Is the dress becoming a thing of the past?

[Judy-Somthing]

I went to a dance tonight and all of the 28 women from 20 to 60 were wearing pants, not a dress in sight.
All in jeans and little or no makeup.

I guess times are changing. As a man I hate dressing up, it's to time consuming if I was a women maybe I would think the same.
Half the women there were slim and trim and I thought they would be knockouts in a nice dress.

I wonder if a psychologist would would think that the reason I dress because I can't have a woman in a nice dress but, I can a sexy women when it's me!
Even my wife won't dress for me! I miss the days when my wife wore dresses!

Can yo relate?

[Tracii G]

I think that could be why you like dresses so much because your wife won't wear one.
My second ex wore nothing but sweat pants and tops 90% of the time never a dress and rarely jeans.
I don't think it really ever bothered me I didn't like her much anyway at that point.

[Beverley Sims]

I notice the change to convenient dressing as opposed to taking time to dress up.

In a speedier society where time is the essence more people do dress down for an outing.

Less time is put into preparation these days.

[Rochal Tukque]

I'm with you Judy, I'm surprised at the number of girls that show up to a dress up event in pants! I can wear pants anytime. Fortunately the wife and I both like dresses for the events its the only time we get to dress up is when we leave our little sweatpants hick town.

[Jaylyn]

You are right on Judy. My wife has some nice dresses in her wardrobes but she would rather wear a top and black pants or jeans. She hates heels and wears mostly flip flops ( they do have sparkles on the flops ) usually her "T Shirts have something printed on them" but now she won't go out of the house with out her makeup n hair fixed up though. She wears war ups to bed and that drives me to dressing. I mean somebody in my house has to be the woman. Lol

[Tania75]

If ladies want to wear pants and a nice top, then that is fine, but for me, in guy mode, I like to make an effort, and while that might just also mean a nice pair of pants and a nice shirt, that is more than many guys wear these days, when a shirt with a collar seems almost too much effort.

[susan54]

I hope dresses are not on the way out. I am just about to buy my 1000th dress (not counting the ones I have disposed of over the years). Here in Scotland you still see women in dresses a lot especially in summer. Long may it last.

[fly2188]

My wife still prefers dresses and skirts to pants. She always complains if she has to wear pants that they're uncomfortable.

[Teresa]

Judy,
It's great to say it hasn't reached that situation in the UK yet , a night out to most girls means a lovely dress ans usaully heels .

I did post a tongue in cheek thread sometime ago suggesting anyone walking down the street wearing a dress or skirt must be a CDer .

To add a funny story which I aplogise for telling before but when I went to donate blood there was about twenty people in the waiting room and about 50-50 men and women , I was the only one wearing a skirt , to add to the amusement the screening nurse called my full male name out , it did raise a few eyebrows .

My wife did make a serious accusation that after coming out to her over twenty years ago I put her off wearing a dress . Partly because she knew I might have worn some of them and partly because she felt I was taking her place . She possibly had a point but men don't have that problem or the choice , what we do if we caught our wives/partners wearing our clothes ? If I used the same arguments would that mean I could go off and wear a dress ?

Judy , again I'm going to say it's a shame you can't find a social group you could get these feelings in balance , it really is lovely to slip into a dress and heels and meet others in a safe and friendly environment . I also feel it might help your wife see it slightly differently . OK I admit it still wasn't enough for me but that does come at a price .

Just to add a footnote I always thought my wife looked better in a dress , trousers just don't flatter some women .

[foxy bartender]

Come down to Nashville for a night out, and I promise you’ll see plenty of people out wearing dresses, heels, and all the makeup. Maybe it depends on where you go, but I definitely see more people out dressed up.

[Rhonda Jean]

I think for us, the dress is more that just clothes. It's a very powerful statement that just "means" female. Boys are taught for their whole lives "Boys don't wear dresses"! From the time kids start drawing stick figures, the difference between the boy and the girl is the dress. And don't forget restroom symbols. So, I think that's part of the attraction. It's as far away from male as you can get.

I agree that women are wearing dresses less frequently all the time. I wear dresses way less frequently. My typical day out is shopping and restaurants, maybe the nail salon (if I don't get my nails done in drab beforehand). I'd likely be the only one in a dress at any of those places.

