The Jaunts of JeffB!

[JeffB]

Jaunt #386, 8/5/2017: You'd think that as much as I love numbers when it comes to my thread, I would've known that this outing was my 300th in a skirt, but I wasn't aware of that until I returned home and entered the stats for the jaunt. In a word….WHOA! To think I've worn skirts THAT many times now has been astonishing, but, more importantly, it's been a hell of a lot of fun, and it continues being an absolute blast. Anyhoo, I found it appropriate that my 300th jaunt in a skirt was to the King of Prussia Mall, a place I would NEVER have thought about venturing to just a year ago, but now has been commonplace when it comes to destinations to enjoy a day of freestyling.

Anyhoo, regarding today's ensemble, I sported a turquoise blouse with a tan chino pencil skirt, the Payless “Stacia” low wedge sandals in tan and a beige satchel bag. I arrived at the mall garage shortly after 11 a.m., hopped out and went into the mall. I remember experiencing a measure or nervousness the first time I wore a skirt at KOP, wondering how my appearance would be received, and when nothing of substance happened, despite being around thousands of people at the largest mall on the east coast, I came to realize that what I was wearing had no impact whatsoever with the people there, and on my ninth trip there in freestyle mode, nothing at all has changed, and I find that refreshing. Being a creature of routine, my first stop was to the comic book shop there where I spent a good fifteen minutes or so, then I sauntered down to the food court which was mildly crowded for lunch. I stood in line at Chick Fil A where I bought a chicken salad sandwich and a bottle of water, then sat next to a large and rather boisterous family, intentionally to enjoy my meal, and without nary a notice from the family, in fact, the only time those folks took notice of me was when the mother, looking a tad frazzled, apologized for her kids being noisy, I grinned and told her it was no problem.

After lunch, I wandered about, passing by the now shuttered store that used to be JCPenney, I felt down since I bought several skirts, women's tops and handbags there. My wandering through the mall, passing scores of uninterested people led me into Old Navy on a whim, and, on another whim, I wound up buying a couple of dresses that caught my eye because they were cute and casual and interested me. I'll be sure to show them off on future adventures. And so, with my 300th skirt outing in the books, having spent little over fours at KOP, I'm looking forward to many, many more outings there in the future. More to come....

[jeremy1986]

Lovely skirt, @JeffB - and the sandals match is beautifully.

Well done on 300 jaunts!!! 

[SkirtDude]

Looking great as ever, Jeff! Nice to see a selfie outside, though it would be nice to see a whole shot of your ensemble whilst on your jaunt! Nice skirt  

[JeffB]

8 hours ago, jeremy1986 said:

Lovely skirt, @JeffB - and the sandals match is beautifully.

Well done on 300 jaunts!!! 

 

2 hours ago, SkirtDude said:

Looking great as ever, Jeff! Nice to see a selfie outside, though it would be nice to see a whole shot of your ensemble whilst on your jaunt! Nice skirt  

Thanks for the kind words!

[JeffB]

Jaunt #387, 8/6/2017: On the heels of Saturday's outing, I decided to head out for a second straight day, mainly because I had the itch to go out in a skirt, and since the weather was nice, so, why not? As for the ensemble, it was a combination of casual and dressy, or casually dressy as I sported a blue “Swiss Dot” t-shirt (see picture below), a black denim pencil skirt, the Payless “Parsley” flat sandals in black and a black handbag. While I could've made this outfit dressier by adding a pair of heels, that never occurred to me as I was eager to wear sandals which had became something of a passion for me this summer season, but it still looked more than good enough for a day out in public.

