Short skirts can be cute, fashionable, versatile, and fun to wear. But how do you avoid feeling uncomfortable, overexposed, or inappropriate when baring that much skin? Learn how to dress in a short skirt and look and feel good in the situation you’re dressing for.
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Pick a flared or a-line skirt for comfort. Try a short skirt that isn’t fitted and flares out from your body. This will prevent the discomfort and exposure of a tight skirt that tends to ride up the legs.
- While standing, most short skirts tend to have a hemline a few centimeters above the mid thigh level.
- Try a skater style skirt, a pleated skirt, or a button-down skirt in denim, velvet, or corduroy for some on-trend fashions that aren’t so tight and uncomfortable.
- Note that flowy, loose short skirts can easily blow up when a breeze comes through! You might favor a thicker denim, wool, or corduroy material for a windy day outside.
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Choose a skirt that sits at the natural waist. Get a skirt with a waistband that’s meant to sit at your natural waist, which is the narrowest part of your torso. While it still falls at a normal length for a short skirt, you can feel a little more covered and secure with fabric covering your midsection.
- Look for an elastic waistband for extra comfort, good fit, and better ability to move around.
- Flared styles that rest at the natural waist can help elongate the body and accentuate the waist on short or curvy bodies.
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Try a high-low skirt. Consider the high-low skirt as a good hybrid of a short skirt and a skirt with more coverage. Find one of these skirts, which can be quite short in the front but longer in the back, to avoid exposure when you bend over or move around.
- Pair this style easily with dressy or casual tops and shoes, and use it as an easy transition from cooler to warmer weather.
- You can also try a skirt that is asymmetrical from side to side, so one leg is exposed more than the other.
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Go for a little extra length in a fitted skirt. If you choose a fitted body con skirt in a stretchy material, look for one that is slightly longer in length. Because it hugs your body, it will still feel short, but a little extra length accommodates for any riding up the material will do.
- Also look for fitted skirts that just skim the outline of your legs rather than hugging them tightly, as this will prevent it from riding up and give you a break from pulling it down all the time.
- Try a denim skirt for a fabric that won’t ride up, but note that it likely won’t be as stretchy and comfortable as a fitted knit skirt.
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Consider a skort. Try a skirt with built-in shorts underneath for a comfortable style with no fear of exposing yourself when you move around or the wind comes up.
- Note that “skort” is the name that was originally used for a garment that had a skirt flap in the front but with shorts showing in the back, while a “scooter” had skirt panels covering shorts entirely. In modern fashion, the latter style is favored but the names are used interchangeably.
- Look out for a style that has skirt panels that fall lower than the hidden shorts so they don’t peek out accidentally.
Source: WikiHow