Judy, I've never seen you in anything other than dresses, and you're one of those women that was just born to wear dresses. I've probably seen you in over a hundred dresses, and you look great in all of them. The few dresses I have anymore I probably tried on 100 to find 1 that looked good. I don't think you'd ever look out of place in a dress, but I do.

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Judy :hugs:, I guess that it is just the changing times. >Orchid ..O:daydreaming:O..

[Cheryl T]

I hate to say it, but over the last 10 years I find myself falling into the category of wearing fewer and fewer dresses.
For me it's mostly because I don't feel the venue or activity warrant a dress. So much of the time I'm going shopping, cleaning the house, seeing a movie, out to dinner (casual restaurant) and such that a dress just feels a bit out of place. It's not that I don't love them anymore. In fact I just bought 2 for the summer (still casual, not dressy). Things have just gotten more casual and much of the time dresses are just too "dressy". Even my skirts don't see a lot of use anymore, mostly because of where we are now living.
Were we going out to a more upscale event then certainly I'd be in a dress, but otherwise, I'm sad to admit, they are just not appropriate.

Gone are the days of June Cleaver and women in dresses all the time. The Women's Movement has had much to do with the demise of the dress.

[Stephanie47]

Oh, I can totally relate. It's the sign of the times. Decades ago there was a stated dress code at many places of employment which required dresses or skirts for women. When I started working in a professional office with encounters with professional men and women; CPA's, attorneys and businessmen and women, the women were required to wear dresses or skirts. The men were required to wear business attire; suit or sport coat with shirt and tie. Over the decades the dress code relaxed. Relaxed too much. In my final years after thirty years there ALL the women were in jeans. Some even on occasion wore sweat pants. This was not professional at all. I thought it reflected poorly on the agency I worked for. I had to chuckle on occasion because I still wore business attire, and, I was addressed as the manager because of the attire. I, in business attire, and, my manager wearing capri pants and sandals. She looked like she was off to the beach.

Socially, I rarely see women wearing a dress. The only time my wife wears a dress is when a heat wave sets in. Then, it's a sundress. I love heat waves!!! Otherwise, she wears pants or shorts. I can still get her to wear a dress by pulling out the business attire. Then she becomes self conscious because her husband looks really nice. She asks whether she should wear a dress. Sure or just be comfortable. Those times are usually when going to a funeral.

Why do I wear dresses? No pants. I'm stuck back in the 1950's and 1960's when women dress up. Jeans and pants are masculine articles of clothing which have been co-opted by women. I see lots of drop dead gorgeous women wearing jeans and tops, but, that's not me.

[Ressie]

If we didn't buy dresses, they would probably stop making them! :) I see women wearing dresses sometimes in certain places. Not many wear slacks at semi-formal wedding receptions. And I see a few in downtown areas wearing a dress or skirt.

I remember 40-50 years ago going downtown at 5pm when everyone got out of work. The streets would be flooded with women wearing skirts and dresses. Times have changed.

[Ceera]

Depends a lot on the venue. I go dancing a lot. Pretty much anyplace I can find that has dancing. Queer bars and clubs, Elks Lodge dances, bars and restaurants in mainstream venues, Goth bars... A really wide cross section of society. Going all-out with dressing up is mostly for special holidays, charity or ‘high society’ events, and the like. But I would say a good third of the women out dancing at nightclubs in Texas or in Oregon still wear dresses, or at least nice blouse/skirt outfits.

[alwayshave]

Judy, my favorite watering hole has older regulars but a lot of young people who come in on the weekends. A lot of the women (21-30) wear dresses. Of course how cold was it in central Mass? That may explain the pants.

[stephenie3756]

I can relate Judy - My wife does not dress for me. Only when we go to "formal" events does she get dressed up. If I could, I would be in dresses all the time. I love all the fabrics, styles, etc. I do feel the sexy woman coming out when I see myself in the mirror in a dress. I envy all the women at company christmas parties, weddings, proms..getting to dress to the nines and spend a wonderful evening...I often look at their dresses and envision what I would look like in them. Or I go and find their dress online. One of my co-workers wore this to the company christmas party - I just loved it. 302480

[suzanne]

I think the comment about dressing for convenience is an accurate one. Here in Vancouver BC we are just emerging from our winter, which to most Canadians isn't a winter at all. So dresses have been in hiding for several months now.

But today, at Costco, I saw three women in dresses, short ones too. I know that doesn't represent a large proportion of women over all, but Costco is a prime place for convenience dressing. So the skirts will be coming out soon, if it's only just mine. I can't wait for my next leg waxing.

