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Edit: Title was changed from "possessed" to "inspired".
Just general conversation, I'd like to start a topic where we can reflect on some of our "first".
I know many of you most likely have this information in the "Introductions" forum, but I thought I'd summarize it here, as flipping through all those threads can be quite cumbersome and time consuming. In addition, many of you who are regular posters here have been members for years, and your "first" are VERY buried in the forums. Frankly, I'm curious. For those who have already "outed" perhaps a reflection on your story and what it was like (emotionally, fears, spouses, teasing, etc) might be an inspiration to those who have yet to try it.
Some points of interest are...
What gave you the idea to even consider trying on a skirt in the first place?
How long before you had that idea did you actually give it a go?
How long have you been doing this? (public and/or privately)
Was there any resistance with family, friends, co-workers, etc?
Where was the first place you went out in public?
What was the general reaction (in public)?
In regards to the public outing, where? (city/state or city/nation for those outside the U.S.)
What are your favorite style skirts? (Length, shape, womens, or kilt, traditional kilt, or something like the "UK")
Do you "freestyle"? (experiment with different clothing styles) Or is it strictly skirts?
Feel free elaborate any additional commentary. This is NOT meant to be a survey. The questions above are only suggestive questions, feel free to add more, or subtract from the list.
ALSO:
I'd LOVE to see some photo's of some of you in your first skirts. Back when you were just testing the waters. Even if it goes back to the 70's. So fire up the scanner if need be!
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ms, I had tried on MOH;s skirts over the years ( but only when she was out ) and enjoyed wearing them for a few minutes but didn't connect with wearing them when she was in or ( shock, horror ) outside. Then about 4 years ago at one of our New Years Eve parties ( we normally fancy dress to a theme ) I wore a similar outfit to Freddy Mercury in I Want To Be Free. The skirt was short and I was a bit embarrassed about it but realised that the skirt was so comfortable. MOH agreed to me wearing a skirt when there was just the two of us but then the connection had been made and I wanted to wear the skirt more often. OH and I were shopping in ASDA and there was a denim like skirt for sale cheap and I asked her if I could buy it and she agreed. I then bought more skirts and shoes from ebay thinking that to wear a skirt you had to dress like a woman. Then I discovered this site and a whole new world was opened up to me. I have been wearing a skirt when I can now for over 3 years in private mostly but for over 2 years in public but not with MOH.
I have had very little resistance from anyone other than MOH who can oscillate from partial acceptance to vehemence. She won't accompany me outside with me skirted and I am sometimes a bit confused as to the degree of her opposition. She is virtually to only opposition that I have but the most important to me. The first time I went public was Christmas shopping at a shopping centre on the other side of town ( York, Yorkshire, Englandshire ). I was nervous, self-conscious and wondered what the h*ll I was doing. A checkout girl smiled at me but otherwise no reaction at all.
Not sure that I have a favourite skirt as I have so many. Above the knee yes, sometimes substantially so, but I have lengths from 11 to 42 inches. All sorts of colours also. Style possibly mainly A-line or skater but have lots of others. Do I freestyle? I would say no but I wear skirts, tights, summer strappy tops and vests. I have some high heel shoes and if pressed would like to wear them but feel that at the moment it would be a step too far for MOH. My tastes are broader now and a couple of years ago wouldn't ever have considered wearing a dress but now I have seen some that I like and would like to wear but ....? Confused about this point.
I do have some early photos of me in skirts but they are more me trying to dress like a woman so they are unlikely to be seen by anyone other than MOH and she is likely to frown upon my posting photos which is why there aren't any yet on this site. But don't give up hope as I am going to try and get MOH to rake some photos and sneak one or two here. I haven't any hesitation about wearing skirts out and about if only I could overcome MOH's resistance. Sigh!
I believe in offering every assistance short of actual help but then mainly just want to be left to be myself in all my difference and uniqueness.
Well, I started to answer my own question, but I got called out to work.
I suppose the official "light" in my head went off during the mid summer of 2015, when I really began giving skirt wearing some serious consideration. A few years back when I was ordering a ritual robe off of "garb the world", I noticed a link that stated "We support men in skirts". I clicked the link curiously, and read some of the pages. It was then that I realized that "men in skirts" was apparently a "thing". Although having never seen one in the flesh I figured it was not something I would have the gall to do. In addition, my living situation at the time was taxing enough as it was without me bringing in a new chapter of drama. We had my bigoted father living with us, I was just recently coming out regarding my religious path (also known as "coming out of the broom closet"), and it just wasn't a good time to drop a skirt bomb on my old lady.
