November 18th, 2008
Skirts: how short is too short?
Putting aside for the moment the fact that Danielle Lloyd here (she’s a British glamour model, for those of you unfamiliar with her boobs, sorry, we mean face…) is ruthlessly flouting the "short skirt OR completely see-through top" rule of fashion in this photo, we want to ask you about her skirt. In fact, we want to ask you about skirts in general.
How short is "too short", do you think? Is there such a thing, or does it all very much depend on the age/shape/attitude of the wearer, or on what they happen to be wearing the short skirt with at the time? Do you draw the line at a particular length, or are you happy to go as short as Danielle here, for as long as you can get away with it?
So many questions, but do tell us your thoughts – it’ll help us police the fashion world that little bit more effectively!
Too short: your skivvies show when you walk upstairs.
Personally, I think there’s a “too short” mark, and I do not think a skirt this short would be appropriate at 12, 16, 20, 30 – any age. If you cannot lean forward or sit down without exposing what’s under the skirt, then it’s too short.
Evelyn has an excellent point about stairs, too!
Well, short doesn’t really BOTHER me…I don’t care for it, but it doesn’t make me mad or anything. I just think it’s getting stale again and we need to see more midlength skirts now. Dita Von Teese wouldn’t generally wear mini and she’s still sexy as hell. Sometimes it’s all about what you’re NOT showing.
For me, too short is anything above my knee. For everyone else, too short is I can see things I’d rather not.
This? Wouldn’t be leaving the house in it if my father had anything to say about it!
I don’t think there’s such a thing as too short. As long as you have the body for it, of course.
I can’t possibly complain about that skirt – I wear obscenely short ones myself.
I’m truly dreadful, honestly, but I like my short skirts too much to give them up. I love short shorts, too, and was wearing a pair in town yesterday – yes! Short shorts, in freezing November! – but in my defence, I was also wearing a pair of tights under them.
My way of buying dresses/skirts is to try it on and bend over. If I can see my knickers, then its too short. I prefer a couple of inches above the knees because I’m quite tall and a short short skirt makes me look a bit out of proportion.
Personally? I think it all depends on the outfit. Showing too much can just look tacky, but short skirts can also look really nice. It all depends on how you can carry it off.
the girl in front of me on the escalators at Chancery Lane Tube station this morning was wearing pretty much a long fitted t-shirt. She looked about 19, which is the only age you can really get away with that, and was wearing about a 40 denier tight underneath, but it still was just too short- it was just skimming her knickers, for goodness sake! At half eight in the morning!
It really does depend on the age. (At sixteen, I can wear short-ish skirts whenever I want and not get funny looks. In 20 or maybe 10 years, I probably won’t be able to get away with it.)
Also, you have to have semi-decent legs.
There’s still such a thing as too short though, no matter your age/build.
Danielle Lloyd, being a model, is obviously young, gorgeous and has great legs, but her skirt is waayyy too short.
I have a very specific too-short rule. There’s that point where your thighs touch, and skirts should cover that. It will vary from person to person, but that seems to work well. I usually wear knee-length because I’m so tall that short skirts are a whole lot of leg.
I’m a bit more liberal when it comes to the short skirt, and it’s solely because I’m proud of my legs. I said it. But when I do wear a short skirt, I wear a loose and all-covering top. Too short, for me, is when you sit down and your bare ass is on the chair, which I’d consider unhygienic.
I think there are two important factors to consider: tights and the quality of the legs being showcased, lol. If you have fantastic legs, I think the bending-over-and-not-seeing-underwear rule is enough. But if you don’t have the greatest legs, then a super-short skirt just isn’t flattering and a knee-length would be sexier.
There’s one important thing to consider here. People are free to wear what they want. Because people are different and the world is free. Or at least it should be.
I don’t think it is too bad, but if you can see her knickers when she sits it is too short. My rule is you need to be able to walk up stairs, sit, and cross your legs without worry. Generally 3-4 inches above the knee, but this is only if it is a fitted skirt, a longer skirt should be 1-3 inches above the knee… they flare.