Are you a trouser/jeans or a skirt/dress person?

[AthenaPashmina]

I'm interested in this in a kind of 'statistics' sense. I see a lot of dresses and skirts in stores and online, but not many people wearing them in real life. Even in work related situations, across the board, I see women and girls mostly wearing trousers or jeans.

Might be location specific, I live in a very boring, unpretentious, not very fashion forward area, so it could be skewing things a bit; but I do travel about quite a lot and still maintain that year-round most women are in trousers/jeans.

I will admit that I used to love a well made breezy skirt with a flat waistband and minimal top but I live mostly in straight jeans these days. It is so hard to find that style now amongst the paperbag elastic styles or structural artisanal stuff.

So I am curious, are you mostly in trousers/jeans or skirts/dresses?

Dresses. So easy to just throw on and go.

Those can be just for inspiration. (And there are obviously a million others.)

If you can identify the sort of look that appeals to you I’m sure posters can suggest similar ideas at your preferred budget.

(There’s always pre-owned but you may not have the time or inclination for shopping that way.)

I have realised why I can't wear dresses at home: I can't sit with my legs up or cross legged or half splits or slung over the arm of a chair.

I used to fully be a skirt/dress woman, so much so I was known as “dress lady” in my job 10 years ago, but since putting on about 4 stone I don’t feel comfortable in them and wear jeans and trousers most of the time - I always feel like people are looking at me when I wear a skirt or dress!

Usually jeans / trousers.
Occasionally skirts.
Very rarely dresses.

My grandmothers (born 1920s) never wore trousers. Think one tried it, but reverted. My mum wore lots of skirts in her later life, with tights. Now for me, tights = going out. I really wouldn't feel comfortable in the house in tights. First thing to come off after work, followed by bra.

Imagine if I could actually go to work in my own clothes (like kids think I do). Summer would be slides, primark shorts; no bra; vest top. My watering the garden outside 😆

Oh, I can in my voluminous maxis!

I do have to hitch them when going up stairs, though. I haven't yet started 'delicately' swishing the skirt slightly away from my body like a cut-price Disney princess, I'm just grabbing it as I realise I nearly tripped over myself.

Oddly I’ve never really thought about it but just realised that I hardly ever wear skirts or dresses I wears variety of trousers - jeans, harem pants, wide leg, leggings and shorts in summer but can’t remember last time I wore a dress. Not sure why though

I love skirts and dresses bare leg in Summer and tights and Dr Martens in Winter. Wear mainly band T-shirts or blouse with the skirt

Why not?

Because all my neighbours would see my knickers. And they are probably already sick of seeing my bikini top.

I highly recommend it as an approach.

I only work in the office 3 days a week & 2 from home.

I have about 8 pairs of work trousers ranging from m&s autogtaph, COS, Sezane & me+em

I have more shirts / blouses in varying styles mostly from ba&sh, sezane, whistles, cos

I wear fitted cashmere jumpers in winter & i have a couple of jackets for meetings. I'm v fond of the whistles slim fit jersey blazer & have had several colours over the years. I also have a jigsaw cordorouy jacket which i sometimes wear.

Shoes wise i have toast loafers in dark green, burgundy suede chelsea boots, black leather derbies & a range of hoff trainers

I keep my work stuff together in a section of my wardrobe so its v easy to find an outfit.

I always look tailored & well put together as i have a colour range - black, navy, grey, dark green & burgundy with white / cream

Jeans, trousers and dresses.
I only own 1 skirt.

Hot summer weather - dresses all the way.
In between weather - jeans and trainers.
Winter - either jeans or short skirts/dresses with a jumper, knitted tights and DMs.
Summer is my happy season for clothes as there are so many nice dresses, and I don’t have to worry about shoes, just wear sandals with everything.

Shorts/jeans for me. I have had phases of wearing dresses and skirts in the past, but I feel like they age me at the moment.

I don't even own a skirt. Dresses strictly high summer only. Jeans and trousers all the way!

You know what…. I’m not sure if you minded being called “dress lady” but it would annoy me if people referred to me as the “dress lady”. I literally only wear dresses and I hate to be labelled a particular name for doing so. I’ve had people comment saying “you wear a lot of dresses don’t you?” As if there’s something wrong or abnormal in doing so. Would people call those who wear jeans/ joggers every day the “jeans lady” or the “joggers lady” or the “trainers” lady. I just find it really offensive and makes me paranoid as if people are laughing at me in some way.

Currently on the tube to work and 4/5 of the women in the bank of 14 seats I’m at are wearing dresses or skirts.

That sounds fab, @Drivingmissrangey.

(My blood still runs cold remembering a particular winter day when I looked down a tube carriage and every single person except me was wearing a cropped black quilted jacket and jeans … )

I don’t own a single skirt and I don’t own any smart trousers.

I’m either in jeans / casual trousers, or dresses, depending on the occasion.

Absolutely everything for me! I have dozens of skirts and dresses. Both are maxi, midi, short. Bare legs in summer, tights and boots in winter. I also have loads of trousers and jeans. I love all my clothes so much, but it does make daily decisions difficult as I have so many of everything! I almost entirely buy second hand, online or charity shops. I only wear shorts of trousers for work, as I have a messy, outdoors job

Its rare to see me in trousers really. Much more dresses. I usually wear them with leggings although I have been in shorts mostly through the heat wave.

Late diagnosed autism. Explains why my mother could never ever get me in jeans. I wanted to wear dresses, even when on a walk. To the point of absolute refusal. I didn't like the restriction.

Wore jeans in my twenties when you can override comfort for high heels, jeans and the days when you wore a G-string and let it show above the hipster jeans.

Haven't worn trousers for 15 years now, except for this year after losing loads of weight I tried some very attractive Adidas sweatpants, under the impression they looked comfy. I wear them, but if I'm honest I hate it! Leggings only other than that.

@Catgotyourbrain Really similar here - I absolutely refused to wear jeans as a child because I didn't like the feeling of them. Not diagnosed with autism till my 40s.

I did learn to wear jeans when I was a teenager, but nowadays (in my 50s) I hardly ever wear any kind of trousers. I still don't like the restricted feeling of trousers, even if they're loose. I wear dresses or skirts year round, but more often dresses in summer and skirts/jumpers in winter.

I probably wear equal amounts of both.
But dresses and skirts more in the winter coz I prefer them with tights.