are you a trouser/jeans or skirt person?

Was so pleased to give up skirt suits when I retired that I now live in either jeans or trousers. I do have dresses for formal occasions but like you kittylester I have lost count of the number of pairs of black trousers I own.

Trousers mostly but I do love a dress, I've just bought a couple of cord dresses in the seasalt sale, lovely and warm layered with t shirt and cardi and thick tights, somehow makes me feel more dressed'

I wear jeans or jeggings most of the time, and do have a couple of skirts which I quite like to wear occasionally, but I'm never sure what to wear, coat-wise....! A jacket isn't warm enough and coats are too formal for me - in fact the only coat I have is a long jacket.....

Try Kettlewell Tanith. Not particularly cheap but good quality and last for ages.

I HATE skirts unless it's really hot. I have appalling legs [well, one actually - the veins are horrendous!] but I would love to wear skirts in winter if I knew how to stop them riding up on tights. Or is it just me?

I have loads of black jeans (M&S Sculpt and something are good) and lots of black trousers of varying types. I also have two pairs of blue jeans. I can remember reading an article where Anthea Turner said a woman can never have too many pairs of black trousers. I am to say I agree with her.

i dont like wearing jeans as i find them uncomfortable...i wear trousers most of the time and in the summer cropped trousers...i do have a couple of skirts and own two dresses...i now put comfort before fashion...

I hardly ever wear skirts. I tried to buy a fancy frock for the festive period, failed totally. I bought a pair of black pants and a cream top, and felt great. I have old jeans for dog walking, new jeans for most social occasions and coloured jeans types for when I feel more of an effort is needed.
Riverwalk - I did buy that M&S skirt, and I agree, the price is good. I wear that for my very part time work, with thick tights and flat shoes. I love being retired from my more formal working life, when I needed smart suits, shirts, etc - it's bliss to buy clothes I like and will wear a lot. I spend a lot less as well.

I don't own a skirt or dress at all,last time I wore a dress was at my wedding in 1978,shouldn't have bothered lol as got divorced eventually.Only wore a skirt under protest when at school and went to ridiculous lengths to change into trousers at first opportunity.Wore trouser suits at both my daughters weddings,and no hats as I don't do hats either,suffice to say I was a bit of a tomboy in my younger days and probably still am lol.

Very cheap...?

Tanith what about this:

skirt

I like the look of it and it's very cheap!

I'd love to wear dresses and skirts but I can't find tights and shoes that I'm comfy in for winter wear. The summer is easy but I have to make do with jeans and trousers for the rest of the year.

I don't own a skirt at all - haven't worn one for years, and only have a few dresses, one summer maxi and one part of a very posh outfit which I wore once. Oh, I do have a few evening dresses packed away some where. I think.
And a ball dress.

I just have loads of trousers for every occasion and feel good in them. Jeans - sometimes, but I prefer linen in the summer and cords in the winter. When I worked, I wore jackets and trousers.

I only wear skirts in extremely hot weather - so that means, not often in the UK. It has to be about 32C before I can be tempted into a skirt or dress. I own them, I have very nice ones, I just hate wearing them. I worry about them blowing up into the air, getting stuck in the back of my knickers, riding up because of my shouderbag, getting creased at the back, needing ironing, I have dreadful knees and never feel I can wear one for two days running as I can with a pair of trousers. I always end up altering them as I have either small waist to hip, or fat hip to waist, ratio. In the winter I always used to wear them with thick woolly tights with a normal pair underneath, I always felt so cold in them.

So why do I own so many? I don't think I have ever thought it out before. I love the idea of wearing them, I suppose. I have started to wear many of my winter dresses over slim-cut trousers over the past couple of years. I have shortened some to make them tunics.

I live in jeans since I have retired. I have invested in some Levis which are expensive but a lovely shape and will last me for years. Straight leg, ankle boots with a heel, a pretty top - that's me sorted. Obviously not in the summer though.

I am definately a jeans person and only really wear a skirt/dress in the Summer/holiday or a special occasion. I'm much happier in boots and jeans/jeggings , although I agree with you about Winter skirts , I was looking for a plain black stretchy straight skirt to take on a trip in a couple of weeks that I could dress up or down depending on what we are doing and so far I haven't found anything suitable.