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how often do you wear skirts or dresses?

30 replies

smallegg · 21/05/2009 15:17

more than i do i bet.

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notyummy · 21/05/2009 15:21

At work - about 50% of the time. At home - about 10%.

noddyholder · 21/05/2009 15:23

More and more as I get older.When I go out now i nearly always wear dresses if its in the evening.daytime is jeans mostly

smallegg · 21/05/2009 15:27

just out of interest why more and more as you get older?

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smallegg · 21/05/2009 15:27

just out of interest why more and more as you get older?

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smallegg · 21/05/2009 15:27

opps

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noddyholder · 21/05/2009 15:29

I don't know I think I have started wearing more variety in my clothes as i have got older and although I don't look as good as I did I am more confisent I think.Dresses are easy just one thing and a fab pair of shoes and you always feel 'dressed' in one no matter how plain it is

YanknCock · 21/05/2009 15:47

Only at weddings.

To me, skirts and dresses mean discomfort: shapewear you can't breathe in, hosiery that gets ladders, legs needing to be waxed/shaved, horrible inner thigh rubbing if you don't wear tights, having to watch how you sit.....

Blech.

noddyholder · 21/05/2009 15:50

Depends on the dress though.

PuppyMonkey · 21/05/2009 15:50

I wear them all the time at work. I look much better in skirts and dresses than I do in jeans and trousers. I don't know why I don't wear them very much at home really.

fishie · 21/05/2009 15:51

less than i'd like to. i tend to wear short skirts and they aren't good at my workplace.

Ewe · 21/05/2009 15:51

Most days, they look much better than trousers on me.

smallegg · 21/05/2009 16:12

i would love a nice casual wrap dress, but it would have to be very cheap.

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FiveGoMadInDorset · 21/05/2009 16:13

never

FrannyandZooey · 21/05/2009 16:14

maybe 50 / 50 or maybe slightly more?

Bonneville · 21/05/2009 16:19

Never - Dont even possess a dress or skirt, although I have a 'thing' to wear over jeans which could loosely be described as a dress!

Fimbo · 21/05/2009 16:19

Hardly ever. Hate my legs

teenyweenytadpole · 21/05/2009 16:30

Practically never. About once a year!

ohdearwhatamess · 21/05/2009 16:31

Quite often in the summer, never from September to May (hate wearing tights and never find shoes that 'go' with dresses/skirts that fit me).

TheRealMrsJohnSimm · 21/05/2009 16:34

Not so much during winter months as I hate wearing tights but from May onwards (assuming warm-ish weather) then I wear them most days.

smallegg - check out H&M for casual wrap dresses. They are usually £20 or less.

noddyholder · 21/05/2009 16:50

I think we should have a dress wearing day then so you can all see how great it feels!

TheRealMrsJohnSimm · 21/05/2009 16:57

agree Noddy. I am attempting a week without jeans this week and I have really enjoyed choosing my clothes each day and felt more "dressed up" without being overdressed

starshaker · 21/05/2009 17:00

whats a skirt/dress

dont even own 1

jemart · 21/05/2009 18:38

Almost always wear skirts, sometimes a dress.
I avoid trousers because they make me look fat, however I have just ordered some NYDJ tummy tuck jeans, so if they live up to their name I might end up wearing my jeans constantly......

EachPeachPearMum · 21/05/2009 22:53

Never... I have nice (lower) legs, but it is always too cold

lambanana · 22/05/2009 14:05

I always wear a skirt or dress when going out out (night time).

Never wear trousers as they are my staple every single day!