Skirted in a cake shop

[hairy]

At the weekend me and the wife went out, me skirted as normal but I had wanted to wear my tiny 10 inch mini, so I put it on but also carried my 14inch skirt too. We were going off to visit a small roman bath but in the car park I chickened out and changed into the other skirt which was just as well because the elderly folk that were running the place gave such looks of bewilderment. After that we went to a small English country town and I wanted to buy some handmade cakes, looking over the road I could see in the shop were a group of ladies sitting eating and having tea and they were watching us from the window. I was now feeling a little unsure about going in the shop but did it anyway. As we went in the door silence fell, they all stopped talking and it was clear it was me they had been talking about and now they did not know where to put there faces. Not too concerned we went to the counter and ordered our cakes but I could feel the eyes burning in to my back, my wife noticed how they were looking at me too, and as we left We had to pass by there table. It must have given them something to talk about forever more, and I would have given everything to hear the conversation afterwards. I often wonder if they are saying "idiot" or just wishing they had legs as good as mine. My wife says they would be saying the latter.

[renesm1]

Well done for being visible!!!

[TheSkirtedMan]

Well done Hairy. When I read 10 inches I said bloody hell you are brave. Had you not changed you could probably have had their chins hitting the floor.

Silence has happened to me on the odd occasion when entering but not often. If not you are aware a few are looking at you and yes my wife and I have said at times are they saying look at that idiot or the bloke saying "see men can wear skirts" or the woman saying to the bloke, "would like to see you in one". We have decided that all are said 33% each.

I have noted a few on this forum wearing minis, but too short for me just couldn't do it. I feel uncomfortable if I go below 33 inch but prefer 36 inch. Yes I know I'm a wimp but at 6ft 6 and an 18 inch skirt it could be lost on me. I admire all who do wear minis, but do not envy.

With regards the chatter we also say to ourselves "we have lightened up their boring day"

Keep up the good work Hairy.

[skirted_in_SF]

I have noted a few on this forum wearing minis, but too short for me just couldn't do it. I feel uncomfortable if I go below 33 inch but prefer 36 inch. Yes I know I'm a wimp but at 6ft 6 and an 18 inch skirt it could be lost on me.

My comfort zone is mostly around 24/25" partly because it's too cold for me to wear shorter in SF. But I'm about 9" less tall than you, so my skirts probably hit me about the same place as yours.

[denimini]

Gee, very brave even to contemplate wearing a 10" mini in public. They are great fun to wear at home but 13" is the shortest I will wear in out and about. Funny 16" is the longest I will wear in public as any longer it loses the "instead of shorts" concept I am comfortable with.
When I saw the thread title, I was imagining something pink and frilly with white lace trim - but that might have been an association with cake decoration.

With regards the chatter we also say to ourselves "we have lightened up their boring day"

Yes, at worst, that is good thing to do.

[r.m.anderson]

Momma don't let your male children grow up to be skirt wearing examples of parenting gone wrong !
Better to show some Panache and educate them in the finer arts of skirting 101.
I feel that from what I have read here at SC that one's parents usually have left the earthly scene
for a better place and the skirt wearing kin have had to experiment on their own pushing skirt wearing
envelopes to another level - like giving the Ladies coffee or tea clubs something to really gossip about .
Wearing kilts is easy enough to get the ball rolling but when you drop the flat apron front and try the
all around pleated experience - did I just see what I just saw - is he ? Yes my goodness he is and he is
not afraid to let us know about it either !

I like that you paused long enough before going into the cake shop for the ladies to get an eyeful and
then the moment of breaking the ice but silencing the falling glass ceiling - After leaving - well I'll be
what's next - no mentioning of a tip of a hat or a passing wink - this just in "Breaking News" he had
the legs and gall to pull it off !

[moonshadow]

My shortest skirts are about 18" total, but I tend to wear all of my skirts above my navel, so that takes a few inches off the bottom I'm sure.

Still even in those I seem to pick up a few more turned heads... don't know if I could be brave enough to try a 10" mini. At 18" when I bend over you can see the bottom of my underwear. I fear anything shorter and I might be arrested!

[Fred in Skirts]

Still even in those I seem to pick up a few more turned heads... don't know if I could be brave enough to try a 10" mini. At 18" when I bend over you can see the bottom of my underwear. I fear anything shorter and I might be arrested!

As long as you are wearing undies you are legal. I can't for sure say that in every state being seen in your undies is legal but I know that in most it is legal. So as long as the cops don't have anything else to arrest you for and they aren't just wanting to hassle you, you should be safe.


Fred

[hairy]

As you see I did chicken out about the 10inch one, but I am still thinking on it if I wear tights too. I'm a bit on the short side at only 5'5'' so a 14 inch mini is fine on me, and anything much longer looks frumpy. Besides I got good legs so don't mind showing em. A standard 24 inch kilt looks plain stupid on me except my utility kilt but even that sort of suffocates me.

[Jim]

Still even in those I seem to pick up a few more turned heads... don't know if I could be brave enough to try a 10" mini. At 18" when I bend over you can see the bottom of my underwear. I fear anything shorter and I might be arrested!

Here's the Virginia law:

§ 18.2-387 Indecent exposure

Every person who intentionally makes an obscene display or exposure of his person, or the private parts thereof, in any public place, or in any place where others are present, or procures another to so expose himself, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. No person shall be deemed to be in violation of this section for breastfeeding a child in any public place or any place where others are present. - from http://naturistaction.org/StatesFrames/ ... ation.html

18" comes to the middle of my knee.

