The Denim Micro Skirt Challenge

48 Hours on Display From time to time, I get dragged into little fashion "adventures." Sometimes it’s voluntary, sometimes it’s punishment, and sometimes ... well, sometimes it’s just my own big mouth landing me in trouble. This time, let’s just say I wasn’t volunteering. A few weeks ago, I was absolutely convinced that our German Women’s National Hockey Team would win the European Championship. Convinced. So convinced that I bet on it. And of course, as you probably already know, they didn’t win. Which left me not only disappointed with the match but also squarely in debt to my wife and my boyfriend—two people who absolutely delight in finding creative ways to collect on bets. After some "counseling" (which really just means the two of them ganging up on me with evil grins), they decided my penalty: I would have to wear a micro skirt for an entire weekend. Not just try it on, not just walk around the living room, but actually live in it - shopping, eating out, er...