I did however think the idea was intriguing, and I must admit, I was a bit envious and somewhat "put off" that men's skirts were such big deal when women do it all the time!
So I ordered my robe and when it came in, I did a few little practices here and there, but nothing major. In reality, I just liked to wear it around the house, and sometimes in the yard after everyone had gone to bed. Like many folks on this site, I was terrified to wear the thing in plain sight of others. But I recall sitting on the porch swing in November about 5 years ago with the crisp 40 degree night air hitting my legs, and just generally enjoying the "skirtiness" of the robe.
Fast forward a few years, and we are currently at our present home in Damascus, which as it turns out is right on the Appalachian Trail. I recall watching the annual "Trail Days Hikers Parade", and at the front of the parade were about two or three wild hikers dancing around, turning cart wheels, laughing, and shooting people with water pistols while wearing skirts! One even wore a dress! I didn't think much of it, until I had a chance to spend some time here, every once in a while I'd see a male hiker walking the streets in a skirt, or even a dress on occasion. Finally, one day, oh maybe around late May, early June of 2015, I was turning in my timesheet at my home store, the local grocery store, and as I walked down the frozen isle, there was a tall man, wearing a tie dye skirt. He was clearly a hiker, he smelled like a hiker, and had dreadlocks, and looked very "hempish". I admired his courage.
About a week later, I overheard a cashier on break talking to one of her friends about how her father was criticizing the hippie skirt wearer, and she was apparently taking the skirt wearers side. She allowed that she told her father that he needs to loosen up and stop being so judgmental. She went on to explain to her friend that "if a guy wants to wear a skirt, that's his business!" I sat on this information for about a month and mulled it over now and then. Finally I brought it up to my wife and my daughter. Jokingly at first, but after talking about it for an afternoon, well... the next day my Macabi skirt was ordered.
The Macabi skirt I feel is a good starter skirt for men, especially those who don't really care to go down the "kilt" route, as the Macabi is marketed towards men and women. Their website openly suggest that men are welcome and encouraged to buy and wear the skirts. Macabi's and kilts are like "gateway" skirts (to use a drug metaphor) Only with the Macabi you're less likely to be quizzed on Scottish subjects, as the Macabi looks nothing like a kilt. When it came in the mail about a week later, I immediately put it on, and after a little apprehension at the front door staring outside, I finally wore it on a hike up to the Channels State Forest in Washington County VA, then to K-Mart in Abingdon (just because I wanted to show it off, and adjust to it, socially) My wife has been with me the whole time, and while she has certainly made no secret about the fact that she DOESN'T like the skirts and would like to see me forget this all together, she has none the less, been supportive for the most part.
As she said the other day, "as long as you don't try to tell me what I can and can't do, I won't stand in your way on skirts".... fair enough..
Since then I have pushed the envelope farther and farther, finally getting shorter skirts (nothing above the knee), and more "girly" skirts. I have purchased three pairs of leggings for those chilly days, and yesterday purchased a pair of pantyhose just for looks. Tried them on... looks good. In the very recent past I have also added two dresses to my wardrobe, neither have been worn out yet, however one is somewhat conservative, and I'd like to wear it pretty soon. There is another more "formal" one that drug the floor. I finally drug out the sewing machine and hemmed it, now I'm eager to wear it somewhere or another.
Challenges I face today:
Brick and mortar shopping still bugs me. Although I will shop at a brick and mortar store, I prefer to do it with my daughter as she lightens the mood. Often times when I'm by myself, I just feel so awkward. This is a personal problem that I need to overcome.
Also, since I can't skirt every day due to work, I'm mostly restricted to weekends. Although I'm comfortable wearing my skirts out and about, still every Saturday morning there is some apprehension about wearing a skirt. These feelings normally go away within minutes of actually being outside, but I would like to finally say that I'm fully comfortable with it. Unfortunately, I have a long way to go. The fact that I live on an RV park, and every weekend there are 10 new families set up below me doesn't help (my house is sort of on a stage of sorts).
