Slits in straight skirts

[Hotdog]

With regard to previous posts re: underwear showing through the slit at the back of a skirt.

I have worn straight skirts since the sixties, so I can claim to be somewhat of an expert in wearing this skirt style.
I have always regarded a slit in a skirt as a woman thing and I would never wear a skirt that was open halfway up the back.
A simple slit in a straight skirt is liable to be damaged as all the stress is focused at stitches at the top of the slit, which ether break or the fabric tear's if you over-stress the skirt.
Most straight skirts are now made with an over-lapping vent at the back, which is much stronger. It is very easy to convert an over-lapping vent into a 2" wide knife pleat which will give an extra 6" width to the skirt hemline. Straight skirts with a knife pleat at the back were very popular with older married women in the fifties, who did not want a slit in their skirt which would show their slip or too much leg.

If anybody is interested in converting the over-lapping vent in their straight skirts to a fifties knife pleat, I will start a separate tread giving details on how to do it. As the sewing is minimal, a sewing machine is not essential. You will only need, a stitch-ripper, some matching tread, Iron-on hemming tape and an Iron.

[crfriend]

If anybody is interested in converting the over-lapping vent in their straight skirts to a fifties knife pleat, I will start a separate tread giving details on how to do it. As the sewing is minimal, a sewing machine is not essential. You will only need, a stitch-ripper, some matching tread, Iron-on hemming tape and an Iron.

Toss that tip into the "Sewing" section, please. It may be of assistance to folks.

[Pythos]

Your logic defies me.

You say a slit in a straight skirt is a feminine thing. How is this so.

If a straight skirt lacks a slit, it becomes an item of clothing that greatly reduces your movement. In the most extreme example this would be a hobble skirt, a very impractical garment.

I find the slit to be a practical addition that also helps to show leg. Guess what. Men have legs. We just hide them for some reason.

The straight skirts I have have slits in them, if they didn't they would be unwearable.

Colors and patterns are things that can make an article of clothing feminine IMO, Darts, slits, buttons, zippers, and so on, are practical features of a garment that make it neither masculine, nor feminine.

Let's not limit ourselves when trying to remove social limits placed on us.

[cessna152towser]

Both my denim skirts have four inch deep slits at each side. They are sold as mens wear by Midas Clothing and have a front zip fly. The skirt designer says the slit is necessary to give mobility to the wearer. I did buy a four panel camo skirt from the same company which had a front zip fly and a deep slit further down the front and decided that a front or rear slit was a bit too revealing and not for me and after only wearing it around the house and garden I soon sold it on e-bay, but I don't feel uncomfortable or fem wearing a denim skirt with a shallow slit at each side, which only exposes the outside of the knee.