Aamir Dancing Car Shoppe: Girly skirts in for men

For those who had watched Aamir Khan’s latest sensational movie ‘pk’, ‘Dancing Car Shoppe’ isn’t a remote idea. For those who didn’t, explaning in detail would be a spoil sport. To be brief, Aamir picks up dresses from cars as if they are available for free. Being an alien he doesn’t know the difference between men’s clothing from women. In one scene, we see Aamir dressed up in a shirt with a jacket but wears a mustard colour Lehenga (long skirt) for the bottom.

This kind of dressing sense might seem a thing to be laughed at. But this trend isn’t new in fashion circles. London Fashion Week 2013 surprised many when the onlookers mistook three boys wearing dark earthy thigh length dresses as girls because their outfits seemed more girly. Recently fashion designer Rohit Bal introduced a whole set of bridegroom’s collection which has male models sporting floor length achkans with contrast long skirts.

That means, in fashion circles girly is no more in vogue. Long skirt type bottoms for men are designed without actually making them look gay or something out of the world but more traditional. Let’s see how far this fashion trend would be liked by common men in India after it got introduced via Bollywood by a superstar like Aamir Khan.