Skirt Sports Lotta Breeze Capris : It's a Hoot

I used to wear skirts to exercise in, back when I played lacrosse. Then, it was just part of the uniform, complete with a pair of cycling shorts beneath. But as a runner now long out of college, I've been skeptical about exercising in a skirt again.

The only time I've known a girl to wear a skirt to run in was on what she hoped was a date. (She's still together with the guy, seven years later). I'm not looking for any more men in my life (the two in my house are just right), so when the Skirt Sports Lotta Breeze Capri skirt arrived for testing along with a press release that mentioned it was good for flirting, well, I thought it was a little silly.

I convinced my good friend, Jayne, to go out for a test run with me. We were probably a mile in when I realized that I hadn't thought about the skirt at all--it was comfortable and solved the problem of "I want to wear running tights, but then I need a long shirt so no one's looking at my bum!" The skirt served the same purpose as the age-old tie-a-shirt-around-your-waist trick, but looked far cuter, and had no chance of coming untied.

The setup--capri-length leggings under an above-the-knee skirt--has more features than the old T-shirt standby, too. There are two pockets where I stash money, a cell phone, a GU, an ID, whatever crucial small thing I might need.  I like that I can thread my headphones cord through the music port and connect it to my iPod without flashing traffic.

We were on the return leg of our out-and-back run when we heard an unfamiliar noise. Hooting!  The two of us looked up and two high school boys were whistling at us from inside their car. Jayne called over her shoulder, "Do you know how old we are?"

Luckily, Jayne is gorgeous, so I convinced myself that the skirt had nothing to do with it, and wore it to the gym the next morning.

Size: XS-XXL

Colors available: Black Skirt/Black Legs; Pink Crush/Black; Midori/Black; White Waikiki Print

Fabric: Skirt: 90% polyester, 10% Lycra (lining is 82% nylon, 18% spandex). Capri: 100% polyester.

Bottom LIne: Cute, comfortable, and solid bum coverage--I'm a skirt convert--C.W. (Apr 10)

BUY ONLINE: $75, click to shop

Manufacturer's Site: www.skirtsports.com

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