Main idea for consideration...
The writer presented this as given:
"...the avant-garde designers in the fashion industry... feign naive confusion about why most Western men refuse to embrace the notion [of wearing something other than trousers]. The reason, of course, is no great mystery: Men are afraid people will laugh." (emphasis added)
Is this true of the general male population? Is this the reason for the slow adoption of kilts, as being discussed elsewhere in this forum? Does someone else's laughter make you or me put off the kilt for more "socially acceptable" attire?
Over many of my innumerable years, my attitude towards other people's reactions to what I wear, what I say, what I eat, what I read, where and how I travel, etc., has settled into, "If we both enjoy it, great; if the other party disagrees, it's his or her problem." However, I also conciously attempt to avoid bringing serious embarrassment to family, friends, or fellow traveler when I'm out in public.
Last edited by way2fractious; 31st January 06 at 10:37 AM.
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