None of my immediate co-workers know I'm a skirt wearer. One saw me in it back in July, but I think he was under the assumption I only wear them to hike. I haven't revised his information since then so I doubt he realizes that I wear skirts when ever I'm off. He does know of my website, and thus maybe he has seen my flickr account. If he does know, he hasn't mentioned it. None of my family outside of my wife and daughter know, and they probably never will. I don't think Dad is going to be around much longer, and there is a possibility Mom may find out, but I'm uncertain of her reaction. She tends to be "funny" about stuff like this.
Sinned wrote:ms, I had tried on MOH;s skirts over the years ( but only when she was out ) and enjoyed wearing them for a few minutes but didn't connect with wearing them when she was in or ( shock, horror ) outside. Then about 4 years ago at one of our New Years Eve parties ( we normally fancy dress to a theme ) I wore a similar outfit to Freddy Mercury in I Want To Be Free. The skirt was short and I was a bit embarrassed about it but realised that the skirt was so comfortable. MOH agreed to me wearing a skirt when there was just the two of us but then the connection had been made and I wanted to wear the skirt more often. OH and I were shopping in ASDA and there was a denim like skirt for sale cheap and I asked her if I could buy it and she agreed. I then bought more skirts and shoes from ebay thinking that to wear a skirt you had to dress like a woman. Then I discovered this site and a whole new world was opened up to me. I have been wearing a skirt when I can now for over 3 years in private mostly but for over 2 years in public but not with MOH.
I have had very little resistance from anyone other than MOH who can oscillate from partial acceptance to vehemence. She won't accompany me outside with me skirted and I am sometimes a bit confused as to the degree of her opposition. She is virtually to only opposition that I have but the most important to me. The first time I went public was Christmas shopping at a shopping centre on the other side of town ( York, Yorkshire, Englandshire ). I was nervous, self-conscious and wondered what the h*ll I was doing. A checkout girl smiled at me but otherwise no reaction at all.
Not sure that I have a favourite skirt as I have so many. Above the knee yes, sometimes substantially so, but I have lengths from 11 to 42 inches. All sorts of colours also. Style possibly mainly A-line or skater but have lots of others. Do I freestyle? I would say no but I wear skirts, tights, summer strappy tops and vests. I have some high heel shoes and if pressed would like to wear them but feel that at the moment it would be a step too far for MOH. My tastes are broader now and a couple of years ago wouldn't ever have considered wearing a dress but now I have seen some that I like and would like to wear but ....? Confused about this point.
I do have some early photos of me in skirts but they are more me trying to dress like a woman so they are unlikely to be seen by anyone other than MOH and she is likely to frown upon my posting photos which is why there aren't any yet on this site. But don't give up hope as I am going to try and get MOH to rake some photos and sneak one or two here. I haven't any hesitation about wearing skirts out and about if only I could overcome MOH's resistance. Sigh!
Thanks for your response sinned, I hope more of the long time members such as yourself comment. I also hope that eventually your wife lightens up a little. But at least she doesn't outright "forbid" it.
Well i guess for me it started when i was very young.
When i was in i guess elementary school. I kinda envied the girls in my class, seeing them wearing skirts and dresses(also tights/pantyhose) on a daily basis, and then learning the "Boys dont wear skirts/dresses" I wanted to know why but i was afraid to ask why. so as i got further into my teens I went and bought my first pair of tights, i liked the way they kept my legs and feet warm in the winter. At that time i started to wear them anytime i could without getting caught.
then i was drawn to female clothing and wanting to know what it felt like to dress like a girl. so i slowly bought some clothing and i kept it hid from everyone. only dressing in private...but i still had the desire to know why i wasn't allowed to wear out publicly...it was very depressing. Now remind you this was way before the internet.(late 80's early 90's)
so i graduated High School and was free to wear what i wanted...so i wore my tights under my pants and not to be seen.
