Common Goods: Skirting The Issue

Sometimes I get in a bad mood. Then I think of things to be happy about. Today I'm happy that I can wear pants like a good, modern woman. I found a bunch of pictures in the Flickr Commons of ladies of a certain era doing all sorts of things in skirts that are now strictly pants activities (well, in most circumstances that take place outside of the adult film world). Here's a few:

Boxing elegantly:


Sliding in a skirt can't be fun.

I guess we could ask Gena Davis about it.

Gardening in a gown:


I know tennis skirts still exist, but a tennis dress just doesn't seem so practical.






Make me want to kiss my jeans. Mmmm, denim.