At first I thought this was going to be about Captain Peacock on "Are You Being Served?" (please, no jokes about Mrs. Slocum)

You might mention to your lovely spouse that your tired of men always looking at her and decided to wear the kilt to draw unwanted attention away from her, because yes, you ARE jealous and you cherish her so much that you want to be the ONLY one beholding her radiance.

It's worth a try, at least, even if she doesn't fall for it.