance explain. However, could further erode this difference authorization Especially by those fashionable approach. This proved also the struggle of women to be generally accepted in pants as part of their social emancipation movement.

Manufacturers and vendors provide been little one on this possible new trend. However, there are some labels that have specialized in the topic.

In 2012, the University of Oxford loosened their dress code, so that in future when exams or formal occasions, men skirts and tights and women can wear suits and ties.

Further aspects

In addition, there are some other trends that have an impact on the fashion and thereby normalize skirts or dresses for men also in everyday life. In Visual Kei predominantly young fans wear very often skirt or dress; sometimes simply as an expression of their personal style, but also as a costume to cosplay.