I bought a couple of really short skirts and I wear them with Leggings or Yoga Shorts with a 3" inseam which will just visible peak out below the skirt.
How short is too short?
Re: How short is too short?
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Re: How short is too short?
I have quite a few skirts that are about 18", and a few that are a little shorter. A couple are slightly less than 17", and that's my limit.
Those are mostly for the tights season, which is quite long in Scotland. In summer I prefer something longer, to keep out of sight those things that ought to be kept out of sight, and to keep the sun off my pale sunburnable skin. Anything from 21" to maxi. But I have a few shorter ones, for variety.
In the office, 18" feels a bit short, and most are 20" - 26". The weather is getting colder and I've just broken out the pencil skirt collection. Who needs short?
Those are mostly for the tights season, which is quite long in Scotland. In summer I prefer something longer, to keep out of sight those things that ought to be kept out of sight, and to keep the sun off my pale sunburnable skin. Anything from 21" to maxi. But I have a few shorter ones, for variety.
In the office, 18" feels a bit short, and most are 20" - 26". The weather is getting colder and I've just broken out the pencil skirt collection. Who needs short?
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Re: How short is too short?
I think that Yoga shorts are OK to be visible considering they are mostly worn with no overlayer. I sometime wear bike shorts under a mini skirt when riding my bike in town. No cause for compaint as most are worn without a skirt over them. If someone thinks it is my underwear ....... well that is just their imagination.
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Re: How short is too short?
when considering the length, don't just view yourself standing up - skirts move: lean over / sit down / stretch up / lie down (skirts can suddeny reveal a bulge when you do this)
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Re: How short is too short?
Too short for whom? Or too short for what?
i think shortness and whether a skirt could be deemed too short depends very much on the style of the skirt, the activity you need to perform in it, and the location/audience.
I have 9" skirts that I feel comfortable wearing out because they sit on the hips more than the waist. Whereas the hemline of some of my high waisted skirts, that are technically around 5 or 6 inches longer than my shorter skirts, is virtually at the same point. The style also has a bearing on wearability. I have tight denim skirts that don't always stay quite quite they ought to be if I'm not standing, so perhaps not ideal if I need to sit or pick something off the floor, except at home, however a flowy pleated skirt is typically fine in these circumstances. Whether I'm working for a customer or if I'm out a the pub would also be an influencing factor.
In summary, too short for me is related to many factors and therefore not really quantifiable.
i think shortness and whether a skirt could be deemed too short depends very much on the style of the skirt, the activity you need to perform in it, and the location/audience.
I have 9" skirts that I feel comfortable wearing out because they sit on the hips more than the waist. Whereas the hemline of some of my high waisted skirts, that are technically around 5 or 6 inches longer than my shorter skirts, is virtually at the same point. The style also has a bearing on wearability. I have tight denim skirts that don't always stay quite quite they ought to be if I'm not standing, so perhaps not ideal if I need to sit or pick something off the floor, except at home, however a flowy pleated skirt is typically fine in these circumstances. Whether I'm working for a customer or if I'm out a the pub would also be an influencing factor.
In summary, too short for me is related to many factors and therefore not really quantifiable.