Halloween was my favorite time of year because i could dress up without an issue...but the down fall of it was like the old saying goes..."all dressed up with no where to go"
Now at one time a had bought a 2 piece skirt set...i wore it in my room when i was at home and sometimes when i was at a friends home which he wasn't judgmental... when i wore the skirt it felt very comfortable there wasn't anything to restrict my legs and private parts. i liked the freedom and the flowing part of it.
from that point on it was just a fantasy of mine to be able to wear freely in public.
then late 90's came around and i started to wear my tights almost 24/7 under my pants. then i met my wife,and got married... i kinda kept that from her for a little while but the secret came out by a slip up from a good friend....so i had to tell her i had this "fetish" if you will ,dressing up for the most part she was OK with it. just as long as i didnt do it out in public, afraid what her family and friends or even strangers would thing or say...i agreed
well shortly after i started to wear tights under my shorts (denim style) she was ok with wearing the nude shade but not the colored/black tights...after a while she was ok with it.
so during my marriage of 12 years i started buying more female clothing. i bought a few dresses and skirts. i wore them around the house for most part...now a few of my best friends knew about me and my dressing, they didnt care at all...so i started to dress in a skirt/dress anytime i went over to their home...but was very much afraid to go much more than that...
now that im now single and living by myself and now in my 40's i think i have the right to wear what i want when i want...with some limitations.
now i find myself chickin out a lot of times. i get all siked out that im going to put my denim skirt on and go the the store but just before i do it i go put my shorts back on...ive done it a few times a week. im ok if i dont get out of the car...
now to answer the question what makes me want to wear a skirt, well i feel like the girls/women that i have known throughout my life have no idea how much freedom they have when it comes to what to wear. but a man seam to have limitations. i feel like it will come a day where it will change. I like the freedom of having cool air blow up under the skirt and enjoying it. also sometimes it feels like im wearing nothing at all...nothing touches my legs...
What gave me the idea? That's a hard one to answer, mainly because the actual answer may lie a very long way in my past, likely someplace in childhood. A more immediate answer is likely sometime in the 1980s. I was already in mourning over the demise of the "peacock years" of male style and in the midst of watching the last vestiges of interesting clothing turn into dark drab corporate blandness. Somewhere out of that malaise the initial thought was likely born, mainly because I figured that the renaissance of men's styles was not just gone, but gone permanently -- a fleeting glimpse of what might be possible only to have the dream dashed on the rocks of conventionality and boredom. All that was needed was a spark -- and that came in the guise of actually seeing a bloke in a skirt on Boson's subway (underground) in the mid '80s. I figured that, "If he can get away with that, perhaps I can."
It took almost two decades before I worked up the guts to actually give it a go, but sometime in the summer of 2003 or '04 I constructed a miniskirt from scratch using an old curtain that had been lying around for ages without any other use. After actually getting used to wearing it -- it did take some work to get the actual tactics to a practical level -- I realised just how badly I'd been cheated over the earlier course of my life. I was hooked. Fortunately I had a supportive girlfriend at the time, and with my parents dead, didn't get any pushback from them, although deep down I suspect my grandmother would have "gotten it". My father and grandfather, however, never would have -- and that would have caused all manner of problems which I wanted to avoid.
I took care to master the basics before actually venturing off "the property" for the first time. This means figuring out how to sit gracefully, how not to have the thing take over my life in a gust of wind, and how to just generally move gracefully in them. This added something to my life that up until then had been utterly lacking -- grace. A couple of the less tactful pals of mine had long described my general means of locomotion as "looking like a marionette under the control of an epileptic". That needed to be conquered.
Friends generally didn't pay all that much heed to it. Sure, they gave me a certain amount of good-natured abuse about it at first, but once it became apparent I wasn't going to rise to the bait they let it go -- and my skirt-wearing became normal. Co-workers pretty much followed the lead of my friends -- some good-natured cr@p and then acceptance. Family... Family always seems the toughest nut to crack, and the surviving members of mine (two aunts) remain no exception, although one seems to be grudgingly coming around. It's a tough go, though, and she'll sometimes fall back into knee-jerk mode.
Once I had the basics mastered -- mainly in dealing with this unfamiliar garment on my lower half, and getting used to it to the point where I could reliably control it -- I pretty much went anyplace I chose. Local bars/restaurants, markets, gas-stations, &c were all open game. Having a girlfriend with one helps deflect some of the worst noise from would-be detractors, as does simple physical size, but neither one are really necessary if one normally exudes confidence. Once "out and about" in public, most reactions -- and especially conversations -- are positive in nature. Nay-sayers tend to keep to themselves, and the extroverts will naturally gravitate to someone with the guts to be different. This makes it fun.
