I suppose it depends on the local definition of "professional attire." When I lived in hot climates, women didn't have to wear hose, and me could go without suit jacket and tie, in the blistering hot summer months. In cooler climates I think covering up, wearing more layers is the norm. Seems to me that men's shorts don't meet the definition of "professional" attire, unless you're a golf or tennis pro. But it's what's locally professional.

Maybe we should go to Hawaii and take a survey. Want to join me LPH?

And frankly, moving back to a colder climate has made me more aware of my skin problems - I have skin that wants to live in a hot humid climate. I've got little pimples / small sores all over my legs, arms, stomach that only clear up if I wear looser fitting clothes - or go bare. I've had this problem so long, that in the summer months I don't bother with worrying what other people think, my legs finally get the opportunity to breathe!