A bald, mustachioed lawyer turned up at court wearing a skirt and blouse and toting a purse to protest a lack of care and sensitivity among New Zealand’s male-dominated judiciary, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

Rob Moodie, 67, a former rugby player, pipe smoker and secretary of the police union, arrived at Wellington’s High Court on Monday in a navy blue woman’s suit complete with diamond brooch and lace-topped stockings over his hairy legs, The Dominion Post reported.