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'Braveheart' Show Traces History of Men's Skirts

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Andrew Bolton, curator of a show at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art called "Bravehearts: Men and Skirts." The exhibit reveals how skirts came to thought of as feminine attire, since men have worn skirts throughout history -- and many still do.

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Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition and Up First.
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