Out and About -- In the World at Large

[Different_Trains]

Surely the fact nobody noticed or said anything is great news! It means men in skirts are becoming more accepted.

[Milfmog]

Surely the fact nobody noticed or said anything is great news! It means men in skirts are becoming more accepted.

Not necessarily; it could be everyone else getting more self-absorbed and less observant.

Have fun,


Ian.

(It's being so cheerful that keeps me going )

[crfriend]

Surely the fact nobody noticed or said anything is great news! It means men in skirts are becoming more accepted.

Not necessarily; it could be everyone else getting more self-absorbed and less observant.

I can see some long-term benefit from that. Imagine when everybody pulls out of the current malaise they seem to be in and notice you're wearing skirts and you can truthfully tell them, "Where have you been? I've been dressing like this for years!" If one wanted to put a sharp point on it, one could channel The Blues Brothers and point up, "You're wearing the same {expletive} you had on three years ago."

[Kilted_John]

Another non-event:

Going to a U-pull style wrecking yard in a knee-length denim skirt. Did that again today. Heard no comments, not even from the Mexicans. Decided the only time I'm not doing this, is if I'm going underneath to pull a transmission or suspension parts. Now, just need to find skirt-friendly work somewhere, and I can donate the dockers that I wore to the divorce trial mentioned in my "FYI" thread.

-J

[skirted_in_SF]

Thanks to all the postings in this thread for finally getting me off the dime and wearing a skirt in assorted public venues.

I've been wearing skirts around my apartment building for a couple of years and would occasionally wear one to walk home from the local clothing optional beach. But three weeks ago I changed from my usual business suit to an ankle length black skirt, ivory mock turtleneck shirt and navy blazer to attend an evening performance of the San Francisco Symphony. Having broken through that barrier, over the President's Day weekend just passed I wore an ankle length wrap skirt to the farmer's market and the bread outlet store on Saturday, I wore it again on Monday on a three mile round trip walk through Pacific Heights to get out of the fog and find a sunny tree to sit under and read.

Since long skirts seem to be a theme with me, I ordered two more yesterday to add variety to my wardrobe. I have five just below the knee length full cotton skirts from Gap or Old Navy that I wear around home and are what I wore back from the beach. Guess I will have to grow into wearing them in situations where I will interact more with other people.

[BBB]

Good luck Skited_in_SF

A complete lack of reaction as no one really worries about what the other person is wearing.

[Since1982]

Kilted John said: Heard no comments, not even from the Mexicans

Have you watched any flyweight, featherweight and lightweight Mexican boxers in the last 10 years? There are lots of them wearing separated skirts that fly about when they spin between giving and getting blows. These skirts are very colorful and shiny with National colors usually. VERY popular with Mexican and other Hispanic boxers.

[crfriend]

Today might well be classified as a "good day" out and about. I had lunch with an old family friend, spent the afternoon at my computer history group's place, and then had a take-out dinner and watched a movie (Time Bandits) with Sapphire and our next-door neighbours at their place. A grand time was had by all.

I'm learning that my new waistcoats "go" better with my flashier skirts, and have gotten good reviews on both my blue velvet skirt and new blue silk brocade waistcoat at work and from Sapphire. I opted today to pair my red double-breasted silk brocade waistcoat with my red velvet skirt; this, too, brought nothing but positive commentary. I find this encouraging.

Neither of the above outfits are for the timid; they stand out and absolutely get noticed. This can be a mixed bag, and neither of the rigs are anything I'd wear if I wanted to blend into the asphalt and concrete around me; but on a day where I have the confidence to shine, they work beautifully. The red rig seems to work best with a black dress shirt and black legwear whereas the blue one seems to work best with off-white legwear and either a white or yellow shirt.

[johnb]

A couple of weekends ago I was in Blackpool, and I had taken my black kilt along to try out on the people in that area, and in the process give myself a bit more confidence when wearing it.

On the first morning I wore it on to go to newsagents across the road from the hotel, and if the owner or anyone else noticed it, it didn't show on their faces. After breakfast I decided to wear out for days walking along the coast. When I called into a shop for some sandwiches there was no reaction there, but as I walked past a tyre fitting centre I heard someone calling out a few times to attract my attention, but I ignored them.

Whilst waited at a bus stop three men probably in their twenties who appeared to be wearing football kit (although I'm not sure it was for a match) went past on the other side of the road. One gave me a thumbs up, maybe he was Scots or just acknowledging someone else in unusual dress.

Once on the bus the journey was uneventful. I got off a village that would give me a walk of up to 12miles (depending on whether I pick up a bus back at some point or not) back to my hotel. I followed a coastal path for about two hours, only seeing a couple of other people, before the wind picked up (on what was a cold day) and started to make things a bit chilly under the kilt. Eventually I stopped off in a suitable spot and changed into a pair of trousers I was carrying in the rucksack, and completed the rest of the walk in those.

John

[AlexKMS]

A few days ago I wore a tye dyed knee length skirt to my drivers ed class and got a few high fives and a large number of strange and curious looks.

[nicothoe]

In the all the months that I have been wearing skirts, I have only had one "wolf whistle" and one guy offer the comment "nice skirt."

Last week was the wife's birthday, so we went out for a meal at Red Lobster (she has a thing for crab legs). We are an easy to notice family, what with Melinda sporting green hair, and me wearing my brown leather skirt and suede fedora hat. On the way home, I realized I left my hat at the restaurant, so had to turn around and go back for it. The moment I stepped through the door, the waiter glanced down at my skirt, then pull out my hat, "You forgot this."

Being noticed - and remembered - has it's advantages.

[Kilted_John]

On Friday, I made a run over to Seattle for a replacement cooling fan for my computer and to run a few other errands.

Wound up wearing this outfit. Details can be seen in the flickr page that's linked.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/245gt-turbo/4430212679


I still don't feel great about the haircut, so I still tend to hide it when I'm in public. At least, it has begun growing back, which is good. Decided to do the trouser socks, because I didn't really feel like wearing heavier socks.

-J

[Sarongman]

That's the brand, year model and colour of the (*^&%%&*) car that hit me on a roundabout a few weeks ago. The culprit was a sedan though! Like the outfit however

[crfriend]

Those are some nice wheels there, John. I'm a big fan of station-wagons; they're great utility vehicles and can carry big stuff pretty easily.

I like the skirt-rig as well, but it looks like it was a bit cold that day. I'm glad the hair's growing back; that'll take a while, but patience counts.

[Milfmog]

That's the brand, year model and colour of the (*^&%%&*) car that hit me on a roundabout a few weeks ago. The culprit was a sedan though! Like the outfit however

Andrew,

You should know by now that people who drive Volvos do not need to look out of the windows; it is everyone else's job to stay out of the way

Have fun,


Ian (driver of a Volvo T5).