This was a few years after starting a menswear line – when he received a little pushback for men's skirts, as covered by Vogue:
“There always will be things I like that I know will be way too much for people: I think I’ve made some very pretty sarongs,” he says. “I did a runway show at the national museum of Puerto Rico, three or four years ago. After, I went to the little bar at the museum to grab a drink and go out on the terrace and have a cigarette. A guy marches in and just announces, ‘We are Puerto Rican! We are way too macho. We will never wear skirts!’ And I said, ‘Yeah, okay, great.’ What do you want me to say? It’s not going to bother me one way or the other.”
Esquire’s recent piece gets into the evolving landscape of men’s fashion, with highlights from the last 70 years, today’s gradual cultural shifts, and Gen Z.
Esquire’s recent piece gets into the evolving landscape of men’s fashion, with highlights from the last 70 years, today’s gradual cultural shifts, and Gen Z.
For some men, wearing skirts brings up worries about being perceived as gay or trans, or weak and less masculine. To face these fears, start by looking at these five areas.
For some men, wearing skirts brings up worries about being perceived as gay or trans, or weak and less masculine. To face these fears, start by looking at these five areas.