[Angie G]

My fife wears them. :hugs:
Angie

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My wife wears them. 20 years ago the woman where I worked all wore dresses when I retired 2 years ago none of they did. :hugs:
Angie

[Bobbi46]

To a degree I do think dresses are now for more evening wear with skirts and tops for the daytime as well as jeans and leggings, I also think that there is a distinct air of more casualness with dress style, certainly something special like a dress does to me seem to be for more formal occasions.
But yes you cannot get away from how attractive a well fitting dress can look and make one feel good at the same time.

[Michaelasfun]

Well, maybe in a practical sense as it’s easier. I do think someone looks more elegant and classy wearing a dress vs jeans.

[lingerieLiz]

Well I don't wear dresses anymore. But at my age the women don't wear them either. I do have several. My wife does wear them on occasion.

[Maria in heels]

Times have changed Judy and its something that I remember too. Where are all the girly girls? Oh they are us now! (but thats ok)

[Allison Chaynes]

Come down to Nashville for a night out, and I promise you’ll see plenty of people out wearing dresses, heels, and all the makeup. Maybe it depends on where you go, but I definitely see more people out dressed up.

I will be there next weekend- any recommendations?

[Anna Stouf]

My last wife did not own a dress. None. Didn’t have a skirt either.
At work she wore dress slacks and at home she wore jeans.
I hated it.

[BettyMorgan]

My wife wears dresses and skirts most days - professional business style. She even borrows my dresses to wear to work sometimes. I don't mind as long as she doesn't spill food on them lol.
But I don't see a lot of women wearing dresses anymore. The ones who do have my quiet admiration although I have been known to compliment the dresses of co-workers.

[Toshi]

I am now living in Europe and happy to say that women nearly always wear dresses and heels!

[Micki_Finn]

You’re talking about a dance with attendees from 20-60 so it probably wasn’t a big “hook up” type event. Try going to a nightclub or some other venue with lots of singles trying to meet people. You’ll see plenty of dresses.

[sometimes_miss]

If we didn't buy dresses, they would probably stop making them!
Not so. Plenty of women going out to nightclubs wear very pretty and often short dresses and skirts. I tend to think it's simply that so many women now work full time and that leaves them not wanting to go through the extra trouble and time to look good, that they simply don't want to be bothered trying to look attractive.

[Patience]

GGs don’t need dresses to feel feminine.

Also, I imagine people in trousers are harder to rape.

[faltenrock]

I went to a dance tonight and all of the 28 women from 20 to 60 were wearing pants, not a dress in sight.
All in jeans and little or no makeup.

I guess times are changing. As a man I hate dressing up, it's to time consuming if I was a women maybe I would think the same.
Half the women there were slim and trim and I thought they would be knockouts in a nice dress.

I wonder if a psychologist would would think that the reason I dress because I can't have a woman in a nice dress but, I can a sexy women when it's me!
Even my wife won't dress for me! I miss the days when my wife wore dresses!

Can yo relate?

Judy,

I can relate to what you say. Once I opened up to my wife, she actually only wore a dress or skirt rarely anyway.
She doesn't wear skirts or dresses anymore, and explaines it "You are responsible that I don't feel comfortable in a dress".

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I am now living in Europe and happy to say that women nearly always wear dresses and heels!

I think it pretty much depends on the country. Last year I visited Antwerpen (Belgium) with my wife in the summer heat. Almost every women wore a dress or skirt.
In Germany, where I life, it's different, it very much depends on the weather, but in general women wear less dresses, in the Netherlands it different again, more women wear dresses, even in the winter time.

[KimberlyJean]

I only own about five or six dresses and three of them are summer maxi dresses. For me when it is cold outside I am wearing tights and pants. The occasion dictates what you wear. My goal is usually to blend in so I consider what the occasion is and dress accordingly. Tuesday I went to see Captain Marvel again. I wanted to wear a nice outfit but I knew that would make me stand out at the theater at noon. So I opted for a pair of leggings, a nice athletic top, and a zip up hoodie with daytime makeup. Dressed accordingly I believe I blended very well and didn't recieve any of "those" looks. Feel free to wear whatever moves you but women are going to dress as the occasion warrants.

[Georgina]

As long as I can wear a dress I don't really care if women wear them or not.

