[the OlLine Rebel]

Whenever men get so uptight about anything outside the black/gray/blue straight-edged completely-hides-everything (opposite of women, going more naked) post-Civil War baseline outfit, I just have to bring up that very fact: before the Civil War era lots of fashions were "girly". Yet the men could hardly be called so.

Are we impugning Romans for wearing "skirts" any more than Greeks or tons of others in time? I would dare you to call any of them girly men to their faces.

Of course, it also depends on weather conditions. Those areas were on the warmer side so skirts wasn't a bad idea to avoid heatstroke, et al.

But I prefer the "tights" look of the Renaissance-19th cent. Esp. 18th cent breeches w/calf tights. Makes me crazy! Of course I'm biased for my favorite era, but....

[dirtboy]

But I prefer the "tights" look of the Renaissance-19th cent.

One thing you would never want to see is me in a pair of tights...

[familyofman]

"Are we impugning Romans for wearing "skirts" any more than Greeks or tons of others in time?"

No, but I don't think Hollywood is ready to depict the heroes of Troy as they probably really were. Their art tells you a lot about how they really dressed. They also felt throwing stones & boulders was a good way to fight (just read the Iliad - both Hector and Achilles tried killing the other in their epic confrontation using stones/boulders).

[Old Professer]

The woodwork is getting quite porous lately...