I don't know why, it really must be regional. At my rink anyone over 12 that wears a dress and tights, get weird looks from everyone else. I dunno i don't want people jusdging me just b/c of what I'm wearing, plus I'm too cold in tights. It seems like around here if you wear a dress, people immediately think you have something to live up to and smirk if you fall or something. Its not a nice atmosphere.

Where I skate, nobody cares what you wear. But I remember calling at a rink in Boston just after we'd arrived during my first visit, in 1998 - we weren't about to skate, just to pick up another friend who had arrived earlier, so was able to have a practice - and being astonished to see that every female skater on the patch was wearing a skirt or practice-dress!

At one stage, coaches would tell their female skaters to wear skirts so that they could check on their leg lines. I imagine that has changed in the last few years?

I also remember an on-line conversation about regional differences in wearing full make-up and tidy hair while on the ice.....

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At one stage, coaches would tell their female skaters to wear skirts so that they could check on their leg lines. I imagine that has changed in the last few years?



My daughter coach has ALL her students in dresses/skirts.From the 4 year olds, to the 17 year old Junior dancers.Even our senior ladies wear skirts.

It may well be a regional thing. There are a few adults at my rink who train in dresses or skirts. Our highest level adult always wears a dress and I guess test-wise I'm second highest at my rink and wear a dress too. I noticed our ex-British Championship skater who no longer skates competitively as she's at uni, is now back for Easter and back on the ice...in a skirt. So I really don't agree that higher level or more experienced skaters don't wear dresses. It's certainly not the case at our rink. I would add though that our rink is very warm and if it were that much colder, maybe we'd all be in leggings!

Nicki

In a cold rink you wear a skirt rather than a dress so that you don't have to strip whenever you need to get rid of some used coffee! I do own two practice-dresses, but seldom wear them for that very reason!

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LOL, used coffee!!

I wear a leotard with 2 layers of tights, a wrap skirt, and layered tees or long-sleeved shirts on top. It IS quite inconvenient when one is in a hurry.... However, I prefer it to wearing pants (I never really extend my legs enough if I'm wearing pants) and I also prefer it to wearing a pull on-skirt as my abdomen and lower back get cold that way for some reason, even if my sweater comes down over the skirt!!

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I was looking round our rink this morning at what people were wearing, partly because one young lady who normally wears leggings turned up in a skirt. This was because she was trying out with a rather delicious dance partner - hope it comes off for her. The "rule" this morning seemed to be that people who skate with a partner - or have skated with one - tend to wear skirts; those who skate solo tend to wear leggings or trousers of some sort. Makes sense to me!

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Yeah but sadly it doesn't take me a year for my skaters to look like crap. More like a week. OTB tights keep them decent enough for comps throughout the year, and tests too.

I meant to reply to the whole leggings vs dresses thing since people took what I said differently from the way I meant it to be taken, but I really don't have the courage to go through the replies and my own post and try to explain my intent behind each sentence. So, I'm sorry if I offended anyone, but that wasn't my intent, and I didn't mean it the way most everyone took it.

Wow....imagine finding out that I'm not serious about skating because I prefer to wear a dress over pants. Guess I'll have to quit and leave more ice for the snots that are serious.

I'm (nearly) 43 and I am serious about my skating. I skate as much as my work schedule and budget will allow. I guess I'm not serious because I don't have Nationals, Worlds, or the Olympics as my goal. Most of the skaters at my rink wear both pants and skirts on a rotating basis--from the little ones all the way up to the one that competed at Nationals this year.

Do you realize how snotty your comment was? It makes you sound like you think you are better than every one else--but then again, maybe you are.

I thought this was particularly rude considering you responded AFTER stardust skies tried to apologize.

At my rink, I'd say pants vs. skirts is about half and half. And not very many skaters really stick to one or the other...the same skater might be wearing pants or a skirt on any given day. I usually wear pants at rinks that I know are going to be freezing, or if I know I'm not going to have a very intense session (so I will stay warm).

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When I wear pants or leggings I usually wear one pair of tights, preferably Danskin, I've found that the regular Mondors run to easy. If I'm wearing a skirt or dress I typicaly wear two pairs of tights, usually Danskin footed ones first, then either Danskin footless or Mondor woolies over them. I also have a few Capizio ones, but they feel a bit cooler then my Danskin ones.

As for skirts, I've picked up a few at www.thecostumecloset.com You can pick up a number of items from there at a reasonable price.

Most of my outfits are in velvet, if its a warmer day, I'll wear lycra or something with an open back or short sleeves.

Steven

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Good one... you're joking right? Please say it is so!!! Or is Steven a girl's name too?

No but maybe Steven is a man who dresses like a woman... there are people around who are women trapped in mens bodies .... don't be so naive

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Steven is a man who prefers to skate in dresses. He has posted pictures of himself in the past, and, I must say, he looks pretty darn good in them.

Thanks everyone who has replied both with opinions of skirts vs pants and information about the best tights for skating!

I appreciate it

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After PM'ing the original poster, the original question has been answered.

Before we go off topic again, I've closed this thread.

There's a new one if you want to chat with Steve!

Have a good day!

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