What do skirts/dresses "say"?

[Absaroka]

I think one of the instincts it is impacted has nothing to do with sex or gender. It's simple resistance to change.

Absaroka

[Michelle Miller]

All of my skirts & dresses say one thing, to me, at least.

"To hell with pants"

[Star]

I have to agree ,to hell with pants . I wear my skirts because I like the feeling no my legs.

[Anne-Marie]

Another one agreeing with 'To hell with pants'. My skirts just say to me that I am now in the girl mode and must be careful while sitting in short skirts, to close my legs and pull down the hem to the knees now and then and, if the skirt is long, then the lovely feeling of the flowing skirt caressing my legs when I go about.

[Deidre Taylor]

Don't they say "I am submissive, I am not dangerous to you, protect me?"

And doesn't that, if true and if you agree, go a little deeper (no pun intended) than just public display?

Maybe into the deep heart of sexuality?

To me the wearing of a skirt is far from stating my submissive or dominance but rather a statement that I am not afraid of my sexuality or my femininity. As a pre-op who has 5 years plus under her garter belt I started out strcitly wearing skirts or dresses, then I took the slacks or jeans route only wearing a skirt to work, mandatory, or to church. I then began to realize that being a woman meant I had options and go that route. I may go weeks without wearing a skirt except for work then go to the other extreme. To me the wearing of a skirt by a woman means she is comfortable with who she is.

[DianeCD]

For me, a skirt or dress says "feminine", which is a quality I like. I prefer wearing a dress --- and I am much more comfortable in a dress than I am in pants. I also like the softness of dress fabrics. Due to severe pain problems from a pelvic nerve injury, a dress is more comfortable than the pain introduced by wearing pants. I would wear a dress or skirt all the time if I could. Not to mention I feel soooo much more relaxed when I have my dress on.

[Robyn Katie]

Well, my skirts say different things to me. A tight one tells you you're going to have to use short steps. A mini is an experience in being bare that's new and scarily sweet, saying, "You never knew about THIS before, did you? And it's new every time." A maxi tells very little, making a mystery of all that space from waist to toes.

Best of all are the full skirts, in all their diversity and different weights of fabric, heavier ones demure, lighter ones flirty. Skirt movement is like chaos theory reduced to beauty. I totally freak with joy when my skirt swirls around my legs as I walk. Designed to! Now there's a worthy industry. And it never swirls the same way twice! (I have a lightweight chalk blue and white one that performs miracles that take my breath away.) Swirly skirts are telling your legs "I love you and you can't help it."

And then wind ... others have already spoken in other threads about wind ... And sitting, knees together, skirt inched to just the right place. If it's a mini, trying to look decent but forced to tempt the eye. A skirt is like a good conversation in that it makes every situation different. (And just a touch scary ...)

A skirt is an emotion. Trousers by contrast are pretty tame!

Love, Robyn Katie

[Absaroka]

The wind in a long skirt is fun. And I liked the comment about chaos theory and skirts.

I rarely wear skirts above the knee. To me they aren't much different from gym shorts. But I love long skirts.

Absaoka

[Stephanie W]

Guess I must have missed this one....

Robyn Katie said...

Skirt movement is like chaos theory reduced to beauty. I totally freak with joy when my skirt swirls around my legs as I walk..........sitting, knees together, skirt inched to just the right place. If it's a mini, trying to look decent but forced to tempt the eye. A skirt is like a good conversation in that it makes every situation different. (And just a touch scary ...).........A skirt is an emotion.

Robin, you have a wonderful way with words, but as you enjoy that chaos theory immersed in the beauty of skirt movement, just don't forget to watch where you're going. Bad things can happen if we get too distracted. When skirts talk to you like that, you know you'll never feel lonely. Nice post!

Stephanie

[EmilyN]

what a fascinating thread and some of the posts are downright thought provoking by themselves. the original question raises head-spinning questions for me.

if dresses and skirts do have the implied subtext and the image of them does have that weight on society's collective conscience.....what does that say about me?

i would tell you that i am a married, heterosexual cross-dresser - but i would also admit that i sometimes get a thrill from head to toe when a male admires me - so long as i don't feel physically or sexually threatened.

so i ask myself...in my taking on a female persona via dress and taking that in turn to the public square.....what's in it for me? or better yet, what am i in it for?

lol, head-spinning.

[KimberlyS]

... but i would also admit that i sometimes get a thrill from head to toe when a male admires me - so long as i don't feel physically or sexually threatened.

...so i ask myself......what's in it for me? or better yet, what am i in it for?

Emily, I am the same here and have struggle with similar. But I have come to realize that I enjoy the admiring male looks because it lets me know that I have a decent feminine look and presentation. A confirmation that I am not a complete eye sore to the public.

[Robyn Katie]

Stephanie W, loved your delightful post, it made me laugh.

Oops, did I just fall off the sidewalk? I promise to be more watchful in the future.

Love, Robyn Katie.

[Anne Geraux]

I dress in dresses when I want to feel feminine and romantic. It is nothing to do with submissive. However I am a sub-fem and while I wear a dress I am more in my preferred role

[Johanna]

I agree with the viewpoint that, while men may think dresses look submissive, they also have an awesome sexual power that screams "I am vulnerable to your advance but this gives me power over you."

Obviously most men think of what lies beneath with minimum protection. They also frame the woman's legs nicely and draw attention to their statuesque profile.

For CDers, they exude femininity in a way that no pair of jeans can quite match. Feeling the air caress your legs and knowing that you have silky panties underneath is a maximum turn-on- at least for this skirt wearing girl.

[Anne Geraux]

What I enjoy is the knowing that I am very vulnerable. A skirt or dress means that there is nothing between me and the man's thing but a chimney of air. The thin whisp of my silk frilly undies is no protection at all; yet his passion for my inner thighs makes me master of his fate.