Need to know how polite you are to people who are....curious

[McElmurry]

I have only been asked the question twice now but "a gentleman never tells" worked well both times.

As far as the skirt comment I have been working on saying "it is not a skirt, it is a schkeeirt" in my best Sean Connery accent which is terrible and is bound to confuse.

I did have a woman say she liked my purse. She then asked the correct name for it and how to spell it.