Men should wear skirts, dresses or robes (is a robe just a wide dress …?). It just makes more sense, anatomically.
I’m forever cold. Drafts are my enemy. Thinking about skirts and dresses makes me feel cold.
If anything, I want cloaks. They are so warm cozy. I also want a cloak for when I go on hikes. Cover my body with a loose, light material while not trapping too much heat but protecting any exposed skin from mosquitoes. I basically do that with a very light hoodie. I have a shaved head so I wear my hood on my head, drape the rest over my backpack and arms and it drastically reduces the number of bug bites.
Ankle-length skirt/dress + tights? But true, if it’s really cold, long pants do have the advantage.
If I’m wearing tights, I may as well wear pants. And I do mean any draft is cold on me. I have to tuck my shirt or undershirt into my pants often because even the slightest draft sends chills throughout me.
I need socks and I always pack gloves, a neck gaiter and a hat in my backpack when I leave the house from early autumn to late spring. I start wearing thermal shirts around late autumn to early spring.
I’m an east Indian body, with south American parents living in a North American country with very long and dark winters.
Tights are technically pants, but they’re way more comfortable than the kinds of pants that most people wear as an upper layer. I recommend tights as an additionnal layer between underpants and upper layer pants in winter.
I wear long johns on days below -15. Otherwise they are just too uncomfortable for me. I also like to sleep in jeans because I like the rough texture. There’s not much about me that makes much sense but I roll with it anyways.
You hate drafts but won’t wear a second layer on your legs until it’s -15°C? Yeah, that really don’t make no fuckin sense…
If I tuck my pant legs into my boots or socks, I can deal with the draft that way.
Having tight material around my thighs makes me uncomfortable and I’m constantly pulling on them. Same with belts, waistbands and neckties. My thermal tops are stretched and warped with how much I tug on those. A few months ago I broke a belt by constantly tugging on it for so long. I just really don’t like clothing in general but I still have to wear them.
I also sweat a lot in general so I’m forever in a losing battle against discomfort in so many ways.
