Buying A Skort

[Magickman]

This afternoon, I was at my local Wal-Mart store, with a short list of things to buy.

While there, I wanted to take a look at their skorts. By myself, I found the ones I was looking for, though I would have asked for assistance if I couldn't find them.

Dark blue denim was the one I liked, with an embroidered flower arrangement on the left side. I picked out a size ten, and took it to the fitting room, to try it on. A good fit it was, so I brought it to the cashier, with my other merchandise.

No comments from the cashier, so I paid and brouight it home. It is a non-event to consummate the purchase, since the cashier does not care what I buy.

Some fellows, I know, might worry about what the shop girls would think of them, but the shop girls are not paid to think.

I have my new skort now, good to go for the next singles dance. A totally painless experience, and without any difficulty.

Buying a skort is very easy to do.

[mugman]

It is true that cashiers aren't required to question or comment on purchases. I used to work in a clothing store as a supervisor, and staff are trained to 'mind their own business'. If it's a sale, that's all we were interested in.

[knickerless]

Sorry I never seen the point of a Skort - it seems to be th worst parts of a skirt and shorts rolled into one and none of the benefits. But if you are happy with it - so be it. Size 10 - thats small even for a woman!

Nick

[Departed Member]

Hideous garments, sorry! Sort of like, weeell, shorts with an extra flap which just gets in the way....! I thought, outside of Belgium, this 'fashion item' had died an overdue death. Still, if you prefer wearing shorts....................

[r.m.anderson]

Well I may be in the minority on this one! BUT! I think they are the
greatest. Perfect for playing tennis, golf and other active sports even
riding bicycles. They come in a variety of fabrics and the color schemes
are as wild as ones imagination. I do prefer the basic navy blue or black
colors. Two of mine are in denin and have only the front apron and the
rest the all around skirt/apron. The Nike ones have the compression
shorts so I can skip the underwear. Most all measure in at 16-17 inches
of hem length and are well suited to wearing with absolutely no chance
of random exposure. The only downside is they can be a bit hot in the
summer. This clothing item does not have the ventilation factor that a
simple skirt does. A lot of posters here feel that it is an unnecessary
useless garmet but it does have its place especially in active athletic
sports where the compression shorts (same as bike pants) offer
support for muscles and protection in the groin area.
"So to each his own and the devil for us all".
rm

[knickerless]

As you say they do not give the ventilation that a skirt gives. They look awful from the rear shpwing the crease of your bum.

True they might look like a skirt from the front. But why not just wear a skirt and a pair of decent briefs/pants/knickers will give you the lift you require.


Nick

Skort = the solution to the problem that was never there.

[crfriend]

Skort = the solution to the problem that was never there.

That assessment might be a bit on the harsh side. Whilst the garment does seem to combine the disadvantages of both shorts and skirts, and the overt advantages of neither, I suspect you'll find that for certain niche activities (as Mr. Miller pointed up) they can actually work pretty well. I'm not about to go out and purchase one any time soon, but that's more because I don't engage in the sorts of activities where they might be advantageous.

To each one's own.

[Sasquatch]

As you say they do not give the ventilation that a skirt gives. They look awful from the rear shpwing the crease of your bum.

True they might look like a skirt from the front. But why not just wear a skirt and a pair of decent briefs/pants/knickers will give you the lift you require.


Nick

Skort = the solution to the problem that was never there.

You know, until recently I had never seen a skort of the type Nick described, and I can't figure out the reasoning for them. The skorts I was familiar with were fully skirted, ie surrounded by the skirt and not showing the internal shorts at all. But recently I saw I saw one of the others that Nick referred to - truly bizarre! What's the point? It's just shorts with a bib! Must be some kind of European thing, I suppose.

I actually own two Activa tennis skorts, which I acquired dirt cheap from a seasonal closeout rack in a large chain sporting goods store. They are lycra/nylon and fully skirted. The compression short inside doesn't show at all unless you bend over or a wind catches under the hem. They are immensely comfortable and I wear them often for my evening stroll/jog around the golf course. My other walking outfit is actually a lightweight pair of spandex compression shorts beneath an Adidas "Onfield Kilt", which my wife refers to as my "cheerleader skirt". It's dark forest green with pleats in the left front quarter panel. The insides of the pleats are a contrasting white, and the colors remind me of those vaguely disgusting green and white peppermint candies that old people have bowls of in their houses at Christmastime. Needless to say, I bought it dirt cheap as well.

