Let's hope 'Troy' doesn't put men in skirts

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | Wednesday, May 12, 2004 | Jim Tynen

[Willie Green]

The headline read, "Pitt Says Men May Start Wearing Skirts After 'Troy.'"

I thought, "Well, I know the University of Pittsburgh has been having a big brouhaha over benefits for gay and lesbian couples, but it sounds as if they've gone a bit overboard. And who's this guy Troy anyway?"

[Willie Green]

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[Willie Green]

ping

[ken5050]

The issue is not "skirts"..it's what they they're gonna wear UNDER the skirts...

[beardog]

LOL

[spetznaz]

And who's this guy Troy anyway?"

Okaaaaaaaay! If the author of this piece honestly asked that, then I'd say the intellectual acuity of his piece may be suspect.

Anyways, knowledge of Homer overlooked for the moment, some men do look good in kilts.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Brad who?

[Hodar]

Well, if Brad Pitt says that men in shorts is the coming fad; I guess I'd better head over to Dillards and get a cute dress that doesn't make my butt look big. < /sarcasm>

[familyofman]

If Greek art of the time is anywhere near accurate - a lot of those 'warriors' were probably naked. At least when they competed in the original Olympic games they were.
Not counting armor & helmet - how many of the combatants do you think even wore a skirt?

[CharlotteVRWC]

"Where have all the cowboys gone?..."

[rabidralph]

Aw, heck! Everybody knows Homer Simpson.

[kevao]

Isn't putting men in skirts an "atrocity"?

[Semper Paratus]

Whatever you may fell about men in skirts don't laugh at a Highlander if he's in his kilts.

[Hildy]

Eric Bana (Who in my opinion is WAY sexier than Brad Pitt) said that on some talk show...that these guys didn't realy wear anything in those days. OUCH.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

They would have worn a skirt of heavy leather pleats over a heavy leather belt with a support garment attached. A very decent form of protection for the upper legs/groin/lower abdomen that allowed for good movement and decent breathing. The armor, from the few clips I have seen, looks pretty good.

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

…some men do look good in kilts.

And then again, some men don’t!

Richard Hatch, Survivor: All Stars

[Billthedrill]

It can be hazardous to take one's sartorial advice from Hollywood. A lot of us ended up in lime green leisure suits that way.

[Old Grumpy]

A skirt - well some men do wear kilts. However, we've got to draw the line at panties and bras.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Whenever men get so uptight about anything outside the black/gray/blue straight-edged completely-hides-everything (opposite of women, going more naked) post-Civil War baseline outfit, I just have to bring up that very fact: before the Civil War era lots of fashions were "girly". Yet the men could hardly be called so.

Are we impugning Romans for wearing "skirts" any more than Greeks or tons of others in time? I would dare you to call any of them girly men to their faces.

Of course, it also depends on weather conditions. Those areas were on the warmer side so skirts wasn't a bad idea to avoid heatstroke, et al.

But I prefer the "tights" look of the Renaissance-19th cent. Esp. 18th cent breeches w/calf tights. Makes me crazy! Of course I'm biased for my favorite era, but....

[dirtboy]

But I prefer the "tights" look of the Renaissance-19th cent.

One thing you would never want to see is me in a pair of tights...

[paleocon patriarch]

This thread really blows me kilt up!