What Will it Take to Normalize Skirts for Men?

This question came up in our Skirtonians drop-in group a few weeks ago, sparking a range of responses—from global warming and electrical grid failure to shifts in skirt related language that we use.

What do you think it will take? Serious and "frivolous" suggestions welcome 📝

See what people had to say on Threads, Instagram, Facebook, and Bluesky—or join the conversation there.

Highlights:

• Another film about medieval Scotland
• More men breaking the boundaries of convention. I currently have painted nails for hard-as-nails.com and am wearing skirts out more often.
  Not a single negative comment so far. 😁
• Simple, rebrand. Call it a “tunic”.
• Calling it a kilt.
• Realistically many men find buying and choosing clothes a chore. When it come to clothes many men prefer conformity over individuality. Any substantial change would probably need to start with changing these general attitudes before promoting any particular garment type.
• Masculinize the skirt, not feminize the man. Kilts are already beginning to become popular.
• A popular tv show with a masculine/hunky character who wears skirts might get some people thinking, if not outraged. More women encouraging their guys to wear skirts would definitely help too.
• We should stop trying to normalize it and have the conviction that it doesn't have to be normal to be right
• Build skirts specifically for men’s bodies
• Presence.
• Show their practicality. The freedom of movement (walking, running or hiking) and the cooling sensation in the heat.
• Jesus coming back..