But the Japanese (although it could just be an anime thing) have a term: Zettai Ryouiki, according to sources it means "absolute territory" and refers to a chick's thighs. In particular it refers to how much leg is exposed between a short skirt (or maybe hot pants) and some form of leg covering. Socks, boots, what have you, and the higher the better. Thigh highs trump knee socks/boots/what have you, which trump crew length, etc, etc. But as winter drifts into spring and summer inexorable follows I find myself thinking of legs, particularly the absolute territory (since once summer gets here it's all sandals and flip flops, boo!) I think it's the same not-clothed-but-not-naked thing that lingerie works on. The glimpses of skin between what is only technically a cover. Any guy with a pulse will feel a flutter somewhere at a glimpse of stocking or thigh high top under a skirt.
This is also boot season. Ahh, boots. I don't have a boot fetish as much as I have a foot anti-fetish. This winter pirate / riding boots with those flaps that extend above the knee have made an appearance, both on the streets and in this blog. I highly approve. But just about any boots are good. Miniskirts and Doc Martens are a combination I can particularly attest to. The classic go go boot is, well, classic although I've seen some hot babes rock Wellies. That may be a Northwest thing.
What I'm not as much a fan of are bare legs, at least with skirts (shorts with hose are a weirdness all to themselves). Another advantage to boots, which produce absolute territory without another layer. Although I like the additional layer. Except when it's patterned. Lace, argyle, I've seen plaid, even! It's just distracting to what's really important, namely are your legs nicely shaped? Come to think of it that may be the point. Me, I prefer opaques to patterns, even (gasp) fishnets. In fact with opaque tights women will wear skirts that would be absurdly short with anything at all sheer. This puts them into a category closer to trousers than lingerie but I'm going to ogle many, many more women than I'm going to have sex with, so I'll appreciate the view over any strictly notional problems of access to the absolute territory.
So how absolute is your territory?
