Comme des Garçons Homme Plus Kilt

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OK. I know. It's a skirt. Well, to be accurate a kilt or a half kilt. Shown on the Spring/Summer 2010 Comme des Garçons Homme Plus Men's runway over drop crotch (sarouel) cropped pants, I have been wearing my kilt over black skinny jeans. It is held up by two fabric belts and can be worn to the front or back, or even to the side.

Some of the most forward thinking designers in the world are proposing a new wardrobe element and proportion to the basic man's uniform of Shirt + Pants + Jacket. The fresh element of a kilt or knit that comes to mid-thigh, alters the classic proportion by breaking up the expected continuous line of the leg. Furthermore, it lengthens the torso and shortens the leg, the new proportion, finally ending the rule of the cropped schoolboy blazer. This new proportion can be seen in the diverse collections of Comme des Garcons Homme Plus, Ann Demeulemeester, Rick Owens, Julius, and Damir Doma, among others.