What did *you* wear "out and about" today?

[skirttron]

I admire the courage of those of you who have worn a kilt/skirt to work. I have worn my kilt out and about with my wife for three days running and have attracted no negative comments at all (I think having your wife with you acts as a bit of a shield to tell the truth). I really enjoyed having the sea breeze on my legs although it was cold. I would not be brave enough to wear my kilt to work.

[Kilted_John]

Friday: Armstrong modern tartan traditional kilt, bottle green kilt hose with red flashes, running shoes, t-shirt, down parka.

Saturday: Black survival Utilikilt, olive-green/black striped knee socks, running shoes, purple t-shirt, same parka. Got a "nice skirt" comment from an older woman. Thanked her and went on my way.

Sunday: Had to visit the Lynnwood, WA Staples. Non-kilt day. Black pleated skirt (same one in the Sock Advice Needed thread) with a tie-dye blue squaredancing skirt underneath. Black kilt hose, no flashes, hiking boots, t-shirt, and parka. Had a guy confuse the skirt for a kilt. A bit breezy that day, so there was a little lifting since the black skirt's fabric is pretty thin, but the jacket was long enough that it did keep it down for the most part.

Monday: Windier than Sunday, so Utilikilt day. Probably should've worn one of my traditionals, since I stopped off at a park in Kirkland, WA to take some photos of whitecaps on Lake Washington. The pleats of the UK wound up being blown forward, making it look like a very full skort, instead of a kilt. Got back into the car and noticed that the sand was being blown from the beach, which is 50 feet away, over my car... Very strong wind. Socks were two layers of hosiery knee-highs with hiking boots.

Today: For the afternoon, mainly a skirt day. In the morning, wore the black UK with navy blue wool knee socks, hiking boots, navy blue t-shirt, navy blue sweater, and the parka. Around 1 pm, stripped off the UK and wore a couple black pleated knee-length skirts (one of which is the aforementioned skirt, the other was slightly longer and a thicker polyester fabric) that I had put on underneath the kilt and rolled the wool socks down with a couple pairs of sheer knee-highs left in place. Got too warm for the kilt and wool socks. Wore that outfit for the rest of the day. Ran a few errands, visited with some friends who mainly have only seen me in a kilt - they didn't notice that I wasn't kilted, and came home.

-J

[Stevie D]

Steve D:
You're from Sheffield, do you agree about the burger bars?:drool:

Hi B&B,
Have only just seen your question....

... but sorry, can't comment. I'm a vegetarian - I wouldn't go near a burger bar . Glad to hear that Sheffield has yet another claim to fame, though! And the Ecclesall Road is a great area for wearing a skirt.

[binx]

Sitting here after getting home from work in an Olive AK, bright green polo, and greeen hiking boots, guzzling the first Guinness of the weekend. All set for St Pat's parade tomorrow downtown.

:cloudnine:binx

[Charlie]

Just got back from a walk up Glastonbury Tor. There was a strong wind, not much above freezing. I wore a denim Utilikilt with 40 denier tights and long socks, my wife wore trousers. She complained of the cold - I was very warm The breeze around the knees was exhilarating. The only other person not in trousers was a girl wearing a long denim skirt, which must be ideal clothing for cold windy days.

Charlie

[nitrox]

I wore "girls" stuff which is jeans and a tshirt with a jacket.. but on my way home while driving I saw a bloke that made me do a double take. He wasn't wearing a skirt, but he was wearing some very tight jeans, and in fact after seeing so many girls in them; I recongnised them, as they were jeans made for a girl. He just walked as usual without a care, how it should be!!

I was also thinking, if I have the legs to show off then I'm not going to hide them. Would you hide your porche or ferrari or lotus in the garage because it looked too nice? I think not!

[dragonslain]

Yesterday I wore a black UK.

Today I got a new skirt from ebay. It's a tan twill cargo skirt. I wore it out with a tee-shirt and sneakers when I went do run a few errands. The only comment that I got was from a young girl (maybe 5) that stated "Mommy, Why is he wearing a girls skirt?" This isn't the first time I have had this happen but it was the first time when I was in a "female's" skirt.

It got me thinking again. If skirts are female clothing then why do children - and some adult - feel the need to be redundant and put words like girls, ladies, womens in front of it.

[trainman]

Today, wore from the neck down...

Light blue silk tie, with a dragon motif. It wasn't tight, but hanging about the third button down.
Black shirt, normal old black shirt.
A black skirt I've had for some time, it's in the attachments, as I don't know how to describe it.
And finally my normal army boots. Nothing like them for comfort when your on your feet for hours.

[Since1982]

"Girl's skirt". Children do that and some dense(Can't learn and progress) adults do it because that's the way their parents taught them. There are plenty of people still stuck in the stereotypes of "skirts(or anything else) are for girls and trousers are for boys" Still pushing their antiquated morass of values on anyone they happen into. :rotfl:

[crfriend]

It's been a busy week for skirting, and many thanks to my dear wife, I have a new skirt, too!

Saturday: It was Open House day at my computer-history group in Rhode Island; I wore one of my black calf-length heavy cotton-knit skirts, black opaque tights, a white shirt, and my dark vest. We had lots of people around, mostly artiste types, and the only comment I got was, "you're well ornamented, aren't you!"

Sunday: New skirt day! Woo hoo! It's a six-tier black "crinkle" job. I wore it with my bright red vest and a home-made "poet's shirt". (See my avatar -- that's the rig)

Tuesday: Same rig as Sunday but with a regular dress shirt.

Tonight: Plum dress shirt, red vest, and dark red paisley-print pleated skirt (calf-length).

I still haven't worked up the 'nads to wear a skirt to work (it'd bend their little minds more than they could handle), but they make for wonderful "off-hours" garb. I love 'em.

[Kilted_John]

I say go ahead and skirt to work. Time to warp their brains...

Anyway, I decided to wear the same black skirt that was pictured in the sock advice thread, with black wool kilt socks, a pair of brown leather hiking boots, and a black t-shirt. Also wore a blue tie-dye squaredancing skirt underneath, to give a little bit of a pattern underneath the slightly sheer fabric of the skirt and to widen the hem a bit... Wore that all afternoon/evening.
-J

[Since1982]

I've been looking several months now for a khaki (shorts to skirt) knee length skirt I converted last year. Found it this morning, it had fallen down behind the chest of drawers that I have a lot of folded skirts and T-shirts on top of. So I'm wearing it now with a turquoise T-shirt and my Birkenstocks. Will be going to the Supermarket in a few minutes and will wear it all there.

[ChrisM]

I have been very daring this week at work. All week now I have worn...get ready for it... a cravat / scarf / ascot instead of a necktie!

Understand, this is accompanied by grey trousers, black wing tips, white shirt, blue double-breasted blazer.

You would be amazed how many comments this has engendered. Daring deviation from the norm! Pushing the very boundaries of acceptable men's wear!

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No, I'm not kidding.

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Sad, innit?

Chris

PS: Last year when working in this office (Washington DC) I wore kilts to work but I was informed that they were unacceptable office wear. When I pressed for a definition I was basically told "Dress the way the clients expect you to dress." So, in fact, an ascot is at the edge of permitted, because it's certainly not what the clients expect.

Amazing. <wry grin>

[me012247]

....seen in MN the other day.

[Since1982]

Is that a man or a woman? without the head I can't tell, looks like they might have boobs and with the thigh highs and heels I'd like to see the head of the person. Do you have a pic with the head in it?



Chris, you could always ask the clients how they expect you to dress....or is it your boss is telling you how the clients think from his ability to read minds?