sartorial testing

[gfish]

Today was again cold and wet, but I tested something out. I wore one of my Utilikilts and also took along a pair of long underwear in my backpack. Before heading home when it was extra cold and wet, I put them on. (Easy enough to do wearing a skirt, of course.) Worked pretty well! I wouldn't want to do it for long excursions, but for getting home it worked just fine. This was my old pair of cotton longjohns; I have a nice synthetic wicking pair which would work even better in the rain but they were dirty. The kilt itself got a bit drenched, but it's thick enough that it wasn't a problem even though it is also cotton. I'm glad to have the option to wear a kilt in this kind of weather. And I do like the long underwear under a kilt look. It appeals to the grungy PNW guy in me.

Comments

[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

Was gonna say, that's so PNWet of you.... I'm not quite that grungy yet; the UK is definitely summerwear for me... or conwear where I don't have to be outside much... besides. It just doesn't fit under motorcycle leathers. And wearing the UK *over* leathers... well, I don't swing that way. :)

And yeah, +1 on the synthetic underoos; for me they work better even than silks. Used to wear'em under my riding jeans before I got leathers; they helped a lot.