Living in a reasonably forward-thinking area does tend to help matters, and I am fortunate to live in the New England area of the US (hence the "crackpot Yankee" comment in another thread from this morning) where the reactionary element, whilst present, doesn't have a firm grip (save for the legal system, which is positively 17th Century in certain things). I am probably going to be moving out of New England (or at least Massachusetts) in the next several years.
As far as styles go, I have my own look which I rather shamelessly cultivate. This tends toward the semi-formal to formal look; I make extensive use of waistcoats, and usually play quite a bit with "fit and flare" to get the sort of lines I like. Today was Halloween, and I was invited to a party being held by my landlord which I attended in my very formal long black pleated skirt, black waistcoat, and white puffy ruffled shirt -- and confused the other folks because I was one of the few not in costume of some sort; I was merely dressed as me. Another chap I know showed up with his wife, and both of us commented on the fact that neither one of us was in costume and had a good laugh about it.
So, there it is from a bloke who's been wearing skirts for more than a decade now -- to work, around town, and pretty much everywhere else. I like 'em better than trousers.
Retrocomputing -- It's not just a job, it's an adventure!
Nothing possesses me to wear a skirt kilt or unbifurcated garment of my choice.
And although it was not native to me until later in life we skirt wearers have a
long way to go make the grand entrance to formal acceptance in general.
"YES SKIRTING MATTERS"!
"Kilt-On" -or- as the case may be "Skirt-On" !
WHY ?
Isn't wearing a kilt enough?
Well a skirt will do in a pinch!
Make mine short and don't you dare think of pinching there !
moonshadow wrote:
What gave you the idea to even consider trying on a skirt in the first place?
Curiosity I guess. I was brought up in a very largely female household, my father worked shifts, so I didn't really see him much. I was fascinated by the look of skirts and dresses and simply wondered what would it be like to wear them. I was about 12 or 13.
moonshadow wrote:
How long before you had that idea did you actually give it a go?
I must have been about 15, I was staying with my eldest sister at her house. They went out for the evening and I snuck into the spare room where the spare clothes were kept and found a knee length sensible woollen tweed style skirt with a side zip fastening. I tried that on and was instantly hooked.
moonshadow wrote:
How long have you been doing this? (public and/or privately)
Privately for 40 years I suppose. Semi-private/friends for about 15 years. Semi-public for about 5 years. Fully public for 2 months!
moonshadow wrote:
Was there any resistance with family, friends, co-workers, etc?
Friends was easy, because they are friends and they accept who you are otherwise they wouldn't be friends! Family I had to tread carefully, going through the sarong-kilt route first. They saw me properly openly in a skirt about 6 months ago and it was ok, so I think I have passed that barrier. Wives have been varied! The first one said quiet plainly, if she caught me in women's clothes I would be out. But I did get to dress up for a couple of parties, and so she had an idea - we divorced. The second eventually found out about my love of female clothes and didn't understand it. It was a difficult time, but sadly she died suddenly. My wife is a superstar! I let her know while we were courting that I liked wearing skirts, and there was no issue - she said it gave her better access
As for co-workers - I have told my story elsewhere, they are all supportive, no resistance at all.
moonshadow wrote:
Where was the first place you went out in public?
Fully out and about in skirt was in Penzance in Cornwall. We were on holiday and I drove there, spent almost the whole time there, including shopping trips, sightseeing etc. wearing a knee-length camouflage pattern skirt.
moonshadow wrote:
What was the general reaction (in public)?
Well I did feel a little self-concious, as I had not then got the confidence I have now. I was aware of getting a few stares while out shopping, but nothing more than that. Again while staying in the guest house a few stares from the other holidaymakers.
moonshadow wrote:
In regards to the public outing, where? (city/state or city/nation for those outside the U.S.)
See answer above.
moonshadow wrote:
What are your favorite style skirts? (Length, shape, womens, or kilt, traditional kilt, or something like the "UK")
The most useful for going out and about for me are knee-length skirts, usually women's denim is good. It needs to have pockets. I am waiting for my Skirtcraft skirts to arrive, I hope they will soon become my favourites. I have plenty of kilts, mostly utility kilts with pockets. I use these for more formal occasions. Summer I like sarongs or shorter skirts.
moonshadow wrote:
Do you "freestyle"? (experiment with different clothing styles) Or is it strictly skirts?