My destination was South Jersey, Moorestown Mall where I hadn't been to for awhile, but first was lunch at Wendy’s where I had a nice salad (still vigilantly watching what I eat) and a bottle of water. Then it was off to the nearby multiplex to catch a showing of The Dark Tower starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConahgey which was pretty darn good, in fact, it makes me want to read Stephen King’s original novel which the movie was based on. After the movie, I decided to do a little shopping in the nearby Sears where I enjoyed wandering the aisles of women's wear before heading to the counter with not one, not two, not three, but FOUR casual dresses, and I only spent a tad over $35 bucks for the haul. Not bad at all. From there, I swung by the Cherry Hill Mall where I hit JCPenney and did some more shopping, coming away with a nice dressy blouse and an equally nice printed knee length skirt to pair as an outfit I thought up on the fly after looking around the aisles.

I have to say I felt plenty good as I drove home with my stash of clothing, adding more dresses to my closet, all of which I plan to wear on future outings, of that, you can be sure, and it'll be fun, because that's what wearing a dress is all about. Oh yeah, no one cared about what I wore today, but then, no one does, and that's plenty cool. More to come....

[SkirtDude]

I love the earrings! Can't wait to see your printed skirt. I've just been shopping and bought two more pencil skirts for work, one in lilac which I might wear with a similar colored blouse (though am at a loss as to what color tights I should wear), booties (summer has gone abroad in the UK  ) and might treat myself to a new bag. The other skirt was a gray one with a check design, but not plaid.

I like your top as well. Did you pierce your ears or are those clip-on earrings?  

[HappyinHeels]

SkirtDude,

I'm a bit confused on something. Who is the guy in a dress and sandals in front of an NBC (Channel 4) affiliate? THey don't have NBC in Great Britain but a Brit is posting it. Were you just over here in the USA and saw this where you were staying?? I'm not sure what the news story was exactly. The guy looks like he would blend into most urban landscapes as he seems passable. Thoughts?   HappyinHeels

[JeffB]

On 8/7/2017 at 10:03 AM, SkirtDude said:

I love the earrings! Can't wait to see your printed skirt. I've just been shopping and bought two more pencil skirts for work, one in lilac which I might wear with a similar colored blouse (though am at a loss as to what color tights I should wear), booties (summer has gone abroad in the UK  ) and might treat myself to a new bag. The other skirt was a gray one with a check design, but not plaid.

I like your top as well. Did you pierce your ears or are those clip-on earrings?  

To answer your question, those were clip-on earrings. I'm not quite ready for piercing, but I'm thinking that will happen eventually.

4 hours ago, HappyinHeels said:

SkirtDude,

I'm a bit confused on something. Who is the guy in a dress and sandals in front of an NBC (Channel 4) affiliate? THey don't have NBC in Great Britain but a Brit is posting it. Were you just over here in the USA and saw this where you were staying?? I'm not sure what the news story was exactly. The guy looks like he would blend into most urban landscapes as he seems passable. Thoughts?   HappyinHeels

I'm afraid you've lost me. Could you provide more information?

[BannedMoron]

After reading most of yor lovely stories and sooo nice outfts, I couldnt resist the temptation to add some spice and makeup to your latest outfits:

[Cali]

 

11 hours ago, HappyinHeels said:

SkirtDude,

I'm a bit confused on something. Who is the guy in a dress and sandals in front of an NBC (Channel 4) affiliate? THey don't have NBC in Great Britain but a Brit is posting it. Were you just over here in the USA and saw this where you were staying?? I'm not sure what the news story was exactly. The guy looks like he would blend into most urban landscapes as he seems passable. Thoughts?   HappyinHeels

 

6 hours ago, JeffB said:

I'm afraid you've lost me. Could you provide more information?

Jeff, I too was confused by this post until I saw the July 29 post by SkirtDude in this thread. In it SkirtDude, aka "the Brit", posted two pictures, in the second there is a NBC 4 logo.  I hope that clears it up.

[SkirtDude]

12 hours ago, Cali said:

 

 

Jeff, I too was confused by this post until I saw the July 29 post by SkirtDude in this thread. In it SkirtDude, aka "the Brit", posted two pictures, in the second there is a NBC 4 logo.  I hope that clears it up.

