Skirts!

Someone on dA during a stream earlier today asked to see Gabe in a skirt.
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So there you go. Gabe would never actually wear something like this out, even though I TRIED REALLY HARD TO MAKE YOU LOOK NICE, GABE...!! I also just slapped Stefan in there in the last second because it was part of the request-thing, so... just ignore how hilariously sloppy he looks. 8D;
The outfit was inspired by This Random Dude!

UH... I GUESS WHILE WE'RE ON THE TOPIC OF GUYS IN SKIRTS, here's some of Noland, too.
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This is actually from my scraps on dA, so here's the footnotes that go with it:
Drawing Noland in skirts is my secret hobby that I'm trying not to get too comfortable with. :M;;; I'm trying not to get comfortable with it because he doesn't actually dress like this. YEAH. this is not Noland's secret hobby, and he never wears skirts in his actual story. :V; He doesn't really mind me doing this, though... RIGHT, NOLAND...

I actually did this to try and determine what some rules for masculine skirts/dresses might be if skirts/dresses enter male wardrobe. Girls have a whole set of "rules" for clothes like belting dresses at the waist to give the appearance of longer legs, making sure clothes are cut to accentuate curves, etc etc... which made me think how the rules would change for guys, since they have a different body shape in general.

SOME IN-PROGRESS "RULES" I'VE COME UP WITH ARE:

  • Wear clothes/tops that elongate the torso
  • Instead of trying to make the cut similar to a girl's body shape, work with the male shape and go for a more rectangular silhouette
  • straight-cut skirt bottoms seem to work pretty well, for some reason
  • The skirt part should be smaller in area than the shirt part

...and these are all actually rules that seem to apply to flapper fashion! (Fun fact: this is not a 1920's flapper.) And thinking about it, it makes sense. I don't remember when, but I learned that flappers were all about trying to make their appearance more masculine (hence the straight-fit non-curvy clothing) as some sort of 1920s feminist or anti-Victorian statement. So there you go.

Okay yeah, there's my post. 8D;;;

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