Brad Pitt’s skirt
Last month, Brad Pitt arrived at the premiere of his new movie, Bullet Train, wearing an outfit with a twist: a skirt. In Pitt’s “legendary” roles he played hypermasculine men, such as in the films “Fight Club” and “There was a time in Hollywood. So it was not surprising, because the photos from the red carpet made many headlines, fans were surprised to see the 58-year-old star in the defined attire feminine.
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Pitt joined a growing list of stars recently photographed wearing gender-neutral skirts, including basketball player Russell Westbrook and rapper A$AP Rocky.We also have our own breakout star joining the trend, Ren Danker.
Skirts are now commonly associated with women’s clothing, but men have worn them at various points in history. The Scots for example wore their famous plaid “kilt” skirts even on the battlefield and some still wear them on certain occasions out of national pride.
In many parts of the world, men’s skirt-like garments are part of everyday wardrobes. The sarong is worn by men in cultures throughout Asia such as India, the Middle East, Africa and the Pacific Islands.
What’s more, in the western world until today there was a clear separation – skirts for women and pants for men. In recent years, the “neutral” clothing has begun to gain momentum, as a result of conversations being conducted around the world around gender and identity.
The conversations about gender and identity sparked a collective soul-searching about what it means to dress like a man. Generation Z and young millennial stars like Harry Styles regularly incorporate elements of femininity into their wardrobes. Following the celebrities, online stores, such as ASOS for example, now stock “men’s skirts”.
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