The uncomfortable skirt.

[mfm3073]

Does anyone ever run into the problem of a skirt being too uncomfortable tp wear or it may chaff do to the fabric the skirt is made off. Has anyone have worn a half slip or something under there skirt? This may seem to be crossing into the field of crossdressing to some but I have personally worn a half slip under 1-2 of my skirts I like the skirts but need some layer of comfort between my legs and the skirt.

[ChrisM]

Many of us wear slips under our skirts.

The skirt/slip combination is part of an engineered system, just as the nut/washer system is the natural accompaniment of a bolt...and out of place on, say, a wood screw.

Slips not only provide more comfort (I wear one under wool kilts as I dislike the feeling of wool on my skin) but also add opacity and may improve the hang of the garment.

Chris

[Since1982]

We've been all over the "slips" discussion. I notice you're new and weren't privy to all the comments concerning them in the past. Many different kinds of skirts are "rough" on the inside as all the seams are on the inside. Unless you sew them inside out, the seams of rough materials such as denim, khaki, or various heavy twills will chafe against the skin without a slip inside. I have sewn "liners" into quite a few of my twill skirts that I wear in cooler weather. I do sew the liners inside out so the smoothest part of the lining is against the skin of my legs. I have also bought a few different "slips" on eBay that are interchangable between various skirts. I usually wear added slips inside out as they won't really be seen by anyone and comfort is the most important reason for wearing them.

Depending on how you feel about them, you can snip off the lace edges so you feel more "masculine" if you want, but the stiff edges keep the slip from rolling up inside the skirt so I leave then the way they come from the provider.

Wearing slips is just another clothing/comfort choice and I espouse them.

[SkirtDude]

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[crfriend]

The skirt/slip combination is part of an engineered system, just as the nut/washer system is the natural accompaniment of a bolt...and out of place on, say, a wood screw.

I could not have possibly said it any better. Thanks! Hopefully this will appeal to guys' mechanical curiosity more than a "girly" answer. (Hint: "It's not a 'girl thing', it's a 'skirt thing'; it goes with the territory.)

This is the sort of thing that really ought to go into a FAQ or "The Guy's beginners primer to skirt-wearing" because it does get asked over and over, and guys, for some reason, are nervous about the topic. Needlessly! (For crying out loud, most of the time we find ourselves referring to them as "underskirts".)

[BrotherTailor]

This is no different than the silk/polyester/satin lining in a man's suit. I could not imagine wearing a tweedjacket or wool suit unlined. It hides the internal seams and construction details and adds a bit of flair. For a skirt it reduces icky "bagging" at the seat along with clinginess...call it "body".
Try wearing a real wool sweater on your bare skin, you'll soon see why we wear a shirt under a sweater!