[Ressie]

Went to a lounge Friday night with a band. Of all the women that got on the dance floor only two wore dresses. The rest wore Jeans.

[Nic J]

I spose it depends on the fashions in the area where you live. In SE England most women (my wife included) seem to prefer leggings or skinny jeans for casual wear. In the office they mostly wear suit skirts/trousers. However dresses are still extremely popular for party wear, so i don't think they are gonna disappear from the market altogether just yet. :cheer:

[Asew]

Dresses and skirts are on the decline. Women now have more choice and that is a good thing. Dresses won't go away anytime soon, and you can easily find quite the selection out there.

[ambigendrous]

You know what REALLY seems to be disappearing? Those floor-length nightgowns, made of nylon/tricot with spaghetti straps and low-cur back! Try finding ANYTHING other than cotton shortie nightgowns with cap sleeves in any store...

[Barbara Jo]

More often than not, you see younger females dressing as if there going to compete in some sort of a sporting event......sports underwear, sport top, sport pants etc.
It as if they have an aversion to be a bit feminine... as it it would be an insult to their gender.
BTW, now all you see in stores are hard cup bras that make a breast an unnatural and sexless shape.

While we are at it, it seems that many younger males now go for the sport's/military hair cut.. to the point of even shaving a great head of hair .

Pretty soon there will just be unisex cloths..

[NancySue]

One rarely sees a woman wearing a dress or a skirt, hose or makeup in our locality. What one sees are mostly jeans or black slacks. This makes going out a little more of a challenge. I, for one of us, need a little makeup. Even my wife agrees. A dress without hose and heels, of any height, does not look good.

[MsEva]

Oh I do love dresses! I have my go to ones that look so cute. Most of them are full length and sort of a Bohemian look. I hope they never go out of style. Then again I have had my dresses for 20 years.

[stephenie3756]

ambigendrous - you are correct - there is NOTHING like that these days...I remember walking around in the nightgown area looking at all the sexy, lacy nightgowns....now they are gone..replaced with what i call grandma gowns - no shape to them, all cotton....I would rather see the gown in person than buy it off the internet...

[Kiwi Primrose]

My wife hasn't worn a dress for twenty years or more, that's why I have a wardrobe with dresses I wear occasionally. I wear the dresses in the house for my own pleasure, not in public.

[AngelaYVR]

You should see the bidding wars on the UK eBay! A nice feminine tea dress gets a lot of attention.

My wife was starting to become more casual but after I started going out she got back into wearing dresses again (I especially love it when she rides our Vespa in dress and heels). Just remember, you’re not over dressed - everyone else is under dressed!

[BrendaPDX]

Pacific northwest; nothing here but yoga stretch pants. I think I wear dresses and skirts more than any of the women I work with. :lol2:

[Toshi]

Judy,



I am now living in Europe and happy to say that women nearly always wear dresses and heels!



I think it pretty much depends on the country. Last year I visited Antwerpen (Belgium) with my wife in the summer heat. Almost every women wore a dress or skirt.
In Germany, where I life, it's different, it very much depends on the weather, but in general women wear less dresses, in the Netherlands it different again, more women wear dresses, even in the winter time.

I'm sure it does depend on the country, but I'm in Paris, with spring starting. Skirts and heels are all coming out of the wardrobes.

[t-girlxsophie]

A lot of women certainly in these parts wear dresses to events etc out and about you see a lot,certainly younger women wearing e.g.skater dresses or tunic dresses perhaps worn with leggings or opaque tights

Sophie

[Judy-Somthing]

My SO will were a dress to a wedding but will take it off like it's on fire as soon as she can.

[Angie G]

I went to a school function last night and 95% of the girls had dresses on. :hugs:
Angie

[sometimes_miss]

While we are at it, it seems that many younger males now go for the sport's/military hair cut.. to the point of even shaving a great head of hair
Most seem to do so in order to appear 'tough', 'bad', and embrace the idea of being criminals. They are simply following the behavior of popular sports figures, where being the toughest one of the group is considered being the best, as well as breaking laws and saying nasty things to other people just to prove that they can get away with it. Civilization has gone down the toilets since being a gangsta is every boy's goal.

