Male celebrities are saying goodbye to pants and hello to skirts. Cheddar News takes a closer look at the latest fashion trend. 

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Rise in Male Celebrities Embracing Skirts 

ah yes, nothing like a good fashion moment to get people talking. And one fashion trend seems to be growing in popularity every single year we're talking about men wearing skirts. Yes, the labs from harry styles to Russell Westbrook all embracing their feminine side and ditching their other pants for the flowy free nous of his skirt, even brad. Pitt getting in on the action. Like you just saw right there. The actor made quite the impression for wearing a linen skirt all to the Germany premiere of his latest film bullet train. No one asked about his fashion forward choice. Well the 58 year old said something pretty interesting. He said we're all gonna die, so let's just mess it up. He also said he loved the breeze. Now the same idea of messing things up seems to be the overall consensus of a lot of your favorite male hunks, including harry styles. Who can forget when he broke the internet back in 2020 after appearing on the cover of vogue. The former One Direction star who is often known for defying gender was the first solo male to appear on the prestigious magazine's cover, but doing so while rocking a gorgeous dress, even graced the cover of GQ magazine last year, in the Vivienne Westwood kilt Chanel padlock and cuff from verdura. The Harlem rapper has also been known to push the gender normative in the hip hop community and has embraced more fluid silhouettes and accessories for men. He looks great there. Yeah, it's not just magazine covers where we're seeing these guys rocking these skirts just as we saw at brad Pitt the red carpet. Also a place for the male skirt to shine. Take actor Billy Porter, who's known for his iconic fashion on red carpet events. The pose actor certainly doesn't waver from his uniqueness. Who could forget when he shut down the Oscars back in 2019 that in a tuxedo gown by designer and project runway winner christian Siriano, the 52 year old actor told us that he always wants to make a statement whenever he hits the carpet. Listen here fashion is art and for me, my art has always been about activism. Um so I've always wanted to be what I what I said was that I want to be a walking piece of political art every time I show up on a red carpet, if possible and uh I think that's what we're doing, he is killing what he is a walking. Every time, Every time he goes on the red carpet, he like everybody talks about what he talked what he's wearing and the material is another place where male celebrities shine in fantastic skirts. You may remember at this year's met gala, Men in skirts, stood out for the gilded glamour theme, proving that traditional fashion norms are no longer a 21st century ideal. Tom Brown had a maid major moment, remember this on the red carpet dressing stars like Travis Parker, Oscar Isaac. Love him, looks great. And russell Westbrook and skirts for the event. The brand pays homage to one of the most iconic american designers, Mark Jacobs, who was one of the first to wear a dress at the met gala carpet that was back in 2012. Fashion designers have also been pushing the envelope on what makes fashion for years. And yes, that does include the idea of men rocking skirts. 1985. Famous French designer Jean Paul Gautier created his first male skirt and his example was followed by other famous designers like Giorgio Armani Kenzo and so many more. And who could forget when David Beckham Rocked Gautier Sarong just a week before the World Cup in 1998. Right now, men wearing skirts is still considered a little bit of an act of rebellion against the parameters established by society. But as more men began pushing back against societal standards, there's no doubt that we're gonna begin to see a gender revolution, both on the runway and into the world of street fashion. And it's funny because brad pitt was asked even in the early two thousand's when he wanted to start wearing skirts, he had even predicted that skirts for men were gonna become a thing. So this has been a topic Of discussion for decades and we're just starting to see it basically percolate more I think is more men start to feel comfortable with the sort of fashion and feeling comfortable with themselves and we're talking about men that play very masculine. Oscar Isaac. I love this trend. We need to see you in a skirt. 100% would wear one by the way. I just have to find the right perfect. Yes, exactly. And then I'm showing, you know, if you're watching.