Clothes

are sadly not optional. It’s really fucking hot in NY right now. And I have to wear clothes to go outside. Damn.

The NY Times published a piece recently on how women like dresses. Everyone they interviewed said something about how they were convenient and easy to wear. Someone said they’re more sensual than pants. I would like to note that I personally wear dresses because I can get a nice breeze on (and between) my legs. Dresses and skirts are, simply put, cooler. It’s nice to not turn into a sweaty ball sometimes. I wondered why no one mentioned that? Was the Times just too embarrassed to publish that?

Skirts and dresses aren’t really easier to wear than pants. Yeah, they can be prettier. But there is no chance of having a practical pocket. Should a breeze happen, your skirt can fly up without warning you (to the point where I’ve occasionally said, I give up, let ‘em look). If you have to sit on the ground, you have to work at not flashing people. And if you try to run in one, especially with heels, you’ll understand why people say that girls run weird. It is impossible to run efficiently if you care about etiquette.

Wearing skirts does get easier with practice, at least. So that’s a plus.

Tagged as: dresses. skirts. new york times. heat wave.