Pretty soon there will just be unisex cloths..
Well, there are unisex clothes (what men wear, and women also claim as appropriate for themselves as well) and then there are the form fitting clothing designed for women which accentuate the female figure, which helps them attract men; the latter, still not acceptable for straight males to wear at any time other than, well, acting in a cross gendered role, like Tootsie. I don't foresee all women completely ceasing to wear sexy clothes, as the ones who look the hottest will always have an advantage over their sisters when it comes to attracting the men she wants. Because despite the tremendous desire that women have to NOT be valued for their appearance, I don't think that men will stop being attracted to those sexy appearing females anytime soon.

[Alice_2014_B]

As many have already stated, times have changed.
I really enjoy dressing up in male-mode, tie and all.

When en-fem (at home or out and about, including doing stand-up) it is only skirts and dresses for me.
In no way do I feel feminine in pants/trousers or shorts.

I really cannot find fault (not saying anyone here does) with women dressing up in pants, you know, to change it up.

:)

[StevieTV]

I have not seen a GG in a dress for ages.

[Barbara Jo]

FWIW.... When is out in public as a female, I always wear a dress (or a skirt) I and usually get approving glances and smiles from older males who love a female in a dress .

BTW, it's often said that males dress for female's approval but females dress for other female's approval .

IMO, the lack of feminine dressing among females is just per pressure to suppress femininity .
This stems from the "feminist " movement of decades past when it was said that a female could do anything a male could do. To help prove this, they even started to dress more like a male.
Of course, they no longer have anything to prove but, sadly they largely lost their femininity in the process.

The good news is, I now see a gradual return to feminine dress in the media.

[kayegirl]

Interesting, last night my wife was commenting on the girls/women who present the weather on our television channels, and in particular how they always appear in a dress. Most very beautiful young ladies.

[Barbara Jo]

BTW, it anyone follows "American Idol, judge Katy Perry is quite unashamedly feminine in both her dress and personalty .
She also appears to be rather intelligent..... and not afraid to reveal her shortcomings.

Perhaps females like Katy will give some gals the green light to express their femininity. :)

[LydiaL]

Indeed, weather ladies usually wear dresses. One cable network news channel has many ladies in several of their programs, almost always wearing pretty dresses.

[Maid_Marion]

Katy Perry is one of the top artists on Youtube. The makeup budget must be enormous!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjwZAa2EjKA
Unconditionally Half a billion views!

[Fran-K]

Hi

Last summer there was a similar thread. Being a nerd, I decided to actually see ... I work at a large tech company (lots of nerds, M & F), in the city, and take the bus/subway to work and back, so I get plenty of opportunity to see what women wear primarily to work; especially in the nicer weather when no one wears big bulky coats. From what I recall, a fair percent of women wore dresses or skirts (I don't recall the number). At work, the dresses/skirts seemed to be bi-modal -- women in the business side of things tended to wear traditional professional styles while the nerds tended to wear more casual styles (this was both when wearing dresses/skirts and not). On the bus & subway, there was a higher portion of professional styles.

Skirts and dresses almost disappear in the cold weather ... which means any day now I'll start seeing them again.

Which is a long way to say ... maybe I'll start counting again and seeing what the numbers tell us!

Fran

[Barbara Jo]

Katy Perry is one of the top artists on Youtube. The makeup budget must be enormous!

IMO, Katy has a real natural beauty who needs no make up tricks. She just likes make up and most everything feminine.

BTW, I usually love/ prefer long, raven haired females and dislike short hair .
However I love Katy's newer look with her short blonde hair. :)

[JenniferR771]

Think about 2000 years ago. Everyone wore loose fitting dresses. A dress-like garment suited the situation when nature called.
Fabrics and sewing were primitive at best. Zippers would not be invented for about 1900 more years.
Men could wear pants --because when nature called it was easy.

[Sara1989]

I find that my style is highly influenced by the women I see around me on a daily basis. That means I feel like I need to wear lots of leggings and tank tops. But I still love to throw on a cute dress and some thigh highs. As far as my SO goes she doesn't dress up as much as when we first started our relationship but when she does....WOWZA! I love both the feel of some form fitting leggings and the feel of a fit and flare dress...I guess it's nice to have options? :-)

[faltenrock]

I love dresses and skirts, the way a nice well made dress feels is wonderful, especially if the favric is of high quality. Unfortunately good dresses are usually more expensive.
Up to now I have about 40 dresses and almost 30 skirts to chose from.

