Mark Brayan, a 61-year-old married father of three from Germany, has been wearing skirts and heels to work for the past four years to challenge gender norms. The robotics engineer gained over 73k followers on social media, showing that straight, cisgender men can still be “masculine” while wearing clothes traditionally considered feminine.
He says his motivation for wearing skirts is a mix of fashion, comfort, and wanting to stand out, while still being a “manly” husband and father. Mark even mentioned that his daughter sometimes wants to borrow his shoes.
Mark’s colleagues were supportive when he started wearing skirts, as they had already seen him wearing heels with pants. He says it wasn’t a surprise to them.
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