Uncle Al wrote:Great job in color coordination
Uncle Al
He forgot to mention I picked the skirt out for him. Purple is my favorite color.
Uncle Al wrote:Great job in color coordination
Uncle Al
The more I do this, the more I really believe it's more about the way you behave and interact with those around you than what you're wearing.moonshadow wrote:I dare say this extremely redneck establishment was strangely friendly like. Not quite what I expected. Unlike my walk in downtown Roanoke the day prior in a much more "quiet" skirt, where many more strange stares were registered, and a few obnoxious laughs from surrounding riff raff.
"Country folk" entirely pick up on your overall behaviour, and if there's a whiff of insecurity they're likely to pounce on it. If, however, one is entirely composed and confident, stands tall, and does not skulk around I rather suspect that one should have few problems.Perhaps I have misjudged the country folk around here.
That's just a skill that needs to be mastered. Consider it in the same vein as walking upright and not falling over. If you're going to wear a skirt, learn how to do so gracefully and make it look effortless.My only issue in this skirt was it is indeed a summer like skirt, the fabric is very light, and today it was somewhat windy. It was somewhat of a bear to keep it down at times.
Yes, I've found exactly the same.crfriend wrote:...The more I do this, the more I really believe it's more about the way you behave and interact with those around you than what you're wearing...
Thanks Uncle Al!Uncle Al wrote:Great job in color coordination
This is correct. She also declares this skirt will be hers.JennC03 wrote:He forgot to mention I picked the skirt out for him. Purple is my favorite color.
I can see great truth in this. In fact, it not only applies to wearing a skirt, but generally in any given situation regardless of the attire. Take for example the art of hustling at a flea market, a confident haggler will receive the best bargains, whereas one who is more timid and shy will likely get ripped off, or at least pay the premium. Used car salesmen eat the timid for breakfast.crfriend wrote:The more I do this, the more I really believe it's more about the way you behave and interact with those around you than what you're wearing.
They're mostly teenagers from what I have experienced. Those who haven't felt the bite of the real world yet.crfriend wrote:Sure, occasionally one will run into a real idiot, but I think those may be fewer and farther between than we may believe.
Hum... I maybe a little clumsy, but I think today's correct course of action would have been to wear a heavier skirt better suited to wind gust. I swear this skirt literally weighs just ounces, and the wind was gusting pretty hard at times. I think I did okay. No major malfunctions, just rather casually strolled with my hands down by my hips to discreetly hold everything down. It's once advantage of being a man, that being long arms. It may sound surprising, but you can tell when a woman who is wearing a skirt normally wears trousers. You can see she clearly has no idea what she's doing. Like the one I saw last year at the antique shop in town climbing a flight of stairs with a floor sweeper. Stepped on the hem with every step. Simply lifting it with her hands would have solved the issue.... come on lady... haven't you ever watched a western!?!?crfriend wrote:That's just a skill that needs to be mastered. Consider it in the same vein as walking upright and not falling over. If you're going to wear a skirt, learn how to do so gracefully and make it look effortless.
moonshadow wrote:
Not really purple, in fact, I think it leans on the pink side of the light spectrum, but it does have somewhat of a similar tone. (Don't let the camera fool you, in real life it does lean pinkish, must be the color of the bathroom light making it look darker)
Shortest thing I own. My wife doesn't like it, she says it's too short. I'd like to work up the courage to wear it out somewhere, but I don't know. It's a strange feeling wearing it. I can't feel the hem in that familiar place on my legs, and it makes me feel I'm not wearing anything at all. It creates a psychological modesty issue.
Yes I know the shoes don't go with it. However the shoes don't bother me.
I also have a semi bad case of "hat head", as I wore this after I got home from work yesterday, and as my hair is getting longer, I'm finding that I have to wear one of those blasted ball caps whenever I go into a deli or meat room. I tried to comb it out, it helped a little.
Interestingly, it bears a striking resemblance in design to the ancient Roman tunic that men wore all of the time. Granted, there's weren't pinkish, but the shape is similar. Personally, I can't see why men can't get back on board with this....
