Would furries wear clothes?
Tobias Benjamin Koehler
unci (both in 2- and 4-legged shape) is dressed well enough by
hys lush snow leopard fur, which is comfortable, attractive,
covers everything necessary and is perfect for any weather :)
Only exception is rain. Uncifur is difficult to dry. So he has a
raincoat or an umbrella when it rains.. (and he tends to stay in
the shadow when it's hot)
On a picture by Andre Heinonen, Andre/Victor wears clothes but
unci does not (and does not look naked). Whether or not clothes
are required depends a lot on the social context, I think. In a
human-dominated world, furries would, if they want to be part of
`society' instead of `wildlife', at least wear some decorative
clothes.. However, a 100% furry world might have clothes only
for protection against unusual hazards, or to have pockets where
you can put your little things. Or to denote a special social
role (police caps).
(Question of the season: Would furries blow their noses?)
unci
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S.P.Zeidler
one point that I have missed so far is that a sufficiently anthropomorphic
to need clothes furry might have not quite the pelt of their animal side,
but especially on the body shorter, finer hair.
For the more fluffy furries kilts for men and if they're buxom, tunics or
saris for women would probably work out well. I'd rather expect
well-pelted furries to not wear clothes though, but rather a belt or
harness to fix pockets to, and in wet weather a raincoat :-)
One other thing: if the garments are made from smooth fabrics instead of
"open" cloth, at least the fur won't catch. Some business for the leather
and waxed cloth industry :-)
regards,
spz
PS: this must be the umpteenth rehashing of this subject, isn't it? :-)
Well, at the very worst it's bimonthly - I didn't see it in the last month
:-)
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Elisabeth B. Shaw
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>Humans invented clothes because they have no fur.
>
>unci (both in 2- and 4-legged shape) is dressed well enough by
>hys lush snow leopard fur, which is comfortable, attractive,
>covers everything necessary and is perfect for any weather :)
>Only exception is rain. Uncifur is difficult to dry. So he has a
>raincoat or an umbrella when it rains.. (and he tends to stay in
>the shadow when it's hot)
Sneaux miaoux fur is definitely difficult to dry!!! Try it sometime. For
the rainy season, I have my very own blue umbrella, emblazoned with the logo
of Lakewood Country Club.
Online, I *do* wear clothes. Right now it's a sweatsuit with the embroidered
nautical legend "SWA": the logo of Southwest Airlines, for some odd reason.
At CF7, you'll see me in various stages of dress and not-so-dress for the
cabaret.
Aki.
7 days and counting, or "Oh, no...can I get it all done in time?"
Joseph Francis Nebus
>For the more fluffy furries kilts for men and if they're buxom, tunics or
>saris for women would probably work out well.
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Well, I guess I have a general question, then. What's the real
advantage of kilts over, say, pants with a third sleeve? Probably the
most obvious "furgonomic" problem is how to fit a tail into just about
any seat, without sitting on the tail any more than is absolutely
necessary. Kilts don't really inherently solve that problem, though
I'll admit odds are it'd be more comfortable in general. (A friend of
my brother's wore skirts for quite a while; he said it was much more
comfortable.)
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>PS: this must be the umpteenth rehashing of this subject, isn't it?
>Well, at the very worst it's bimonthly - I didn't see it in the last month
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It's all right. Furry fashion is a subject that probably is
essentially inexhaustible, up there with explorations of furry psychology
or how transfurmations would affect us-individuals/us-furrydom/the world.
Joseph Nebus
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Terry Smith
JN> advantage of kilts over, say, pants with a third sleeve? Probably
JN> the most obvious "furgonomic" problem is how to fit a tail into just
JN> about any seat, without sitting on the tail any more than is
JN> absolutely necessary. Kilts don't really inherently solve that
JN> problem, though I'll admit odds are it'd be more comfortable in
JN> general. (A friend of my brother's wore skirts for quite a while; he
JN> said it was much more comfortable.) =============
I was in The Toronto Scottish Regiment for 9 years.
Kilts are very hot to wear, and a bitch on the toilet. They take some
getting used to regarding your bare naughty bits rubbing against a
rough woolen fabric where they used to be pampered by undies.
Yes - you DO wear nothing under the kilt!
The kilt should hang low enough to bisect your knee cap when standing.
Guys have to develop 'skirt sense' - no sitting with the knees at 90
degrees, keep it brushed down etc.
The leather sporan is VERY handy, holds wallet, keys etc but the hair
sporan is unless except for decoration.
Kilts are probably the most masculine clothing there ever was or can
ever be.
I thought all kilts had to be the colourful criscross Tartan, but the
TSR had a Hodden Grey kilt - light brown - and I was very disappointed
it wasn't a nice Tartan until I learned that the founder of the London
Scottish, whom the TSR is an offshoot of, adopted the Hodden Grey for
camouflage, probably the first in the western world to do so.
After that, I was proud of the plain kilt as a mark of military genius.
I hope this has been helpful, sorry to ramble like this.
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