[r.m.anderson]

So what is a SKORT?

SK I RT - remove the I and discard - - -
SH O RT - remove the O and put in place of the I in SK _ RT
this = S K O R T.

I think that some here have a vague idea of what a skort is. Go to this
ebay link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-ADIDAS-ClimaLit ... dZViewItem

This gives a relatively good view of what a skort is.
Basically a skort is a skirt with built in panty (or bike type short).
Skorts were designed for tennis players and a few of these had
internal ball pockets hidden under the skirt.
Hem lengths average 14-17 inches.
Waists are generally elastic pull on although some have zipper and/or button closings.
The exterior skirt is always longer than the internal shorts.
Very few skorts have no rear apron/skirt panel. The two I have are of
denin material (no pockets) and in the front are fastened with two rows
of metal snaps in the design of sailor pants. Perfect for bicycling as there
is no rear skirt panel to get in the way of the seat.
Yes this is a strange piece of clothing but are not all pieces of clothing
strange since man started to design skin coverings?
Some are more practical than others.
My humble views of the SKORT.
Not everyone sees things in the same light as I do but that is part of being
in the great melting pot of a clothes society.
Viva la SkirtCafe.
rm

[knickerless]

I must admit I had never seen the type of skort you are referring to or if I had I would have assumed it to be a sports skirt made with pants fitted inside. if it is fuly skirted then it will look like a skirt and if the fitted pants are made of quite light material it will feel like a skirt. All the skorts I have seen just looked like shorts with a flap over the front and looked awful from the rear. You may gather from my posts that I don't like shorts - well I suppose that is true. I remember the trend of girls wearing divided skirts - looked like skirts from a distance but they had two wide legs - I am not sure if they had any other name or whether these were described by some as skorts as well - yuk.
Anyway if you are happy with your skirt with built in pants - then so be it.

Nick

[r.m.anderson]

knickerless -
I think the divided skirts (with pant legs) are called culottes.
Somewhat similiar to gaucho pants.
In any event I agree with you on this one "Not my cup of tea".
Glad I pointed out what is a Skort - I gather that you and maybe
some others had a misconception of what is a Skort.
If you do a search on ebay under skort you will find that there
are many hundreds of design applications for this clothing item.
I have found that they really are very comfortable to wear.
Perhaps the best comparison is like wearing a tight pair of shorts
under a loose outer skirt. The latest Nike skorts have a fabric that
is cooler to wear and wicks moisture away from the body.
I agree with you that a skirt or kilt is a much more refreshing to
wear than a skort but I do not play tennis; golf or ride a bike in
those pieces of clothing.
Whatever - it works for me.
rm

[RichardA]

I have one like this,great on my bike

[knickerless]

I had did not have a misundering of what a skort is - They look like a wrap - over skirt from the front and like shorts from the rear. There is obviously a new meaning of skort to indicate a skirt with shorts fixed inside - great for doing handstands I suppose. Not being into sports I was not aware of them being called called skorts. I see those on Ebay - do just look like a skirt. I see from Wikipedia : - Some skorts are essentially skirts with a pair of shorts hidden underneath, while others resemble a pair of shorts with a panel of fabric over the front. Yes Cullottes that is what I thinking of to describe those horrible divided skirts.


Nick

[Departed Member]

knickerless -
I think the divided skirts (with pant legs) are called culottes.
Somewhat similiar to gaucho pants.

A 'proper' culotte is indeed a divided skirt. Favoured by the French for many years, they are quite unlike the silly 'gaucho' tr*users (even my wife laughs out loud at those!), which, thankfully, have not proven widely popular. Unless you're riding a horse, very difficult to tell apart from a conventional skirt. Both BR and NS (Dutch) railway companies at one stage (mid-90s) offered these to their female staff as an alternative to tr*users or skirts. However, they are quite expensive, both in time and design to 'construct', so as to 'hang' correctly. In the workplace, my wife would prefer a culotte to tr*users, but they are 'out of fashion' and almost impossible to source, despite her company being willing to finance them as a uniform option.

Cheapo copies (marketed as "culottes" c.2000) made the wearer look like they are wearing a sagging nappy, with the 'crotch' falling lower than the sides!

[SkirtDude]

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