It's not every day a young bloke gets to parade around wearing woman's underwear outdoors.
Ridicule and gender equality aside, there are some days when it should not even be considered.
Such as Saturday, when snow threatened to fall and temperatures plummeted to "bitterly cold".
That was not enough to stop James and Ari Palssom from dressing as male versions of Hugh Hefner's Playmates for the annual Agnew St student party in Dunedin.
The duo confirmed it was "bloody freezing", but said the scanty costumes were worth wearing, because they highlighted gender equality.
"We just had to do it," James said.
They even seemed to appreciate the wolf-whistling going on around them.
They were among an estimated 2000 students who attended the street party, dressed up in costumes, ranging from television characters to NZ Posties, Swat teams and a varied assortment of vegetables.
At the height of the party, a one-way door policy was implemented at the bottom of the street, and as the weather became increasingly cold and wet, party-goers filtered out and the event was effectively over by 3pm.
A police spokesman said those at the party were generally well-behaved and there were no arrests.
In the two hours after lunch, St John was called to treat several people.
A Dunedin Hospital spokeswoman said 17 students attended the emergency department on Saturday afternoon for various injuries and intoxication related to the party.
"It's been a pretty busy afternoon for us," she said.