[Nastasha]

I hope not, because to me a dress brings out a persons beauty, slacks, jeans, shorts ... not so much.
A lot of the women where I work still do but there are still plenty or slacks or ... yoga pants (shudder) to be found as well.
IMO, yoga pants should be banned ... no one wants to see every bump, ripple or anatomical feature that you have at work.

[karoliina_j]

I would love to get a few dresses and skirts. To me, they embody the feminine look. That said, there's nothing wrong with pants or shorts or capris. High on my list of things to get, though, are a couple of nice dresses. I'd love to show off my legs!

[RachelB.]

Lots of women on the emerald coast wear dresses. they are cooler than shorts or pants.

[phili]

I worry about this too, but at this weekends LGBT senior housing fundraiser there were lots of dresses- I was the only male in a dress, but I got lots of friendly compliments, and the lesbian femmes and transwomen and cis women were wearing dresses at a rate of maybe 20% . it was fun and a great relief to be in a setting where my wearing a dress was just fine with everyone!

[Debs]

Since your message, I've been noticing TV programs and peeps about, and yes your right, all wear pants, dresses are in decline

[Helen_Highwater]

It's a phase I've used before but nevertheless it remains true that if you want to know if something's popular, follow the money.

My So regularly gets catalogs through the post and they're all full of dresses. True less of them are casual everyday wear, ones more suited to a function or a night out but if they didn't sell they wouldn't be there.

Also if an event calls for men in jacket and tie then it's very likely ladies will wear dresses. Even if the dress code is smart casual, trousers and shirts/jackets then again the ladies follow suit. Also I still feel for a lot of women there's a desire to dress up once in a while. Looking good makes them feel good. As for the younger girls, I challenge you to find one that goes to the prom in anything other than a dress or gown.

[Fran-K]

Hi

I counted women in skirts/dresses vs not today on my commute.
I take a bus & subway, so I could do this ... no distracted driving!
I only counted if I was sure of what they were wearing.
I did not count women who were wearing pants because they were in a uniform of some kind or it seemed necessary for some reason (e.g. medical people in scrubs, the transit employees, and so on)

Anyway ... the numbers of the counting are 11 in skirts or dresses, 27 not.
Call it 29%...
And it’s cold & gray here right now ... on a nice warm sunny day, lots more skirts and dresses!

Fran-the-nerd

[KimberlyJean]

Fran, your nerd skills are slipping, 11 ÷ 27 = 40.74%. I am on my third math class in order to complete my degree. One more and done!

[Stephanie47]

You know what REALLY seems to be disappearing? Those floor-length nightgowns, made of nylon/tricot with spaghetti straps and low-cur back! Try finding ANYTHING other than cotton shortie nightgowns with cap sleeves in any store...

Amen to that. I've held onto my floor length nightgowns. Every night I fall asleep in a floor length white nightgown that has spaghetti straps. The other floor length are a vivid red Vanity Fair nightgown with thin straps, not spaghetti. I have a similar floor length in an eggplant. Also a pink knee length peignoir gown ensemble. My wife told me I could have her knee length white peignoir when she was getting rid of it not too long ago. The only place I know to get nightgowns of yesterday is ebay.

[Fran-K]

Hi Kimberly

The numbers were 11 in skirts or dresses and 27 not in skirts/dresses
So there were 38 women, of whom 11 were in skirts or dresses
11/38 is 0.289, or just a hair shy of 29%
Yes?
:-)

Fran-the-nerd

[Leelou]

I don't think that dresses are going away anytime soon. It's true that women wear them less than they did in the '50's, but a lot of women still wear them all the time or on occasion. They're readily available in stores and online. Or so I've heard:o

[Alice Torn]

JS, I understand completely. In my new town where i moved, it can be weeks or months without seeing a dress or skirt, unless it is the Amish or Mennonite women and girls!! i have never had any chance for marriage, or an SO, so I also do what you do, by wearing the dresses and hose and heels i am starved for! I would like a time machine, and go back in time to the 1920s or 30's, and ask people what they would think of n America, where women almost never, or never owned or wore dresses or skirts, but instead wore just pants, jeans, sneakers, and most had very short hair. LOL HAHAHA! I think they would have said, "Never!" If people from back then, could take the time machine to our time, and see, they would be shocked and stupified!!! They would say we all need help! LOL But very sad, too, a some of us are. I have heard that in Eastern Europe, and in South America, and some Asian countries, women still prefer dresses and . I wish i had the big money to be able to visit another country. I imagine in the USA warmer southern states, more GG's wear dresses than in the older states. It is very rare to see them in small town midwest, and i think if most guys were honest about it, they would admit that they are starved for seeing GGs in them. Starved for it here. I have to do the dress wearing!!

