F or many years now, Sharon and I have been going on Christmas shopping adventures, but none never like this!, let me explain. Over the past years, we would decide on a mall to shop at, then drive there and then spend the day apart from each other shopping for Christmas presents, and this year was a very special year for a couple of reasons. Firstly, thanks to encouragement from a number of fellow penpals saying that I have a good set of legs, I decided on wearing something a little more daring to show off my legs. To add to the excitement, circumstance moved our Christmas shopping trip to the beginning of November rather than the end of November, early December, and it was a real eye opener as you will see. One of the other things that this day accomplished was a trip to a seamstress that was to make alterations in a formal dress that a male admirer had sent as a token of his appreciation for a special video that I did for him.

I guess the reason I dressed the way that I did, was a for a couple of reasons and one of them was a recent photo shoot that I was on as a female and that some of the shots had me posing as a female in public in a short black leather miniskirt, and by a major roadway and in very sexy poses. I really enjoyed the horns honking from cars as they drove by and the whistles of the same style. I also enjoyed the feeling of freedom between my knees as I walked along in my high heels, it was the catalyst for the way I dressed. In the past shopping trips, I would tailor my wardrobe to be a conservative businesswoman, with a skirt at least knee length or a little longer, and a conservative sweater, and modest heels, my "mall walking" heels are on the average 2 1/4" high, very manageable for long walks.

I thought for a long while, about what I would wear, I tried on things in my wardrobe and experimented prior to the photo shoot and toyed with the idea of my short black leather miniskirt, a black silk blouse, red wide belt, black hose, 3" high black heels, and to complete the professional look, and a red silk jacket. Well after the photo shoot, the "sexy business look", was definitely a choice that I was going to go with. As the date for the shopping date grew near, I decided on my red silk jacket, black hose, high black heels, and wide red belt, and finally decided that my skirt was going to be a short one and that I was going to attract attention anyway, so I decided on wearing a white turtleneck to go under the jacket, and the whole look was perfect, except for the length of the skirt. Now, the difference in length between the leather skirt and another short skirt I had was 2 inches, and that second skirt was a suede one. I tried on endlessly the two skirts, and up until the last minute was decided on my short black leather skirt as the one that would get the maximum effect, but at the last minute I chickened out, but with an alternative. The suede skirt was a wonderful choice as it could easily be hiked to the length of the leather mini, and fit a little better around my feminine hips, so the black suede skirt was the winner and as you will see, was worn up and down all day long.

The day of the shopping trip had arrived and I completed the usual ritual of shaving and making sure that I was baby smooth. I then retired from the bathroom to my bedroom for one of the last times, before the bedroom was to be dismantled for a new child in our lives. Once in the bedroom, I slipped into my bra, favorite silky blue lacy panties, a new pair of silky ultra-sheer black pantyhose, white camisole, and then put on my silky makeup robe and finally a low black pair of heels to protect my stockings against the carpet. In the bedroom, I applied my foundation and the rest of my makeup, which is the colours that I am most used to, purple on the lower lids of my eyes, pink on the upper part, black mascara, black eyeliner, light blush and a soft pink lipstick. I was happy the way the makeup went on, as it turns out, I can now put my makeup on just as fast as my husband Sharon.

My final wardrobe that I was going to be wearing shopping at the mall, included a white turtleneck, but if you have ever tried to get on and off a turtleneck without messing up your makeup or hair, you will know how you want to avoid this if you are going to be changing in and out of your clothes in public female change rooms. So with all of that in mind, I decided on wearing my black short sleeved blouse for the trip from our house to the dressmakers, and then when I changed back from having the dress altered, that I would be slipping into my turtleneck. So with the final decisions made, I slipped into my black silk blouse, my black suede short skirt, and finally my red business jacket. I completed the whole look off with my gold watch, short dangly gold earrings, high 3" black heels, and finally a spritz of one of my favorite perfumes, Halston's.

After checking myself over and packing my purse with a few essentials, like my lipstick, compact, etc., I made my way from my bedroom to the living room were my husband looked me over and helped me adjust my hair, making sure that I looked perfect. My husband Sharon, made not of the fact that I was showing allot of leg and that my heels were a little bit higher than normal, and she added that I might attract a little bit of attention, as she noted that as I walked that my skirt would ride up even higher as I walked and sat. I informed her that I was ready and that I dressed this way on purpose, and she smiled and said, "I hope you like your legs looked at", and I just smiled back. I asked about the weather and Sharon informed me that the weather was mild and that what I was wearing would be fine, and that I would not be too cool.

One of the things that I did different this shopping trip was that I had a list of things that I was looking for as well as Christmas trips for Sharon, and the list looked something like this,

• Angora, lambs wool sweater
• New panties, lacy of course
• New camisole (as both of my good ones are worn out)
• Flouncy, layered miniskirt
• White lacy stockings
• Wide black or red belt
• Turtlenecks with shoulder pads

We arrived at the seamstress that did not know who or what I was, I had called her and let her know I was coming and once I walked in she acted like she knew I was coming and showed me the way to the change room. I started to change out of my clothes and realized that I forgot my turtleneck in the car and put my skirt back on and went out to the car after excusing myself, and came back with the turtleneck and slipped into my new dress. After emerging from the dressing room and getting "Marie" the seamstress to help me with my zipper, she looked over the dress and knew exactly what to do and started to pin up the dress in all of the right places. She complimented me on how the dress looked and how beautiful the dress looked on me, I was really happy and after the pinning was done, she said, "alright dear, I am done, you can get changed now". So with that, I changed back into my wardrobe for the day, substituting my white turtleneck for my black silk blouse. I emerged from the change room and was asked for my name and how soon I needed the dress, and I told her for a Christmas party early December, and she told me that it was no problem.

