Brad Pitt wears a skirt to the Bullet Train screening in Berlin on 19 July 2022. (Getty Images)
Brad Pitt's been toeing the line between casual and formal while promoting his latest film, Bullet Train. But while his tees, tracksuits and crumpled, linen suits have been a big talking point in the fashion community, it's his latest look - a loose-fitting linen skirt - that has made global headlines.
After all, despite it being 2022, the world still isn't used to seeing man - particularly a heterosexual heartthrob like Pitt - in a garment traditionally associated with females.
Paired with a matching brown jacket, a salmon pink shirt and chunky boots, the 59-year-old actor looked comfortable, cool and arguably quite progressive.
Pitt's by no means the first male superstar to challenge mainstream style conventions.
Stars in the ‘70s and ‘80s led the way in terms of embracing what might have previously been seen as “feminine” attire with the likes of glam rock legend David Bowie regularly pushing boundaries with dresses, skirts and sequins.
But it wasn’t just glam rock paving the way. Rock’n’roll stars started to cotton on to the skirt trend too. Guns’N’Roses front man Axl Rose was seen wearing a leather pleated skirt during a Freddie Mercury tribute concert in 1992, and Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain was known for pushing the boat out on stage and in photoshoots with floral dresses and knitted skirts.
Elsewhere, the Noughties have seen a new wave of rappers and hip hop stars taking on the mantle of the skirt, with Kanye West, A$AP Rocky and Kid Cudi all opting to bare their legs on stage and the red carpet.
As Brad Pitt is the latest celebrity to embrace the 'breeze-between-the-knees', these are the men and non-binary stars who have championed wearing a skirt long before him.
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt wore a linen skirt on the Bullet Train red carpet at the film's premiere in Berlin. (Getty Images)
Vin Diesel
Vin Diesel at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2003. (Getty Images)
Oscar Isaac
Oscar Isaac at the 2022 Met Gala. (Getty Images)
Billy Porter
Billy Porter attends the 91st Annual Academy Awards in 2019. (Getty Images)
Jonathan Van Ness
Reality TV star Jonathan Van Ness wore a Maison Margiela sheer top and sequinned skirt to the 2018 Emmy Awards. (Getty Images)
Kid Cudi
Kid Cudi wore a vibrant neon skirt to match his new hair colour on the 2021 Met Gala red carpet. (Getty Images)
Lil Nas X
Singer and rapper Lil Nas X wore a plaid red skirt on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in 2021. (Getty Images)
Pete Davidson
A pre-Kim Kardashian era Pete Davidson attended the 2021 Met Gala in a Thom Browne skirt and jacket. (Getty Images)
Lewis Hamilton
Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton chose a monochrome blue outfit complete with checked over skirt at the F1 Turkish Grand Prix in 2021. (Getty Images)
A$AP Rocky
Singer, rapper, and Rihanna's beau A$AP Rocky chose a traditional kilt-style skirt to perform at Lollapalooza Brazil in 2022. (Getty Images)
Kanye West
Musician Kanye West slipped a leather Givenchy pleated skirt over his leather trousers during the Watch The Throne tour with Jay-Z in 2011. (Getty Images)
Dan Levy
Schitt's Creek star Dan Levy took a leaf out of his character's book with a skirt suit for the 2020 digital Emmy Awards. (Getty Images)
Marc Jacobs
Designer Marc Jacobs has been flying the flag for wearing skirts for decades, seen here at an event in 2008 in New York City. (Getty Images)
David Bowie
David Bowie was of course the king of genderless fashion during his time, seen here in a skirt suit on the set of Saturday Night Live in December 1979. (Getty Images)
Axl Rose
Axl Rose, Guns'N'Roses front man, in a leather pleated skirt during a Freddie Mercury tribute concert in 1992. (Getty Images)
Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions. In order to improve our community experience, we are temporarily suspending article commenting
An advertisement for a roofer's job in New Zealand has been heralded for its diversity after revealing a list of wanted attributes. Find out more here.
A potentially damaging resignation letter from the NSW building commissioner which reportedly exposes his "problematic" relationship with a former government minister is about to be made public.NSW Labor has secured the imminent release of the letter from Building Commissioner David Chandler, who tendered his resignation in June and will finish up in November.
Ministers from across the Pacific are set to meet in Vanuatu to discuss ways to buffer nations from the economic impacts of climate change and COVID-19.Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones will attend the Pacific Islands Forum economic ministers' meeting, chaired by Vanuatu finance minister Johnny Koanapo Rasou, on Thursday and Friday.
Tasmania's electoral boundaries won't be redrawn under a state government plan to increase the size of parliament by 10 members.Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff in May announced plans to boost the state's House of Assembly from 25 to 35 members, seen widely as a response to politician burnout.
The return of star midfielder Patrick Dangerfield highlights a selection headache Geelong are happy to have as their squad continues to strengthen heading towards the AFL finals.Coach Chris Scott revealed on Wednesday Gary Rohan, Joel Selwood and Mark Blicavs are all likely to join Dangerfield in returning to the Cats' side for Saturday's trip to the Gold Coast.
The NSW agency charged with preparing the state for natural disasters clearly failed the community during this year's catastrophic floods and should be axed, the opposition says.Resilience NSW caused more problems than it solved and Labor supported parliamentary inquiry recommendations it be dismantled, NSW Labor Leader Chris Minns said.
A jury has been unable to decide the guilt of a man accused of killing his girlfriend's two-year-old toddler while babysitting.Brendan Pallant faced a month-long murder trial over the September 2019 death of Jaidyn Gomes-Sebastiao, who was affectionately known as Snuffles.
A fundraiser for the young family of Graham Tighe, who was gunned down in a mass shooting on a remote Queensland cattle property, has raised almost $4000 in a matter of hours.Mr Tighe, 45, died alongside his mother Maree Schwarz, 59, and stepfather Merv Schwarz, 71, near their property in Bogie, northwest of Mackay.
A South Australian appeal court has been asked to take another look at the case of an Adelaide man jailed for the drowning murder of his wife by pushing her wheelchair into a pond.In a judgment on Wednesday, the High Court allowed an appeal by Peter Rex Dansie against a ruling by the SA Court of Criminal Appeal.
Victoria's corruption watchdog has accused state MPs of leaking confidential communications, potentially undermining active integrity probes.The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission wrote to Victorian parliament's Integrity and Oversight Committee to express "grave concerns" about its inquiry into integrity agencies' witness welfare management.
A woman is dead after waiting nine hours for a bed at Launceston General Hospital.The woman aged in her 70s was taken to hospital by ambulance on Friday night but died about 9am Saturday after being ramped at the emergency department, the union representing Tasmanian paramedics said.
The High Court has rejected a challenge by animal rights activists against surveillance laws in NSW finding they did not unfairly burden freedom of political communication.By majority, the court found "the provisions had a legitimate purpose of the protection of privacy" in a judgment on Wednesday.
