Skirts I made...

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Uncle Al
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Re: Skirts I made...

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Each to their own but, IMHO, kilts AND skirts should be worn at the 'natural' waist, at the navel/belly-button.
Worn this way(at the navel), my stomach doesn't look like it's suffering from the "furniture disease' or
'Dunlap disease'. (That's where the chest has fallen into the drawers, or the stomach has 'lapped' over the belt.)
IMHO this looks hideous with pants, too. It's like a person is trying to emphasize the abdomen instead of a clean
over-all look.

Just my $.02 worth :hide:

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Kay
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Re: Skirts I made...

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Yaun wrote: ↑Sat Mar 28, 2026 9:06 am For my skirts I made them longer in the back and the construction is that I try to get a horizontal hem and a horizontal hip line. Therefor the waist is tilted and higher in the back. If there are pleats involved, construction becomes a small nightmare...
Could you share how you construct that? I measured and I have about an inch or two difference in between the front and back. I used to juts ignore that but it becomes a bit more pronounced with shorter skirts.
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