[dillon]

Still even in those I seem to pick up a few more turned heads... don't know if I could be brave enough to try a 10" mini. At 18" when I bend over you can see the bottom of my underwear. I fear anything shorter and I might be arrested!

As long as you are wearing undies you are legal. I can't for sure say that in every state being seen in your undies is legal but I know that in most it is legal. So as long as the cops don't have anything else to arrest you for and they aren't just wanting to hassle you, you should be safe.


Fred

That's why I advise everyone to wear underwear. We have some who get a thrill out of going commando, and while that is your choice, when you get busted for that one mistake that results in an exposure, your mistake hurts the rest of us by extension.

[moonshadow]

Here's the Virginia law:

§ 18.2-387 Indecent exposure

Every person who intentionally makes an obscene display or exposure of his person, or the private parts thereof, in any public place, or in any place where others are present, or procures another to so expose himself, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. No person shall be deemed to be in violation of this section for breastfeeding a child in any public place or any place where others are present. - from http://naturistaction.org/StatesFrames/ ... ation.html

Hmmmm... careful, Virginia can be tricky, and a lot of her codes are open to interpretation by law enforcement and judges, just see some of our knife laws. Is it legal to have or not? Nobody really knows. See the following:
From the Code of Virginia

§ 18.2-372. "Obscene" defined.

The word "obscene" where it appears in this article shall mean that which, considered as a whole, has as its dominant theme or purpose an appeal to the prurient interest in sex, that is, a shameful or morbid interest in nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, excretory functions or products thereof or sadomasochistic abuse, and which goes substantially beyond customary limits of candor in description or representation of such matters and which, taken as a whole, does not have serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value.

Also don't forget I'm pretty close to Tennessee and visit there quite often in skirts:

39-13-511. Indecent exposure.

(a) (1) A person commits the offense of indecent exposure who:

(A) In a public place, as defined in § 39-11-106, or on the private premises of another, or so near thereto as to be seen from the private premises:

(i) Intentionally:

(a) Exposes the person's genitals or buttocks to another; or

(b) Engages in sexual contact or sexual penetration as defined in § 39-13-501; and

(ii) Reasonably expects that the acts will be viewed by another and the acts:

(a) Will offend an ordinary viewer; or

(b) Are for the purpose of sexual arousal and gratification of the defendant; or

The above lines I underlined mean that it could be illegal if viewed "offensive" by someone. That basically means if it falls outside of what's acceptable by societal norms it's ILLEGAL. Which translates to my favorite double standard... WOMEN CAN, MEN CANT! There ya go!

So, with that said, since I live in the Red Puritan States of America, where women are worshiped, but we all pray to God the Father, if I go shorter than 18" I better have more than underwear on, I'd better at least have some short shorts on, and I'm not even sure that would be good enough. Simply exposing too much leg could be considered "offensive", and as per state law, land me in trouble.

Land of the free indeed.

Tell me about MALE PRIVILEGE now!

And then... off we go to Alabama.... http://fox2now.com/2015/09/14/alabama-t ... ggy-pants/
Be careful down there bamaskirting!

I'm tellin' ya... you folks east of the Atlantic have no idea what we've come to over here. I'd say we'll be back in the dark ages within a hundred years or so. I'm waiting on someone to set a witch on fire.

[Sinned]

hairy, you could always do what the women do and wear leggings. I'm seeing a lot of that recently where the temperature can be quite warm in the afternoons making a short skirt pleasant but cool in the mornings when getting ready to go out.

As for indecency I've never had to be involved in any of this but I think that there's a lot more consistency across the country, although there is always some level of uncertainty and interpretation. It has been said that's it's not actually illegal to go around naked but I certainly wouldn't like to try it. There may be a case in point to prove this - in York and other places there is an annual naked bike ride and there seems to be no effort to arrest people. It would have to depend upon the context, I suppose. There is a guy who insists on going around in public naked ( in our country, it's a wonder he hasn't had hypothermia ) and keeps getting arrested for public indecency. Can't remember his name and haven't heard much about him recently.

[Jim]

There is a guy who insists on going around in public naked ( in our country, it's a wonder he hasn't had hypothermia ) and keeps getting arrested for public indecency. Can't remember his name and haven't heard much about him recently.

That's Steven Gough, the "naked rambler". He lives in prison these days. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Gough

[hairy]

I don't know how my thinking about wearing a 10inch skirt has turned into a discussion about indecency laws there we go. I don't think I'd wear any length skirt without SOMETHING underneath. A man in a skirt is fine but a man in a skirt doing a bit of flashing would be out of order for ALL male skirters.
Dennis, Stephen gough is presently looking after his mum so has given up his naked rambling for present but I expect him to resume his rambling sometime in the future. He was not getting arrested for being naked, it was because they managed to slap an ASBO on him to try and stop him. There is no law in this country that prevents public nakedness. Anyone can go about there own business naked so long as there is no intent to shock/alarm or distress others. Its all a bit complicated really but Stephen should not have been put in prison. I have communicated with him a number of times and he really is a nice bloke. Just think how would we feel if they made skirting for men illegal? I like my skirts because they give me a feeling of freedom much the same as motorcycling gives me. I also enjoy naturism and would love to go on a naked ramble, as it stands I do enjoy my naked gardening and laying in the sun to get an all over tan, but Being naked in a public place is far removed from our skirting.