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That Ottawa One · 07-08-2011, 05:45 PM

Longer skirt hem lengths are coming back. I say "Hooray!!!"

Mind you, I'm nearly 40, so I'm glad I can now try to look chic without revealing the cellulite.

My body shape is basically 'pear,' and hems just a little below the knee, seem like the most flattering. Maxi skirts, not so much.

What do you think of this trend? Is it a yay or a nay?

emi__ · 07-08-2011, 05:48 PM

I can't do maxi skirts, and mini skirts make me uncomfortable, but I love that I can find skirts around knee length now. I wore one today - chambray, high-waisted, and very cute.

CAVA1990 · 07-08-2011, 10:13 PM

That's bad. Normally this occurs when the economy is going down the tubes.

TabulaRasa · 07-09-2011, 08:46 AM

Love skirts of all length, as long as they're well-cut. I like maxis, but better as dresses than as skirts.

emi__ · 07-09-2011, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by CAVA1990

That's bad. Normally this occurs when the economy is going down the tubes.

Newsflash, the economy isn't doing so well at the moment.

I don't really see how the length of a woman's skirt has much to say about the economy, however....

TabulaRasa · 07-09-2011, 09:04 AM

You'd think with more material/ greater textile cost, higher labor costs to sew additional feet of material, higher import/export costs for shipping the heavier weight of more material, and garments with more material taking up more shipping space, hemlines would go up, not down, in a slow economy. But I'm not an economist. Or a fashionista, come to that.

CAVA1990 · 07-09-2011, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TabulaRasa

You'd think with more material/ greater textile cost, higher labor costs to sew additional feet of material, higher import/export costs for shipping the heavier weight of more material, and garments with more material taking up more shipping space, hemlines would go up, not down, in a slow economy. But I'm not an economist. Or a fashionista, come to that.

Nope. Skirts and dresses were longer in the 30s than in the 20s or 40s. They took a dip again in the stagflation 70s after the mini-skirt craze of the 60s. It's pretty well established in the fashion world that hemlines rise and fall with the economy.

kinkytoes · 07-09-2011, 08:37 PM

I think shorter skirts make women's legs look longer, but I don't have any cellulite. I am sort of seeing maxi-dresses as a "trend," but I haven't seen anyone actually wearing them. I personally don't like midlength skirts. Unless you have long legs, I think they can make legs look dumpy.

I have seen a couple of maxi dresses, but nothing I would wear. I've had one dress for years, it is Really long, heavy linen. Can't find anything like that lately. Normally they're cheap materials and not quite long enough. I did see one I liked (Jcrew) a few years ago, but it was 200 bucks. I dunno, I admit I don't live in the city anymore and am not as fashionable as a result, but I occasionally shop in a trendy area.

Haven't seen any long skirts there, either.

amanda0808 · 07-11-2011, 10:00 AM

Not a fan of mini skirts, but I like long and flowy skirts with a cute little top.

Ohiogirl81 · 07-11-2011, 10:10 AM

I like skirts of all lengths as well -- except maxis, because I'm short and trip over them -- but am most comfortable in a mid-calf length. Bring on the longer skirts.

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Originally Posted by emi__

Newsflash, the economy isn't doing so well at the moment.

At the moment?

Hemlines should have started falling four years ago.