Wind

[Madame Pandora]

Countless years of evolution of women's fashion and my skirts STILL fly up in the wind.

Does ANYONE have a secret to this? I'm about to sew rocks into my hemline.

MP

 

[CelestialBody]

 

[Starfish]

That is what bloomers are for. Oh wait, wrong century..


Funny thing is, I actually dress like that, without a corset, though.... usually.

 

[Sparky Kronkite]

Yeah, mine flew up today and......

I had no undies on - and hadn't shaved in weeks.

7 nearby construction workers - blew grits in the gutter.

 

[DevilMayCare]

Never having seen you legs I don't know whether to encourage you or admonish you. Yes, tis the time of year when weather warms and those of us who appreciate the female form smile. And what delight when the wind blows and a billowing skirt offers a sweet, brief vision of...

Forego the stones MP.

 

[RudeNastyAssBitch]

Course Sand or Little Rocks is A Great Idea!

I Personally Don't Care If Me Skirt Flies Up In The Wind It's A Minute Flash For Strangers!

 

[Dillinger]

No secret - its God's gift to man. Thank you.

 

[Madame Pandora]

With the exception of CB, you are all officially labeled under the heading of "no help."

LOL

MP ;P

 

[Sparky Kronkite]

Okay. All right. Help huh? Two words.......

Super Glue.

 

[Dillinger]

You could always just skip the dress and walk around in panties...

 

[cymbidia]

...insuring before you leave home, of course, that you're wearing your sexiest panties...

 

[CreamyLady]

Beading and chains have been used to weight a garment before, but usually to perfect the line of the garment (Fortuny -- crystal beads; Chanel -- the gold chain).

Seriously, a slimmer cut skirt is generally the only solution. Heavier fabrics work only so well.

I myself wear longer skirts, usually tea length. They "float" in the breezes and winds, but seldom fly higher than the knee or mid-thigh.

I don't know how helpful this is, either.

 

[Madame Pandora]

Creamy,

What is "tea length?" That sounds so deliciously Victorian.

MP

 

[DevilMayCare]

Irrelevant aside. MP, your new icon in a knockout!

 

[CreamyLady]

Er, maybe Edwardian; I'm not quite as straight-laced as Her Majesty. Tea length is just above the ankle.

 

[OUTSIDER]

have you tried a sporran....?

 

[Siren]

The answer my friend is blowing in the wind....

 

[Dillinger]

Who's blowing in the wind?

 

[Siren]

Madame Pandora

 

[nitengale]

...insuring before you leave home, of course, that you're wearing your sexiest panties...

That's the rule I always follow!

 

[Madame Pandora]

Re: Madame Pandora

...I only hope it aint hot air.

I am all hot air.

Except when I'm not.

But the skirt thing is legit. It really pisses me off.

MP

 

[CRaZy]

The Queen of England always has tiny lead weights sewn into the hems of her dresses. That's why she always looks so sour - lugging around all those extra pounds. If it's windy I just wear bike pants under my skirt. No thrills for construction workers there.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

Honest to God, but this phenomenon is the origin of the phrase "Twenty-Three Skidoo". The Flatiron Building in NY (you know it, Sparky} was the tallest buildingin NY way back when. While it was being built the workers realized that its shape was causing the wind to rip through the avenues and converge together on the north side of the building (on twenty-third street). And every time the wind whipped up a girl's dress this was referred to as a "Twenty-three Skidoo".

Tomorrow -- why it's called "Wall" Street.

 

[circe!]

This probably doesn't help...

...but I would wear bikini bottoms as underwear. Psychologically, this helped abate a lot of the embarrassment I would feel. As does Crazy, I've done the lycra bike short thing, too. They come in cool colors you can match to your ensemble. Anklets, preferably with bells, should probably be de rigeur with such an outfit.

circe!

(Fab icon! Gotta love Waterhouse!)

 

[KillerMuffin]

Bullet sinkers. They're long and narrow and come in a variety of weights. You can rip the hem of the skirt, slide the bullet sinkers in and re-sew the hem carefully. After ward you may want to add an extra stitch on each side to preven the sinkers from sliding. I have discovered that the sinkers work in some states, but forget it in Kansas. Anything over about 15 mph is just too hard and if you don't want to hold the skirt or give a free show, then look into skorts.