Ladies, how often do you wear skirts or dresses?

[yvr girl]

I don't think I've worn one since New Year's Eve. In the summer, I wear them more.

How about you?

[SCDem]

1. Ususally on Mondays

and my style of dress goes down hill from there on to Friday when I'm in jeans if I can make it to work!

[Lavender Brown]

2. Almost every day but rarely from October to March

when it's too windy to wear them.

[Radical Activist]

10. Is that a Renoir

in your sig line?

[Lavender Brown]

13. Mary Cassatt

[Radical Activist]

19. Oh yeah!

That's why it looked familiar. My Mother loved Mary Cassatt and always had one of her paintings on a wall.

[FloridaPat]

3. Couple of times a year.

[Reverend_Smitty]

4. Rarely if ever...

last dress I wore was probably HS graduation (June 2002) and last skirt I wore was at St. Mary's grammar school (June 1998).

I work in sports medicine, so it's not practical to wear skirts when trying to stretch a hamstring. Plus, they aren't really my "thing"

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. Frequently in summer....

Less and less in winter.

[MissMillie]

6. I wore a dress last June.

Before that it was the party we threw when my parents had their 50th anniversary... September 2000.

[Technowitch]

7. About two or three times a week

Most often, it's one of my favorite denim skirts. And roughly once a week, I'll wear a dress.

Other days, it's usually jeans or similar. Although I have some really great leather pants -- those are best in chilly weather. I last wore those at a conference I attended a few weekends ago.

You're right though -- skirts/dresses are a more common thing for me in the summer.

[Radical Activist]

8. Dear Ladies,

Please wear skirts and dresses more often. I understand if its too cold in the winter.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
RA

[MissMillie]

9. Dear Radical Activist

I will wear a dress and panty hose as often as you do.

(Nylon sucks!)

[Radical Activist]

14. Ok, so only on weekends

LOL I'm kidding. :)

[mermaid]

18. Shit, Millie...Your Answer Was Even BETTER Than Mine!! Fuckin ROFL!!!

n/t

[MissMillie]

20. If men had to wear nylon stockings

they never would have invented them.

(on edit: maybe if I could afford silk, it would be a different story)

[mermaid]

22. True!!

but think about this...We women are definitely smarter than men. How intelligent is it, to get up, first thing in the morning...and tie a noose around your neck? :P

[yvr girl]

23. Pantyhose are evil

Cold in the winter, hot in the summer.

[mermaid]

15. Dear Radical Activist

Please wear suits and ties more often. We like you to be just as uncomfortable as we are.

Thank you.

Sincerely
Mermaid

That said, I wear skirts and dresses in the summertime only. And the amount of time that is is about to be drastically reduced, with my imminent move from nice, warm Texas to bitter-cold Pennsylvania!

Damned if I am gonna freeze my ass!

And if you had any idea, Radical Activist how much of a pain in the ass, and a hassle it is, to get all gussied up in a dress or skirt, when it is so much simpler to throw on a pair of sweats, jeans or slacks...well, damn...like I said, how would YOU like to have to wear a three-piece suit, cuff links, neck tie, and wing tips every day? Bet you wouldn't be very comfortable.

[Radical Activist]

21. No problem

I look good in a suit and feel very comfortable in them.

But I'm not unsympathetic to the bigger pain in the rear women's clothes apparently are, from what I've been told.

[mermaid]

25. I'll TELL You What The Pain In The Ass Is, Radical Activist...

Women's clothes, mostly, are designed by men who don't have to WEAR them! All that elastic digs in and rubs and chafes, and gets itchy, hot, and incredibly uncomfortable real quickly in hot weather...and doesn't provide warmth in cold weather.

Plus, since most of our clothes are designed by men...it seems they want us all to dress as if we were 14 or 40...and nothing in between. either they make the damn dresses or skirts in such a way that they down come down enough to sufficiently cover my ass (the 14-year old look) or they end up looking like they were made of old, recycled Holiday Inn drapery fabric (the 40-year old look)

It sucks. Nothing in between that makes us middle-aged women look good and feel good.

