Really, and yes I did look at the picture (and was annoyed by the price, 'cause it looks like something I’d love to wear myself). Yes, it would look skirt-like since it has the full back panel, but your average guy would be watching to see if it rides up, catch sight of the undershorts in matching fabric, and conclude “shorts.” Maybe “shorts, damnit” if he was hoping for a more entertaining glimpse. Seriously – very few men, especially straight men, understand enough about women’s clothing to know (or care about) what constitutes skirt vs. shorts vs. skort, how you tell the difference at a glance, and why we’d choose to wear one or the other.
Check ebay - that is where I got most of my tennis outfits because I won’t pay $59 for an article of exercise clothing.
Also, the “clearance” section of Tenniswarehouse.com can have some pretty good deals.
On a hot day, unless you have thighs like broomsticks, there’s the chafing factor…I’d say bring some baby powder cornstarch, but applying it in front of your date might look, uh, odd, lol!
Totally acceptable, I would love it if a date showed up for a hike in a skirt!
Plus, it does sound pretty comfy.
I think it would look dead sexy if you wore regular underwear instead of the granny panties usually worn under tennis skirts.
These aren’t detachable, nor do I have one that doesn’t have them attached.
Skirt: A garment hanging from the waist and worn by women and girls.
Hike: To rise, especially to rise upward out of place.
Am I the only one who had the wrong impression opening this thread?
Drat. Now I have to revise all my fantasies about Anna Kournikova.
If it helps, she probably wears a skirt/tennis underwear combo, so hers are entirely detachable. Commence with your fantasies!
A tennis skirt is perfectly acceptable for a hike on a second date, provided the fellow doesn’t go by the name of Puistola Grottenpösch.
I like being naked as much as the next person, but not where there are bugs and sharp things that could poke delicate girly-bits. :eek:
That’s one of the things that makes wilderness canoeing is so enjoyable – not much in the way of biting-bugs and ouchie-pokie things out over the water.
I once went on a hike with a very attractive young lady who wore a skirt. We were above the treeline, though, and the wind was fierce. I ended up walking in front because of the frequent Marilyn Monroe incidents. 
I voted weird; I’ve gone hiking quite a bit and can’t picture myself every wearing a skirt/skort…and I’m all about skirts!
Why not just get some regular shorts? Your skort is just shorts with extra fabric anyway.
Skirts are perfect hiking attire. Even guys are wearing them now in the form of hiking or utility kilts. Personally, I can’t bring myself too, but it’s doubtlessly superior to not have sweating fabric chaffing my inner legs.
I voted it was weird, except
this does make a difference. I wouldn’t want to wear a skirt while hiking for fear that if you bent over or lifted your leg high enough it would ride up, but as there are shorts underneath anyway it’s no big deal.
One of my ancestors was in that “Gallant Forty-Twa”, the 42nd Highland Regiment, also called the “ladies from hell” after their devotion to the kilt, wearing it everywhere.
A short skirt and a walk in the woods? Yeah, I’ve been on that date.
Why not? I play tennis most mornings and then wear the tennis skirt paired with a t-shirt to shop, go to lunch, etc. No reason not to hike.
I mean, would it be odd to wear tennis shoes for hiking? No.
This is why I love the SD - I can get good feedback from a nice melting pot of people that (can) reinforce an idea.