Hey, just to clear up any confusion, that's not me... though I dig the outfit ♡♡♡ This is Warren Evans of Calvert High School, in Frederick, MD who got suspended for wearing a skirt to school in 2012. I had a rummage down the back of the internet and found his picture. I thought perhaps Jeff could hire a cameraman for his trips around the shopping mall if there's difficulty taking outside pics that include his skirt and shoes The story made it across the Pond thanks to Mail Online, many were supportive of Warren. The UK is becoming more open minded, so walks in skirts and heels by men barely raise an eyebrow. Eddie Izzard campaigned for the Labour Party in a pencil skirt suit, with pumps or boots. He campaigned across the country in his skirt suit ♡

Only the small minded will yell something, usually in the safety of a group or passing car.

We get CNBC in the UK, along with Fox on cable or Sky (satellite) TV

 

 

Edited August 10, 2017 by SkirtDude

[JeffB]

I see, said the blind man! Most interesting! Meanwhile, Eddie is awesome!

[BannedMoron]

Jeff B;

looked into Flickr? 1 tb of storage, not bad. Thats soo many photos its unbelivable. 

[JeffB]

8 hours ago, OldMountain said:

Jeff B;

looked into Flickr? 1 tb of storage, not bad. Thats soo many photos its unbelivable. 

Oh, I have other options, but I keep hoping against hope the folks at Photobucket will come to their senses and lower their "ransom" price for third party hosting to something much more reasonable. If that cost was say, $100 a year, I could live with that. $400 is flat out insane.

[jeremy1986]

On ‎09‎/‎08‎/‎2017 at 8:05 PM, SkirtDude said:

 

 

 

He has great taste in boots!

I see he wears very tall stiletto boots in his stand up shows - good on him!!

[Bubba136]

What does that red badge that they are wearing signify?

[Puffer]

5 hours ago, Bubba136 said:

What does that red badge that they are wearing signify?

That they are Labour Party supporters.   Fortunately, Eddie's off-beat humour and appearance is unlikely to be much of an encouragement to potential voters.

[JeffB]

Jaunt #388, 8/12/2017: After a slightly soggy start to the day, I headed out on a Saturday jaunt, casually attired in an embroidered turquoise tank top, a short, brown cord pencil skirt I bought at a thrift shop for all of five bucks, the Payless “Parsley” flat sandals in tan and a brown handbag. Thanks to my diligent weight loss regimen, the skirt, which had been a tad snug when I bought it three weeks ago, but now, it fits so well, I didn't need to wear a belt, meanwhile, my passion for flat sandals continues as I've come to really enjoy wearing such shoes, they look so natural on me and I enjoy every chance I get to wear them on outings. Pretty remarkable, seeing that you couldn't pay me to wear sandals a scant few years ago, now, I can't wear them enough.

Anyhoo, since Friday was payday, I decided to take a few dollars to Parx Casino to have a little fun. The place was plenty packed when I arrived, but, no one noticed me, as I've said many times before, casinos are a great place to wear heels or do the freestyle thing because people are too wrapped in their battles with one arm bandits or rolling bones to pay attention to what you happen to be wearing. As it my routine, I always have lunch before I hit the casino floor, busying myself with one cent machines, after about an hour and playing on three or four machines, I managed to win about $70 bucks. WHOO! Windfall! Gotta love it! After another half hour of fiddling around, I left with my meager winnings and motored down the expressway to an outlet mall a mile away where I went to its multiplex to watch Atomic Blonde which was a cracking good action flick, starring Charlize Theron as a kick ass British secret agent during the last days of the Cold War and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Oh yeah, she also wore some awesome heels as well!

After the movie, I wandered through the mall which had a good Saturday afternoon crowd, I did get a few stares here and there, but nothing more than that, I wandered in and out of a few stores, but didn't find anything that interested me. Meanwhile, going to casinos on outings continue to be fun, maybe I'll go to Atlantic City on a future outing. More to come....