[Radical Activist]

35. stereotypically many male designers

are supposedly gay. Maybe they do it because they inwardly hate women. :shrug: lol

Or maybe clothes haven't caught up to the fact that women are supposed to do more than look pretty and take orders from their husbands today.

[mermaid]

39. I Think The Second Reason Is More Accurate

because many men want to go back to those times. At least, in the Repuke Party they seem to.

Hey, when was the last time we saw Pickles wearing a skirt or dress?

[MissMillie]

43. clothes also haven't caught up to the fact

that no one is the size that these clothes are designed for.

[mermaid]

45. Exactly What I Said Before

and we women KNOW the lie of "one size fits all!!"

[Technowitch]

38. I'm 42 -- and as I commented above, I'm into denim

I have several denim skirts in particular that are exceedingly comfortable and actually *easier* to wear than jeans or shorts. Two are nearly knee-length, and two are roughly mid-thigh.

No elastic, nothing to dig in, and one major advantage to a skirt is that it's WAY easier to go to the bathroom.

As for those dresses I mentioned? One of my non-fancy favorites is a long cotton number that looks exceedingly casual -- and yet, I feel better about myself when I make this little bit of extra effort to look nice. Even if nobody but my spouse sees me during the day.

[mermaid]

44. Now I Agree With You There

I have a few denim skirts that I enjoy and are quite nice, I also have one denim dress...and a number of cotton jumpers that I enjoy.

But, for me...the look has to be casual, or forget it. Unless we are talking church on Easter Sunday. That's a different story. And that is once a year.

Or a job interview. Even then, I'd prefer a nice pants suit to a skirt if I can help it.

I, too, am addicted to my sneakers. Ever since I started having trouble with my Achilles tendon! God-DAMN heels hurt when you have a stretched Achilles tendon...

[Karenina]

32. I DO SO appreciate

the sight of a man in a well-tailored suit. Also LOVE Bavarian jackets... linen, wool or leather, ahhh... workmanship, detail!

Meanwhile I'm trying to remember the last time I wore a dress... Hmmmm... Errraaaa... :think: :think: :think:

Last year early May on stage. Dirndl.

[Radical Activist]

46. Only cheap suits for me right now

But I do like a well-tailored suit.

[rene moon]

11. I love skirts

so, I wear them alot. 3 to 4 days per week. No pantyhose those---pantyhose is gross and so outdated, sorry.

[Bouncy Ball]

12. Dresses? Never.

They are one piece and I am considerably larger on top than on the bottom so one-piece things never fit me right.

Skirts? As little as possible, year round.

In the summer, I stick to shorts and t-shirts.

During the school year, nice dress pants and different tops, blazers, sweaters, etc.

Casual wear during the colder months involves jeans or track pants and a t-shirt.

I am NOT a dressing up kind of person, normally. And I can't stand skirts and dresses.

[redqueen]

16. Hardly ever.

I used to wear them all the time, but haven't in years. I just got too addicted to my sneakers. :)

[mcscajun]

17. Never if I can get away with it.

There are just sometimes I gotta. I hate it, but I gotta.

[Modem Butterfly]

24. A couple three times a week

Now ask me how often I shave my legs.

[mermaid]

27. LOL

Actually, I regularly shave my legs, even though I do not wear dresses or skirts all that often. But, a lot of times, during the winter, I "cheat" on shaving...that is, I only shave from the knee down.

How many others of us "cheat" at shaving during the winter? Be honest, ladies!

The best way, I have found, for shaving, incidentally, is when I take a bath. I take a shower to get clean. I take a bath to relax. The point of a bath is not to get clean...it is to relax. Anyway, in the bath, shave your legs underwater. You get a nice, clean, close shave and hardly ever get any nicks or cuts...and you don't have to use any sort of shaving foam or anything like that.

[yvr girl]

33. I cheat in the summer too

I've never shaved my legs above the knees - I'd be lucky to find 10 short, blond hairs on each leg.

Even below the knee, it's pretty sparse and light.

