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What’s wrong with dresses?  Or jumpers?  In summer, they’re much cooler than jeans, pants, etc.

If doing an activity where a dress or skirt is unsuitable—restricts movement, unsafe like could caught on machinery, or potential for immodesty, then consider culottes, a wrap around split skirt, palazzo pants, or loose fitting pants with a longish top.  Pants should look like they’re designed for women, ie.  guys wouldn’t be caught dead in them.  Another option is to wear leggings or knee length loose fitting shorts beneath a skirt or dress. 

For going out, just to do errands, I have a few simple pull over or button front dresses with elastic waist. They’re made of heavy t-shirt cotton-poly so a slip isn’t needed, mid calf length so there’s no embarrassment if I lean into the truck to load groceries or whatever.  Some are solid, some print, long, 3/4, or 1/3 sleeves.  I can jazz them up a bit with a neck scarf, side sash or other belt, a simple necklace, etc.  That way they’re suitable for a weekday Mass.  I have two outfits that I save for Sunday and Holy Days, other formal occasions.  If I need something really fancy or formal, there’s a Protestant ministry that has a clothing lending center.  You can borrow clothing for a fee.  When the clothing is returned in good condition, you get your money back.  They launder or dry clean it so you needn’t do anything but return it.  If it’s not returned, or returned ripped, heavily soiled, they keep the money. It works for me because I rarely have need of such garments.  It’d be a waste to purchase them.