Guys in dresses

I don`t know what your body type is like (apart from you saying that you aren`t very tall), but I`ll try to do my best. . .

For length, I suggest floor length. Most guys don`t really care for showing off their legs anyway. :) I wouldn`t go for a conspicuous colour, nor one with a pattern (flowers, eek!). Black could be good, or dark blue/dark greyish. That also depends on what colours you normally wear, of course. If you should choose a colour that is way out of character for you, people might find it even stranger-looking.

What else . . . ah, yes, fabric. I`d go for heavy fabric.
If the fabric is very thin and `dances` when you walk, I find it more girly and conspicuous. Heavyer fabric isn`t as `clingy` either, which is a huge part of the sex-appeal of dresses on females. And besides, if you wear a skirt made of heavy fabric, it`s not as cold. I don`t think you`d want to wear pantyhose as well, do you? ;) They definitely aren`t comfortable. . .

As for type, choose a skirt that`s not too tight (guys generally take big steps and would feel horrible if they stumble all the time). Too wide isn`t necessarily bad, as long as the fabric behaves itself.

Okay, and now for the most difficult part: to not make you look girly. :) A big part of that is making sure to emphasize the masculine qualities you have. I don`t know if you have any facial hair, but that`s pretty masculine. If you don`t, there are probably other traits you could show off. For a top, choose something not too baggy, if you are comfortable with that. That should emphasize your shoulder/hip-ratio. Or maybe a sleeveless top to show off your arms?

If you`ve got an androgynous body type, then simply make sure to eliminate anything girly from your clothes. Leave the frills, happy colours and such at home. :) Maybe don`t shave for a day or two before wearing a skirt.

Keep in mind, though, this is only my opinion. And I generally don`t find guys in skirts girly at all, so the reactions you`d get from others will be a lot less unbiased.

Good luck, and even if you decide to never wear a skirt in real life, I think I`ve given you a pretty good manual for Halloween. :)

Hmm, personally I have never worn a dress or skirt until I was 19, which is now, so I`m not of the enviable type.

I think the only difference in girls in dresses and men in dresses is that heavier girls can still look smashing in a dress, but the fat-distribution in guys (fat belly, skinny butt & legs) doesn`t make dresses any more flattering.

So, if you`re resistant to being laughed at (though usually behind your back, so you might not even noticed) and find a type of skirt (I think dresses might be a little over the top in this society) that flatters your body and doesn`t make you look girly, I`d say go for it.

Although it`s probably a lot easier if you also put on tons of freaky make-up, dye your hair fire-engine red and wear a vinyl or latex top with your skirt. Then the skirt becomes one of the less noticeable things about your appearance. :)

Hi all. I also posted this in the same thread in the `Teen` section, but this thread seems a lot less dead.

Okay, men in dresses.

In the goth scene in Holland, a lot of guys wear skirts, and sometimes dresses, and I can honestly say that I love the look on most of them.

Note, however, that I`m not talking about guys who simply put on their girlfriends` dress, pantyhose & pumps (though that`s fine if it makes you happy), but about skirts & dresses especially made to fit the guy. Nor am I talking about really tight and clingy dresses, personally I feel that men`s bodies are too chunky and boney to pull that off. Plus that really is a woman`s style.

Simple (black, since it`s a goth thing) floor-length skirts made of velvet or rubber (velvet is nice in wide skirts, PVC is nice in less wide skirts with slits up the side, for instance), maybe decorated with buckles . . . yum. Makes the guys wearing them look different, yet still masculine and incredibly hot!

It`s such a pity that my own boyfriend would rather die than wear a skirt . . .

The website of my housemate (www.xdh.nl/ronald/persoonlijk/) features a picture of him in a skirt. The skirt itself is not really visible, but the overall effect is very nice.

Anyways this is seriously getting away from the topic of men with dresses etc.

Okay Johan you are entittled to your opinions. Its admazing how you (American) feel you know more about my country ( being born and raise for 42 years as a Canadian). lol
Mr. Minneapolis being the from the capital place of popcorn lovers seem to know more about us Cookie eaters of the world.

You are funny. If you knew Canada as well as you do you would realize that the USA does not has all the influence in the fashion market in this country. WE are influence by Paris and secondly by England.

Our medical field is influence by the ehthic of England.
I was a fashion rep for years and this is a known fact. Its takes us three to four years to keep up to the Europe market. Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto in the following order is our influence markets for fashion. This also applies in the eyeframe area. The eyeframe companies from the states quickly learned that us Canadian are European influenced. That is why American marketing companies have to change their sellling techniques and include the french wording on every product. ( That is the law) That is also why you won`t see newer eye frame with large frames here in Canada as you do everyday in the USA!

WE love our queen from England. Some of us are not so happy about them but still many of us still feel part of the history and in our hearts. Heck in my city we name a part of the main street call Queen Elizabeth Way "lately. Have you ever heard of Upper and Lower Canada? Do you even understand the passion of the two languages and the history? That is the whole battle of our politics.