After the seamstress, Sharon and I made our way to the mall that has become a favorite of mine, for a few reasons, firstly, because it is in an area that is a very "mind-your-own-business" area, and all of my favorite shops are in the mall. Sharon and I entered one part of the mall, via a major department store (The Bay, for those who know of it), and we both had to use the washroom and we both headed for that area once we entered the mall. On the way, one of the surprises of the day was the amount of formal dresses getting ready for the holiday season, and this mall was no exception, as we entered the doors, we were greeted by the site of a large display of these dresses, and I knew that it would be a special day.

Sharon and I greeted each other at the large mirrored area of the washroom, and she was waiting for me to emerge from the stall and as I adjusted my make and hair, with other women doing the same, Sharon and I decided to separate and to meet a few hours later, and with that, she left to do her own shopping.

As for me, I checked my look in the floor length mirror and once my skirt was adjusted straight, I made my way out the washroom and very quickly found myself in the lingerie department were I looked over the different panties that were on sale and as well, looked at different panty and bra sets, but decided that the lingerie department was the last area I was to hit, as it was very close to were Sharon and I were to meet in a few hours.

My fist stop was a store that I have had allot of success in the past at, they have allot of business oriented clothes and as soon as I entered the store, I was greeted by a very petite attractive salesgirl, that asked if there was anything that I was looking for. Normally, I would decline, but knew that I had a few specific things to look for and I did not know if this store really would have the things I wanted, so I asked, "I am looking for an Angora sweater, or a short layer miniskirt". well my answer to the sweater was that they did not yet have their stock in for Christmas and they really did not have any of the miniskirts that I was looking for. So after I thanked her, I asked her were I might look, and she directed me to a couple of other stores.

I made my way around the mall and visited the stores that I knew and loved and scanned lots of racks and really did not find anything that I was looking for until I went into a store that I had ignored every other shopping trip, and that was a really "trendy" store (Le Chateau for those who know), and after looking around discovered lots of wonderful skirts, short and wonderful skirts. I grabbed a few, a short velvet "gathered" skirt, a straight "A-line" skirt, and another short skirt. After finding a salesgirl, she directed me to the change rooms and asked to call of I needed any help, and I slipped into the different skirts I found the velvet black "gathered" skirt to look wonderful with the jacket and top I was wearing. Well, I decided on getting another opinion and stepped out of the change room, and after a few minutes a salesgirl came over and thought that the skirt really look good and that it complimented my legs and figure. Well, with that encouragement, I went back to the change room and slipped back into my suede skirt and took the velvet skirt to the sales counter were another pretty salesgirl completed the sale.

As I left that store, I decided on visiting a store that was just across the mall hallway and it was a "pricy" looking store, but thought I would just look around. As I entered the store I was greeted by a "middle-aged" woman in slacks and a blouse and she was very friendly, and I informed her that I was Christmas shopping, and she told me that was a "wonderful" idea and asked what I was looking for and I told her that I as trying to find an Angora sweater, and she directed me to a table that had some wonderful sweaters on sale from $99 to $69, and once I saw them, I knew that I was in love with one. So with that I told her that I wanted to see some of the formal gowns that she had in the back formal area, and I started looking and found myself in a "sea" of women, all changing and modeling all of these wonderful dresses, some sexy and some elegant, I was in heaven, but decided that I was not going to try any on, as the change rooms were all full with other girls standing around with dresses waiting for a chance to try in there dresses. I left that area, picked up my sweater and went to the counter to pay for it, and had a little conversation with the same saleslady and we just talked about things like the dresses that I just saw and I told her that I already had my dress picked out, but was looking for a friend. She just complimented that the sweater I was choosing was really pretty and that the store had some really beautiful dresses and she had actually bought one.

After finishing pleasantries, I left the store and started walking towards another major department store in the mall, and as I walked and glanced at my watch noticed that it was lunch time and really started to notice that I was getting lots of looks from guys, more than girls, and also noticed that I had hiked my skirt way up and was basically 4 inched above my knee on my petite legs. I even heard a comment when I sat down to check my finances on one of the mall benches, and that was two "middle-aged" men, and it was a comment that I will never forget, and made the whole effort of wearing a short skirt all the more exciting, and comment from one guy to the other, "I wish that my wife would wear a skirt and make her legs look like that, her black stockings are really sexy".

The next two stops were to another major mall, were I found a really pretty flowered pair of panties for a cheap price as well as my lacy camisole for a good price, and at this same store, I picked up Sharon's Christmas gift. This store was not one of those smaller stores, and I really had no contact with salesgirls, but in any case, I made my way to the sales counter and made my purchase without incident.

After lots more window shopping and head turning to my short skirt, I was ready to meet Sharon for the end of the day. I made my way back to the pre-determined meeting for Sharon and I, and slipped into the store that Sharon and I started from and made my way into the lingerie department were I found a few wonderful pairs of panties and completed the essential things that I had to get. As far as the other things on my list, well they will have to wait until another time, as I could not really find anything that I really liked.

Once Sharon and I met up after the long day of shopping, we drove back to Hamilton, were we went to a local roadhouse for lunch. I loved it, as we sat down the waitress addressed us as "ladies" and continued to do that all lunch long, and I was thrilled and loved it ever time that she said it, and I was almost ready to hugged Sharon and say that "I had arrived!', but could just look at Sharon and smile a little. The roadhouse was very light on customers, so I could not show off my legs that much, but was excited as I as got up to go to the ladies room, even though there were only a few guys looking.

After lunch, Sharon and I retired to home and I got the chance at showing my Bridesmaid dress that she had not seen yet, and she helped me into it, and finally to end the day, Sharon helped me out of my dress, and rubbed my swollen feet and sore calves after walking all day in 3" heels.........