yesterday it was so hot that i wore a dress to work. not too heavy, not too light, but airy enough to keep me cool. i don't usually wear a dress so i expect people to make a big deal of it when i do, which there was a bit of. luckily girls do have this option of skirt/dress whereas guys always have to wear standard pants unless he dares to wear a kilt, which i imagine would not be that cool since they tend to be made of wool. plus you'd always have people trying to life the kilt to see if you are wearing it traditional style. it leaves you in a bit of a vulnerable situation so you just gotta act tough and be prepared. that is the closest i can think of a guy knowing what it feels like for a girl to wear a dress. except there are some more aspects which i will mention.

since i wore a dress for the first time in a long time, i wasn't used to it and i realized all the peculiarities that go along with wearing a dress. first of all, to put on a dress these days is to dress up so women feel this obligation to put on stockings and makeup. especially if you're wearing it to work you feel like you have to dress up to look professional. then the issues arise of matching outfits--coordinating your shoes and purse. this is too much crap to deal with, honestly. but that is the kind of pressure women have drilled into them by their mother, fashion industry, society, and peers.

there's one more bit to wearing a dress that is female specific because it involves female parts. i'm talking about the titty factor. if the neckline plunges a bit then it might reveal the bra, which is kinda trashy so you have to find a bra that remains hidden. then there's the headlights issue. if the dress is too thin, you could be revealing what you look like underneath or flashing headlights when it gets cold. at least you're not worrying about cameltoe.

next is how you feel wearing the dress. because of the things mentioned above, it does make you feel more girly. that can be a problem if you are a tomboy and not a girly girl. you might really object to the sight of a dress and wearing one. but if you chose to wear it, like taking a drink of alcohol, it can make you feel sexy. however it also makes you feel vulnerable because you're probably not wearing shoes that you can run in should a situation arise. you'll also be limited in your movements as you always have to make sure the wind doesn't blow up your skirt (keeping your hands to your sides) and should a situation occur, well there is easy access to what you should be protecting. this is why you need to adopt the tomboy attitude and just act tough so no one fucks with you. conversely, when you're with someone who's attention you want or you want to play with for lack of a better word, well a dress can be quite fun and convenient. the other way a skirt/dress limits your movements relates to what you can do and not do when wearing a dress but that kind of goes into the next aspect i want to cover. however i will mention that you can do some outdoorsy sporty activities such as riding a bicycle but you have to be much more conscious about your clothing situation.

next is functionality. this easy access i just mentioned that makes you feel vulnerable is great though for when you have to use the restroom, if you're not wearing stockings, that is. you don't have to fiddle with a belt, buttons, zippers, etc. if it is a loose skirt. you could go in/out of the restroom almost as quickly as men. the bonus is that you also don't have to fear other women looking in your stall to see if it's empty or if the door lock is broken because the skirt will cover your nether regions so it's like being fully dressed. (the worst clothing item in this respect is a one piece bathing suit.)

i already mentioned how there is the fear of wind blowing up the skirt but the other thing to be mindful of is not to accidentally tuck in your skirt in your underwear. oh yeah, it happens even to celebrities being hounded by paparazzi, which can be funny, but it's super embarrassing if it happens to you. you also have to be careful when you sit down, how you sit, and when you get back up. some women do not understand that at all. again, it could give you a laugh but there's some ladies you don't want putting on a show.

that sums it up for me. i just find that casual clothing suits me best and a dress is not part of my casual arsenal. in wanting to see if anyone else has discussed wearing a dress like this i did a quick search and found a good article in the washington post in regards to dresses at the work place. basically dresses are about femininity and not about power, so if you are a woman in a position of power, you're more likely to wear a suit--a jacket is a must. the article: "dressed for work? for women, suits still wield power".