Maybe it's because Jesus was crucified by men wearing these things.... *shrugs*
To my eyes, and on the monitor I'm using, I'd be tempted to place that colour somewhere in the "magenta" range. I like that colour, but there's a whole lot of it there.moonshadow wrote:Not really purple, in fact, I think it leans on the pink side of the light spectrum, but it does have somewhat of a similar tone. (Don't let the camera fool you, in real life it does lean pinkish, must be the color of the bathroom light making it look darker)
There is a heck of a lot of skin in play with that, and that facet alone is likely causing some of those misgivings. Women are "allowed" to reveal a fairly large amount of skin and guys typically aren't in our society, and I believe it's a safe assumption that notion may be the underlying reason for your discomfort with it. That the garment has body to it and doesn't drape down on the legs will definitely create that sort of apprehension as well, although you will probably get used to it over time (It'd be interesting to hear how women deal with the issue, as it's got to bother them, too. I have no-one to ask now.)Shortest thing I own. My wife doesn't like it, she says it's too short. I'd like to work up the courage to wear it out somewhere, but I don't know. It's a strange feeling wearing it. I can't feel the hem in that familiar place on my legs, and it makes me feel I'm not wearing anything at all. It creates a psychological modesty issue.
crfriend wrote:To my eyes, and on the monitor I'm using, I'd be tempted to place that colour somewhere in the "magenta" range. I like that colour, but there's a whole lot of it there.moonshadow wrote:Not really purple, in fact, I think it leans on the pink side of the light spectrum, but it does have somewhat of a similar tone. (Don't let the camera fool you, in real life it does lean pinkish, must be the color of the bathroom light making it look darker)
I also notice you've drawn the "gorilla in a dress" comment from your wife (I was called that one, too, recall -- and had it coming).
That said, let's dissect the thing as I saw it in my first impression: Taken in all at once I did find it jarring, but that's because there are so many elements in play all at once.
The entire garment is precisely the same shade, and definitely defined it as a dress -- there can be no denying it. It's sleeveless, but so are singlets (aka "wife-beaters"). It's short, but I have skirts that length that work reasonably well. It flares, but ditto. The fabric is of a type that guy's don't typically wear outside of "athletic situations", but ultimately, so what. There's nothing to really set the waist off, and that's unusual on a guy.
For grins, try it with a shirt underneath or with a belt to break things up a bit.There is a heck of a lot of skin in play with that, and that facet alone is likely causing some of those misgivings. Women are "allowed" to reveal a fairly large amount of skin and guys typically aren't in our society, and I believe it's a safe assumption that notion may be the underlying reason for your discomfort with it. That the garment has body to it and doesn't drape down on the legs will definitely create that sort of apprehension as well, although you will probably get used to it over time (It'd be interesting to hear how women deal with the issue, as it's got to bother them, too. I have no-one to ask now.)Shortest thing I own. My wife doesn't like it, she says it's too short. I'd like to work up the courage to wear it out somewhere, but I don't know. It's a strange feeling wearing it. I can't feel the hem in that familiar place on my legs, and it makes me feel I'm not wearing anything at all. It creates a psychological modesty issue.
So, yes, it's a tennis dress. If you're uncomfortable with it the way it is, add something (or a few things) and see if that improves it. Finally, even if you can never bring yourself to wear it out in public (I'd have a hard time wearing it "out and about", but that's just me) it's probably quite comfortable for wearing around the house in hot weather.
Don't worry about the small paunch; that does favours with modesty a few inches below when wearing stuff that's clingy. More people carry a bit there than don't; it shows you work for a living and don't spend all the time getting buffed at the gym.
Yes, I believe that is it exactly. And it's a bit of social conditioning I wish I could jettison. However upon thinking about it today, I realize the skirt would draw attention regardless of who was wearing it, even young ladies. They would just get a different kind of attention, but oh yes.... it's a head turner.crfriend wrote:Women are "allowed" to reveal a fairly large amount of skin and guys typically aren't in our society, and I believe it's a safe assumption that notion may be the underlying reason for your discomfort with it.
The comment has become a bit of a metaphor here, and it wasn't meant as a literal quote. In general, it gets applied when one receives withering criticism whether or not it's warranted. (In my personal case, the literal crack was entirely warranted, but extremely funny nonetheless.)JennC03 wrote:I didn't refer to him as a gorilla in a dress. I simply stated that with the way his body is this dress may not be the right dress for him.
See above. I think the chap you're recalling from here is the late Jack Williams who had an impressive sense of style and panache. There have been a few others as well, and many years before -- when this was still Tom's Cafe -- there was a chap who'd actually mastered wearing ice-skaters' rigs and made them look pretty darned good. I am not one of those. The real old-timers will likely recall his name.For example I'm not sure of the guys name on here but his style of dresses is absolutely amazing. It goes with his body type and fits his body very nicely. So please don't refer to what I say as calling my husband a gorilla in a dress. I never once implied he was that.