Do folks notice or not?

[Caultron]

Well, I've spent another weekend around town running errands, getting groceries, and buying hardware at Home Depot in my Elkommando and I didn't notice if anyone noticed or not.

Exactly.

Sure was more comfortable with temps in the high 90s than the blue jeans clad crowd.

Exactly.

So, like, you have fashion freedom, huh?

[ChrisM]

New City

I have recently emigrated to Canada, and am now living in Vancouver BC. This is simultaneously a very diverse community, and a fairly conservative one (compared to New Orleans) so I wasn't sure what reaction a man in a skirt would garner. But I have now made two outings and had no reaction at all both times. First was cycling to the hardware store...the electric bike drew more attention than my skirt. And then last night we strolled out of our apartment complex down to the playground, chatted with a neighbor in the community garden, and finally back to home passing to chat with two couples watching the kids wash the car. Several very nice neighborly conversations, and not even a double take on the skirt.

Looks like I'm going to like it here.

Chris

[MrNaturalAZ]

Well, I've spent another weekend around town running errands, getting groceries, and buying hardware at Home Depot in my Elkommando...

I just recently got myself an Elkommando (http://www.skirtcafe.org/forums/viewtop ... 00#p137987). It's so light that it feels almost like I'm only wearing a belt.

Sure was more comfortable with temps in the high 90s than the blue jeans clad crowd.

The other day, an acquaintance was making some (presumably) good-natured fun of the Utilikilt I was wearing. I replied that it was a lot more comfortable than the Levis he was wearing, and offered superior ventilation, as well. That left him speechless with his jaw hanging open.

[Hemitom]

Well i just bought a wrap skirt that would remind you of a kilt. it is a lot lighter than the normal kilt. it has buttons for closure and it has a big safety type pin near the bottom. its made of wool. i think you would conciser it a woman's kilt if you will. im just waiting for the right time to wear it out...

[skirtyscot]

Hey Hemitom, I bet tomorrow would be a great time!

(Unless the weather is too hot for wool, of course.)

[skirtyscot]

The other day, an acquaintance was making some (presumably) good-natured fun of the Utilikilt I was wearing. I replied that it was a lot more comfortable than the Levis he was wearing, and offered superior ventilation, as well. That left him speechless with his jaw hanging open.

It just doesn't occur to your average trouserman, does it? From our perspective it seems so obvious, but the other 99.99% of men are unable to see past the indoctrination which they have had for as long as they can remember, and more.

[pleated]

Sure was more comfortable with temps in the high 90s than the blue jeans clad crowd.

The other day, an acquaintance was making some (presumably) good-natured fun of the Utilikilt I was wearing. I replied that it was a lot more comfortable than the Levis he was wearing, and offered superior ventilation, as well. That left him speechless with his jaw hanging open.

OK, this is from a satirical site, but the issue of male discomfort has not gone unnoticed-
http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2014/0 ... this-week/
Pity though that they never hit on the obvious solution.

[Grok]

The other day, an acquaintance was making some (presumably) good-natured fun of the Utilikilt I was wearing. I replied that it was a lot more comfortable than the Levis he was wearing, and offered superior ventilation, as well. That left him speechless with his jaw hanging open.

It just doesn't occur to your average trouserman, does it? From our perspective it seems so obvious, but the other 99.99% of men are unable to see past the indoctrination which they have had for as long as they can remember, and more.

On a hot summer day, shorts can do an excellent job of insulating the crotch.

[Charlie]

OK, this is from a satirical site, but the issue of male discomfort has not gone unnoticed-
http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2014/0 ... this-week/
Pity though that they never hit on the obvious solution.

I tried leaving a comment (Guys. Wear a skirt or a modern kilt and all those sweaty problems just - evaporate!) but it wanted me to log in to farcebook.
Charlie

[pleated]

OK, this is from a satirical site, but the issue of male discomfort has not gone unnoticed-
http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2014/0 ... this-week/
Pity though that they never hit on the obvious solution.

I tried leaving a comment (Guys. Wear a skirt or a modern kilt and all those sweaty problems just - evaporate!) but it wanted me to log in to farcebook.
Charlie

Someone did manage to make that point.
I see that comments are now closed on that thread.

"farcebook" - I regularly use that word myself.
That is also why I do not leave comments on a variety of sites.

[Orca]

The other day I was at the beach with my girlfriend in the evening, catching the last rays of the sun and spending some time together. I was wearing a short blue denim skirt.
After a while when the sun went down and the warmth disappeared we went home. We were approached by a young man (17 y.) who recognized our beach mat from a local festival (A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise is the name of that festival) and we had a nice chat about said festival and about attending this year. After that we left and some other youths shouted to me /Dutch "Meneer, waarom draagt u een rokje?"/Dutch "Sir, why are you wearing a short skirt?" I ignored them but a woman from a young couple walking behind us said to me: "Well it's more airy and free and comfortable.. That's why I wear dresses and skirts." Her boyfriend replied that he didn't noticed it (me wearing a skirt) until that group asked the question.

