Photo: Radek Pirkl, Technical University of Liberec
It is not unusual to see men wearing Scottish kilts on the streets of Prague and other Czech cities during the summer, but Czech men might soon rival the tourists in showing a bit of leg. Ondřej Ludín, artistic tailor at the Technical University of Liberec is now designing and producing skirts for men.
Czech textile and fashion design is centred in the city of Liberec, to be precise at the Faculty of Textiles at the University of Liberec, where Ondřej Ludín works as a lecturer at the clothing design department. Some time ago, he decided to break some Czech taboos and design a few avant-garde skirts for men.
“Skirts for men date back to ancient times and in the Czech lands, skirts and wrap-around garments for men were part of the Slavic day wear. Today we see men in kilts, and so I wanted to try and experiment a bit with skirts, to see how I would feel in one. To my surprise, I found them incredibly comfortable and practical. When I wore one in the back yard to chop wood for the winter, I was impressed by the range of movement it afforded. Compared to trousers, it’s unlimited. “
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Authors: Daniela Lazarová, Jana Švecová