Yes I like dresses as well. After experimenting with a number of styles I have settled on calf-length, shirt dresses, if possible with buttons only on the top and an uninterrupted skirt. It has to have a shirt style collar. I will try and get some images of these up soon.
r.m.anderson wrote:Nothing possesses me to wear a skirt kilt or unbifurcated garment of my choice.
And although it was not native to me until later in life we skirt wearers have a
long way to go make the grand entrance to formal acceptance in general.
The word "possessed" was not meant to imply that a man must be "possessed" to wear a skirt. (to use the word in it's negative connotation)
Although I consider it a "figure of speech" on my part, I can see where it would create confusion, and perhaps stir uncomfortable feelings, especially among men who might still be somewhat weary, or sensitive about skirt wearing at this time.
The title has been corrected and changed to "inspired" which after some consideration, I feel the word better illustrates what we are trying to do here, as men in skirts should be more a matter of inspiration rather than possession.
I have a habit of reading this sort of question, thinking "I should write a proper answer, later, and never doing it. Maybe this time, but not on my phone!
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A shrunken QWERTY keyboard is a great place to challenge the "Auto-Correct" feature of your Smart Phone
or the software of the Tablet.
Sometimes something so smart can create a sensitive situation and don't get me started on Voice Control !
Back on Topic - Yes I was inspired to wear my kilts until I could master the skirt wearing side.
Just a gradual shift in the length (did I say I like mine short) from the standard knee length and then to
change the tartan pattern for something a bit less flashy (a solid black) and then coming out of the closet
with a checkered geometric design (go figure that one out) to ease into the very short PINK kilt pictured
elsewhere in the forum to replace the pink skort I wore for the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Research.
All that pink mixes well with the crowd of thousands wearing what else partially pink or substantially pink.
It is virtually all pink instead of the orange and black of the Halloween.
After kilts skirt wearing becomes a breeze or the breeze becomes you perhaps in more than one way.
Having all that unencumbered space (no sewn crotch piece of resistance) and one begins to wonder
how did skirts evolve into the slings and pains of restrictive pants.
After a few initial skirt wearings it becomes easy to see the free low maintenance of skirt wearing.
The hard part is convincing the public; friends and the relatives of this. More so with employment
and co-workers - company dress codes - and the high moral Christian elders and redneck Police.
Plan your leap of faith and gradually introduce it with little or no fanfare.
Of course this does not work for everyone and in some communities could shake their foundation !
Earthquakes happen and skirt wearing is an earthquake coming to a place near you soon.
Carry On - Live Life and Prosper -What ever will be will be - Que sera sera !
Skirt wearing - JUST DO IT !
"YES SKIRTING MATTERS"!
"Kilt-On" -or- as the case may be "Skirt-On" !
WHY ?
Isn't wearing a kilt enough?
Well a skirt will do in a pinch!
Make mine short and don't you dare think of pinching there !
Well...I was talking with the wife of a friend and somehow got onto the topic of my 'bucket list' and that two items on it were getting a kilt and learning the pipes. At that time I knew we had Scottish ancestors but not much else. Now, I think I've the clan and will probably do a y-DNA test to check.
Anyway, back to the story. Every time I said the word 'kilt' she muttered 'skirt.' Shrugged it off at the time, but I kept coming back to that little thing. Skirt, eh? Well....well.....wellllll.
After a couple days of that I said "Self - time to fish or cut bait!" Rather than wait for a kilt which I wasn't sure about how to order (and indeed, my first order was a bit on the large side) I went straight to Lane Bryant and asked the saleslady if she had something that would fit me and still look masculine (okay, not frilly, flowery, odd-colored, etc. plus I generally always get Navy suits/jackets or black ones). Got my first Ponte knit black pencil skirt. Went back and got a couple more (different) skirts the next day. For about a week I wore them around the house and in the yard at night.
Then I went outside during the day, driving to the opposite side of the county and walked around a mall. Did the same thing two or three days a week for the next four weeks. Then it happened.
Neighborhood K-6 kids saw me...okay, three or four weeks of inane questions. They got tired. The high school seniors looked and went about their business.
Once I went out and about a few times in my kilts I put a SCO - Scotland decal on the back of the car and by that time I was going about kilted or skirted on weekends and 2 or 3 days per week.
Lightweight, comfortable, cooler....what's not to like?
I may visit a few prospective customers in a kilt and blazer - which should match my "MacGuyver of IT" card.