I think that one of the reasons why others will not comment on a men in a skirt could be the presence of a companion. When a man is walking and talking with other people, who treat it as a normal thing, they have to treat it as a normal thing also. When one other person gives out the vibe that wearing a skirt is nothing special, the mindset of those who are wondering about it will swing more easily towards acceptance. We are social animals and most of us don't want to be 'the odd one out'.. If one or two accept it; we are inclined to accept it too.

It was a very nice evening though.. I also have the luck that my girlfriend is an avid supporter of the man-skirt issue.

[Caultron]

Next time someone asks, just tell them it's comfortable. Either that or because you don't want the cops. And be sure to smile and with them a nice day.

[Sinned]

Well I wore a skirt whilst on holiday and as normal MOH kicked off but I stood my ground. I was told that I would have to eat on my own which I did. It really hurt to be eating nearby, could see the rest of my family and for them to totally ignore me. It hurt even more when MOLH later told me that she had seen me even though at the time I wasn't sure that she had. TBH whilst in my skirt nobody showed any recognition at all. I wouldn't care but it was a purple, sort beach skirt that went well with my white/purple t-shirt, purple swimwear and purple/black flip flops. All the same hue.

I made the comment to the effect of "Did you see the riot down there and the people stood laughing and pointing at me for wearing a skirt?" She was completely dismissive along the lines of "They're foreign and they don't know any better as to what's acceptable." I said that probably all of them wouldn't even notice that I was wearing a skirt but she didn't reply. I was going to wear a skirt on our last night there but I was emotionally blackmailed by the "I've sorted out a table for two for a nice romantic meal for just us two." By this time my attitude was more mechanical and not what I would have wanted for a romantic meal. Of course it didn't turn out like that but then that's another story.

The trouble is that after each episode she acts completely normal, as if there's nothing wrong and leaves me an emotional wreck, all upset and bothered. I've retreated into my shell and she's carrying on in a "normal", loving and caring fashion which only upsets me more! I said that we've both changed and her manner is more like a man all the time. I said that I consider her treatment of me as bullying and that her "compromise" on my skirting is that I am to wear a skirt in the house but not around her or my grandchildren or any visitors or outside as if it is a shameful perversion which I am not prepared to do. I am normally an open and honest person and not one to hide that which I consider important to me even at the possibility of ridicule. She seemed to accept that with little comment and didn't try and defend herself. She said that I seem to wear or want to wear a skirt all the time at the moment to which I replied that of course I do as it is so hot and a skirt is so much more comfortable and cool.

Where does all this leave me? I just don't know except to acknowledge that I am not to wear a skirt around her and that if I want to I'll wear a skirt outside when I want and where I want. I'd like to think that our relationship can survive but sometimes I'm not so sure.

[ChrisM]

Yesterday we intended to go down and do some work on our boat. I wore a khaki knee-length skirt, a light colllared shirt, and as footwear a pair of women's openwork flats. (I wear women's footwear because they are generally lighter and less "armor plated" than the sand barges offered to gentlemen.)

Our boat is across the border in the USA, and when we approached the border we were dismayed to see a queue about a mile long. Abort! So we went car shopping.

Yes, the young men that are the salesmen in used car dealerships definitely notice an older white-haired gentleman in a skirt prowling around their lot. I got lots of looks, but certainly no comments - they just want my money.

Later that evening, we took our new car (yep!) out to dinner. Two late-20s women in the young people's hang out next door to our restaurant, saw me walking across the street and unashamedly whipped out their camera-phones to take my picture. I looked them straight in the eye, as they smiled and clicked away. This is unusual, most often people attempt to be surreptitious when they take these photos. These girls were "right out there".

We did stop to stick our head in their bistro (nope, too loud) so I said to the ladies "I guess you don't see to many College Professors In Skirts, Eh?" They laughed and made some innocuous remark...it wasn't really a conversation at all, just my way of verbally acknowledging that yes, I do know that I'm wearing a skirt. And by sticking that "college professor" in there I think that I am trying to impute unto myself a cachet of credibility. I have no idea if it works.

So, the point is: Yes, people notice. And it doesn't interfere or impact at all.

All the best,

Chris

[pelmut]

The trouble is that after each episode she acts completely normal, as if there's nothing wrong and leaves me an emotional wreck, all upset and bothered. I've retreated into my shell and she's carrying on in a "normal", loving and caring fashion which only upsets me more!

It looks to me as though she is using this as a stick to beat you with - and if she didn't have this particular stick, she would find another. It could take you both some time to find out what the underlying problem is, because she may not even be aware of why she feels the need to treat you this way. If your wearing of a skirt isn't the actual problem (although it could be making it worse in some way), taking her complaints at face value will only make her more frustrated.

Hope you can get together and resolve this.