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Skirting the issue.


Boy George George Alan O'Dowd, better known as Boy George (born June 14, 1961 in Eltham, London) is a rock singer-songwriter. George grew up in a large, working-class Irish family, which originated in Thurles, in Co. Tipperary, Ireland.  has worn one. So has David Bowie (above). Mel Gibson Noun 1. Mel Gibson - Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956)
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 prefers a mid-calf tartan (but only because he was forced to don one). Although women's clothing often includes elements of men's clothing, the reverse is still uncommon. But men wore skirts in ancient Greece The term ancient Greece refers to the periods of Greek history in Classical Antiquity, lasting ca. 750 BC[1] (the archaic period) to 146 BC (the Roman conquest). It is generally considered to be the seminal culture which provided the foundation of Western Civilization.  and Rome and during the Renaissance. And Chinese robes, Japanese kimonos, Indian lungis lun·gi or lun·gyi   also lon·gyi
n. pl. lun·gis or lun·gyis
A cloth, often of brightly colored silk or cotton, that is used as a piece of clothing, especially the traditional skirtlike garment of India, Pakistan, and
, South Asian sarongs, and North African caftans are certainly skirt-like. New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art mounts an exhibition (November 4-February 8), "Bravehearts: Men in Skirts," which examines the phenomenon. Numerous designers and houses are represented, including Giorgio Armani, Comme des Garcons, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Vivienne Westwood.
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Title Annotation:Orientation: dispatches from the editors
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Date:Sep 30, 2003
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