[KimberlyJean]

I stand corrected Nerd skills are safe!

[Richelle423]

I would say yes unless you are a part of a Hollywood premier a drag queen or a Cd or a girl on a very hot summer day that’s just my opinion. Athleisure is the rage now

[closets]

warm, w a bit of wind today, and park was packed. didnt notice any dress or skirt wearers.

[jacques]

hello Judy,
I wear dresses more often than my wife.
luv J

[Stephanie47]

I am surprised GG's have not jumped into this thread. I think some would admonish some of the comments that equate wearing dresses or any particular garment equaling femininity. My wife was in a hospital for three nights this past week. All the staff wore hospital issued blue scrubs; the men and women. There were plenty of very feminine women on staff; RN's and CNA's. Perhaps my definition of femininity is different than others. Femininity is a manner in which a woman carries her self, and, basically makes her desirable to men. I cannot attest to same sex attractions. I limit my comment to the attraction of males to a female. Over the decades I have encountered many attractive and presumably exuding femininity until she opened her mouth and spoke. Then any indication of femininity disappeared.

I have related many times on this forum a visual encounter with a female cement truck driver. She wore steel toed boots, jeans, flannel shirt, reflective vest, and hard hat. The manner in which she smiled and carried herself exuded femininity; an air of desirability.

The point I am making is a woman can exude femininity wearing anything or nothing. And, a woman can dress in what any of us thing is feminine garb, yet lack femininity.

[fun4metoo2004]

In my humble opinion, Women at my office tend to dress in slacks and blouse. Some wear dresses, or skirts. The younger generation are hit and miss. The older ones don't seem to want to go thru the effort.

So, as a crossdresser, I perfer the dresses to slacks, jeans, etc. It is more feminine for dresses and skirts. besides, I get to see my stocking encased legs, and I do like my legs :)

[char GG]

from Stephanie 47
I am surprised GG's have not jumped into this thread. I think some would admonish some of the comments that equate wearing dresses or any particular garment equaling femininity.

OK, I'll chime in.

Women typically dress for the occasion. If it's a wedding, nice restaurant, play, symphony, or other dressy occasion, my choice would be to wear a dress. To go to the grocery store, shop the mall, or walk outside, I will typically wear shorts or jeans. When I was working, I would dress in nice slacks for the winter, and sometimes dresses in the summer (however, the air conditioning was freezing). I don't dress up to sit at home. I don't wear a dress for no reason. I don't dress for other people, only for myself.

The winters where I live are long, cold, and snowy. I am bundled up for months at a time. The summers are beautiful and sun dresses are fun when the temperature is over 80 degrees. I guess you could say that I am confident in my femininity and don't need to prove it by wearing a dress.

[Lydianne]

Whether dresses are disappearing or not doesn't really worry me. What others wear is up to them as long as the dress remains as an available option to me. However, if we're telling each other to dress-to-blend, then we can't complain.

- Lydianne.

[fashionisto]

In my experience it varies from occasion to occasion. I see dresses when people go out in town and in warm weather. Older women seem to wear dresses more often. I remember being at a breakfast after a dance party where there were a lot of dresses. At breakfast, there was only one woman out of 50 wearing a dress. I so happened to wear a dress too. So I went up to and said, hey dress wearer! Didn't you know dresses are for men?! We had a nice conversation after that :)

[Tracy Ann]

hello Judy,
I wear dresses more often than my wife.
luv J

Me too! Wife hates dresses.

[AnnieMac]

I need to chime in here too. I travel a lot and I am sick to death of seeing women at airports in yoga pants or leggings and a top.
It's like a uniform already, and they all really don't look so good in them. Now I will say in Europe the tendency is to see
way more dresses on women which make them look lovely. Even in the winter riding a bicycle to work or business you will see
the women wear a pretty skirt with some nicely matching tights. They look great! Sorry, just my two cents, - Annie :)

[Veronica4me]

I totally relate, Judy! I'm laughing because I'm wearing a dress right now while working at home. I did notice quite a few girls and some ladies at church this past Sunday were wearing some nice skirts. I always notice how a woman is dressed!