You want to take about crime rates. Go ahead. Anyone that is isn`t born here in Canada and come here can safety walk down our streets. How many times I have heard from American reps that they have to drive away with arms in certain part of the states because of racist hatred. Our schools are filled with cultural richness. I have many diffirent cultural friends which are encourage to bring in this country their family beliefs, languages, dishes etc.

If Canada is so much like the states then you should question why so many Americans tend to come here and feel this is a great country that they can relax and feel safe. Plus we don`t finger print people at the border base on their colour!

No way Dean that America is going to add 180 million more people than we alreadyhave, no one in America wants that, even the foreigners don`t want that. Obviously they will cut back immigration to normal levels, they have been talking about doing that anyway, since the Sept.11th terrorist attacks!
And if Canadian women aren`t having enough babies, their government will just pay people in Canada to have more babies, like they do in some foriegn countries. There I solved the problem.
Now lets talk about what this thread is supposed to be about, which is men in dresses, that is what Dingo wanted to discuss, stuff like that. And men are so sexy in dresses, and many women think that. In fact if Canada needs more babies, they should sex up their men more by having them grow beautiful long hair, wear earrings and wear a long dress, The Canadian women(except Diane), would find it so sexy on men and they would want to have more babies with the men! He he he! But really, handsome, strong virile men in kilts, sarongs, dresses, ets. are adorable. And Dingo agrees with me and he is Australian and those guys are studs! Right Dingo!
Of course I`m right!

You want to know the worst thing about Canada starting to get messed up like the U.S. Johan, Americans will have nowhere to go to escape, nowhere to take vacations or hide out. When Canada gets like the U.S. and Mexico, like you mentioned Johan, they will just be another country that lost it`s innocence, and there are very few countries left that aren`t plagued with ethnic strife, weirdos and crime. The number of sheltered , protected countries, you can count them on one hand. I blame it on stupid governments that don`t listen to the people!

Diane from Canada,
Diane,
I live in Minneapolis, Canada is right up the street from me, I have been there many times.
The Canada you are describing is true as a whole, but it is no longer true in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. With the exception of murder, crime has risen to levels in Toronto and Vancouver similar to that of many American cities. In fact crime experts from New York and Boston, where they have significantly reduced crime recently have actually been brought into Toronto recently to help reduce crime,(U.S. experts have also been brought into several west European countries recently).
You are definetly not more family orientated than the U.S.. Our birth rates are quite a bit higher than Canada, even the Caucasian birth rates are higher in the U.S. than in Canada. Canada, in fact without immigration would start to shrink in population within a few years. The U.S. meanwhile even without immigrants would grow, and with the immigration we have is growing even faster. And you most certainly have been experiencing an increasing problem with hate crimes in the big cities especially in Toronto and Montreal(remember the burning down of the large Muslim Mosque in Montreal). You were racially tolerant in the past because you had a miniscule black population compared to the U.S., and a very small Muslim population, but as these groups have moved into your large cities, you are developing "U.S.A." problems, which is one reason the Reform Party of Canada, that is so strong in Alberta and British Columbia wants and end to most of the immigration into Canada! And in British Columbia as wealthy Asian immigrants from Hong Kong and Taiwan move ahead of whites economically,(which they are), and grow to a much larger percentage of the population, white resentment and hate crimes are increasing. I have talked to many Canadians, including educated business people who have ridden with my cab service, and they talk often about the growing divisions in Canada, and how Canada`s large cities are developing "American" problems. Once your racial minorities become as high of a percentage as they are in the U.S., and there is no large majority, where every group is fighting for jobs and resources, like we have to do, you will find you are not better or more moral than we are, you will have the same human tensions and flaws that other countries have, and Canada`s utopian days will be over, and you will have U.S. problems. Your attitude of moral superiority wiil be gone soon as you realize that Canada really isn`t that different from other countries like the U.S., Mexico, and Britian.
I`m glad you love your country and I love Canada too, it is a great country and I love it dearly, and it still is much better than most countries, but you are looking at what your country was, and not what it is becoming, and believe me I am sorry, very sorry to say this. I much prefered the big cities of Canada twenty years ago when I first visited Canada, than what I saw in Canada in recent years.
In summary, it will be impossible for Canadians to avoid the problems of the U.S., Mexico, and Britian.
Sincerely, and with some regret I say this, and I still love Canada and wish you well!

Johan the Canadian mentality is a lot different than the states. Not that I am saying anything bad about our Americans neighbors as I have many friends there. We tend to be very family oriented that we censure a lot of stuff. Our children tend to be brought up more strickly. Our education level is higher as it is proven by many test that compares countries. We don`t get half of the shows that our Americans friends do nor the magazines etc. We also tend to be very cultural and nationality oriented. We tend to be more calm and lay back. WE are known as a country of peace. We encourage more than one language in a home plus we have the schools to support that. Many people know more than two languages here. I have friends who easily know seven languages. Its not so unual. Personally I see the huge difference. We tend to be more trusting but at the same time if we don`t like something we do something and not just talk about it. We are very down to earth.
In a crisis we tend to help each other. In a suvey we were also known as a country that volunteers alot. PLus we are the cookie capital of the world.