Should i wear a skirt in the islands?

[Regular Guy]

Hi all! I am going to be on vacation in the French Caribbean and other than the time on the beach, i am hoping to be skirted or kilted. Now with local customs different from the US, any idea if I'm going to have unpleasant exeriences? A pareo at the beach will be normal but going around the downtown populated areas may prove different. I don't want to offend the locals, but on the other hand I DO want to wear a lightweight skirt while out and about. Wife won't give me any feedback as she only 'tolerates' my skirt wearing and is not really a proponent. So, looking for some objective thoughts from this group. One of the kilts I am considering is a shorter than normal length.
Appreciate the feedback.
RG

[Couya]

If the French Caribbean is full of French people, they will undoubtedly pay you as little attention there as they do to me in skirts in the fatherland.
With the hot steamy climate, what other justification do you need anyway?

Martin

[Caultron]

With tourists coming from all over the world and cutting loose, clothing is going to be all over the map anyway. I'm sure one more skirt in the crowd won't be a problem.

[RichardA]

French Caribbean in a kilt, I do hope it is a very lightweight one, a sarong maybe a better choice

[Fred in Skirts]

zhey are ze French of course zhey vill ignore you.

All kidding aside you will be fine. This is a vacation resort area and almost everything goes as far as clothing is concerned. Enjoy your self and wear light weight clothing, because it will be HOT!.



Fred

[Uncle Al]

Depending on which 'French Caribbean' island you're going to,
several ocean-front resorts are clothing optional. Many secluded
beaches are too. So, why wear a skirt To blend in with the
rest of the tourists (It is, however, considered Bad Manors
to be 'commando' while wearing a skirt/kilt.)

This info is from 15+ years in the travel/tourist industry.

In any case, be aware of mosquitoes - use insect repellent.

Uncle Al

[Sinned]

I wear a sarong folded lengthways, wrapped around and tucked in at the waist so that it looks remarkably like a wrap skirt. MOH barely tolerates it on holiday and I wear them as much as possible day and night. I wear a bikini bottom underneath so the sarong can double as a wrap after swimming/sunbathing or more formally on the evening for meals.

[skirtyscot]

If it is anything like France culturally, you'll be fine so long as you don't wear your burkini under your skirt!

[SkirtsDad]

Maybe a couple of ideas from Caribbean Fashion weeks in 2013 and 2015 might help?

http://jamaicans.com/wp-content/uploads ... 2015-6.jpg

This one is perhaps better suited to the beach:
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MUBCebbWAO0/maxresdefault.jpg

[Judah14]

I wear this when going to the beach:

[Regular Guy]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I agree, if its a kilt, it'll have to be my Mountain Hardwear ElKommando.
Thanks again to everyone
RG.