[mermaid]

37. Lucky You!

Sheeze...I'm Italian...need I say more??

Can you say "Gorilla Suit??"

[Technowitch]

41. Same here.

Shaving above the knee is something I do maybe once every couple of months, if I remember. And below the knee, I shave maybe once a week. Sometimes in winter, I let it go somewhat longer.

[Modem Butterfly]

47. I'm fortunate to have extremely little body hair

My legs and arms are all but naturally bald, have been my whole life. I always wear stockings at the office, and that helps, too (the material of the stockings seems to wear the hair away on my legs). Most of my girlfriends are convinced I wax but nope, it's natural. The weird thing is I have a lot of hair on my head, including my eyebrows, just not on my arms and legs.

[scarlet_owl]

26. I usually wear them to church. So every week, I guess.

[noonwitch]

28. Frequently-3-4 workdays and usually to church.

I like wearing dresses.

[Bertha Venation]

29. Never. Let me repeat that: Never.

Never. Never. Never. Never.

And don't say, "Never say never," because a dress or skirt will never, ever ever again hang from these hips. I just can't be bothered. It is too god damned much trouble. It's incredibly uncomfortable. Besides, in my current state, if I wore a skirt they could host the Boy Scout Jamboree around my ankles.

Never.

[LeftyMom]

30. Skirts several times a week

Always long skirts, though, I don't like shorter ones.

The last time I wore a dress I was getting married.

[tammywammy]

31. About once a week

I work 6 days a week, and I'm very...um...thrifty. So when a sweater of mine got a hole in the elbow and I couldn't wear it anymore, I have to go with a skirt once a week as my replacement outfit.

[SOteric]

34. Almost every day.

I wear them to work and I wear them to teach, but I tend to wear jeans to my weekend job.

[eyesroll]

36. Quite often...

I'm short, and it's easier to find skirts that fit, since there's some margin of error. Pants are a lot tougher, and I don't want to deal with alterations if I don't have to.

[Beer Snob-50]

40. i wear them once a year!

i look damn good in a sundress

[hyphenate]

42. I don't

wear them, I mean. I think the last time I wore one was to a job interview two years ago. That was, and likely will remain one of the last times I ever do, as well. I despise them. :)

[n2mark]

48. As often as possible

When attending church, I'm not comfortable in other attire, social lunches and dinners. I prefer dresses or skirts. Just call me old fashion. In the heat of the summer wearing loose dresses is much more cooler and comfortable

[SarahB]

49. A lot in the Summer.

Occasionally in the Winter. Maybe once every couple of weeks or so. :shrug:

[Nikia]

50. Not that often anymore

I rarely go to church now. At work, I have to wear a uniform with pants. We don't really go to all that many formal events. When I am out and about, I feel more comfortable wearing jeans.
I like dresses and skirts. I think that I look very nice in them. I just don't have a lot of occaisions to wear them.

[AlCzervik]

51. weddings and funereals.

[fluffernutter]

52. every day to work.

[Texasgal]

53. Every fucking day...

Heels, panty hose, skirts.... UGGGGG!

[xmas74]

54. At least once a week.

I like dresses and skirts.

[rug]

55. Where are the pictures?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

56. Often in the summer

Only if I have to in the cooler weather. The last time I wore one was a social/business party I had to attend in February.

[Blue_In_AK]

57. I wore a dress on Valentine's Day out to dinner.

[politicat]

58. 2x week in winter, 5+ in summer.

Airy dresses are more comfortable in the summer, with cotton bike shorts under when it gets REALLY hot to keep the sweat under control. Being slightly knock-kneed makes some bits uncomfortable when things get sticky.

In winter, long, heavy skirts are much warmer on still, cold days than pants, especially when paired with heavy cotton or wool tights. On windy days, of course, nothing's going to help.

I don't mind skirts; being short, length can be painful to alter on pants.

Pcat

[Left Is Write]

59. Not very often.

Not because I don't like dresses and skirts, but because I don't have that many occasions to wear them. I have a favorite gray skirt I wear once in a while to church, and some cute summer dresses for going out.