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With the weather getting hotter again I am reminded again of my long-held lament that skirts are not considered male-appropriate clothing in most of the western world. Particularly on hot summer days, it just seems like it would be incredibly cool and comfortable for weekend wear. I'll cop to some interest in the sartorial possibilities as well.
With more androgynous and gender-neutral themes playing out socially and politically, I figure there may be some designers out there playing with the theme. I'm interested in comfortable, masculine plays on the kilt or sarong. I rarely venture into SWD, but if there's anything at all out there, I'm assuming you guys would know about it.
I'm half Scottish and half-Asian, so there are probably some cultural riffs I could get away with. There's a company making what they call "sport kilts" that look like comfort-optimized cotton kilts in the Scottish tradition that would be golf-appropriate, but they still appear a bit costumey to me. I could also easily get away with something like a Bhutanese gho but that would also be very costumey, and frankly self-defeating in the comfort department - they're long-sleeved and hot as hell.
I'm thinking something as simple as a white linen sarong would be passable with a linen sportshirt or polo and wearable for things like backyard barbecues and lawn parties. And I'm not sure if there are other takes on the theme.
Any comments appreciated.
With more androgynous and gender-neutral themes playing out socially and politically, I figure there may be some designers out there playing with the theme. I'm interested in comfortable, masculine plays on the kilt or sarong. I rarely venture into SWD, but if there's anything at all out there, I'm assuming you guys would know about it.
I'm half Scottish and half-Asian, so there are probably some cultural riffs I could get away with. There's a company making what they call "sport kilts" that look like comfort-optimized cotton kilts in the Scottish tradition that would be golf-appropriate, but they still appear a bit costumey to me. I could also easily get away with something like a Bhutanese gho but that would also be very costumey, and frankly self-defeating in the comfort department - they're long-sleeved and hot as hell.
I'm thinking something as simple as a white linen sarong would be passable with a linen sportshirt or polo and wearable for things like backyard barbecues and lawn parties. And I'm not sure if there are other takes on the theme.
Any comments appreciated.