I was reading about harem pants being popular because MC hammer seems to be back on the scene and his hammer pants are actually harem pants. As for the skirts.. i live in Oregon.. the land of groovy and organic. . Everyone wears long flowing skirts, many with Birchestocks and knee socks and long flowing undied grey hair.. Those of us who are not quite hard core use deoderant and shave our pits... come visit!!!

Since I don't work outside the home I get to wear what I want and I love to wear my bracelets. I have about 15 bangles and I will wear one or all of them depending on where we are going. I also love to put on my long flowing skirts. I love to wear skirts to the park, because they puff out around me when I sit down. And If I feel the urge to dance that's great too. -Freya

I teach high school art, so I can "get away" with wearing "artsy" stuff. I wear pesant skirts sometimes, but mostly it's the kuchi stuff that I wear...big necklaces, earings, rings...I've worn ankle bracelets with the bells on them over my boots, and I wear hair sticks. The kids have gotten to the point where they want to know from what region in the world each piece comes from, and they LOVE the porcupine quills in the hair.

I don't, much. I'd love to, but most of my fave jewelry I'm far too paranoid about breaking/losing/damaging. I will wear my big earrings, since I don't have any that are irreplaceable, but I do tend to lose and wreck them by doing so. If I'd had tribal gear back when I was a teenager I'd have worn cholis 24/7 as I didn't voluntarily cover my bellybutton for about 5 years straight... but my middle's a bit, ah, softer than it was back then, and the fashion for showing off you abs has gone away, too (probably a good thing, really). I do have a lovely tiered skirt I wear from time to time, but it's a regular skirt not a full tribal one.

I must be out of the loop as I usually prefer not to wear tribal stuff around. Just a personal choice, and to be honest I'm not very "tribally" in my dance choices to begin with.

well, i have always worn long flowy skirts, and i do wear my tribal jewelry for everyday. don't really like harem pants, even for dancing, so i can't see myself wearing those in public, no matter how "fashionable" they become!

I wear harem pants under my skirts or long dresses, especially when it's chilly. They add warmth and modesty without the hassle of a slip.

last weekend i was wearing a skirt that has a big band of sequins all along the bottom and a top that also has some beadwork and a few sequins. i was going outside to check the mail and our neighbor was outside and asked me if that was one of my bellydance costumes. i kind of laughed and said, "nope! this is me! this is how i normally dress!"

I'm not so into the *tribal* as I am comfort and practicality ((you'll most likely find me wearing jeans.)). I occasionally wear long flowing skirts to work and have a few that aren't 10-yarders. I won't wear the really *good* ones 'cause I roll over the hem with my chair and since I work at (2) desks and am constantly back-n-forth, the potential for damage is too great.

I wear narrow-cut pantaloons under my skirts in the wintertime....but usually with boots and pull the elastic of the pantaloons up to, or tucked in to, the top of the boots. My favorite wintertime work *dress-up* is a skirt/pants combo made from pieces from one of those clothing lines that offers the mix-n-match styling in a stretchy fabric. I attached the waistband of the long a-line skirt to the waistband of the wide-leg pants (with elastic in the cuffs). Nobody seems to notice if the pants peek out from under the skirt. ;-0

Ah yes, I've actually gotten scolded by my sisters for it! lol

Lets see here: I've worn my wide leg dance pants that have "belly dancer" written across the back in sparkles (not so tribal but still), I've worn several of my earrings, a few of my bracelets, my hair sticks, and of course my tribal dancer attitude....I wear that everyday!! =)

I'm generally in scrubs for work but my hairsticks, makeup, earrings and propensity for shimmying around the floor tend to out me. :)