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As a late (older) transitioner, what length skirts do you wear?  Mine tend to be longer.  I prefer mine well below the knee, to ankle-length.  I have nice legs, nothing to hide, but....I like the skirts longer than most.  At work, it's usually mid-calf length to about 2" below the knee.
Any other thoughts?


Bev

Mid-thigh. But that isn't always appropriate for the setting.

But you asked for preference. I like my legs and appreciate the way they look. What can I say, Bev, that I didn't? :laugh:

Nichole

Quote from: Nichole on July 30, 2008, 11:20:31 AM
Mid-thigh..........I like my legs and appreciate the way they look. What can I say, Bev, that I didn't? :laugh:

Nichole

Show us...hehe.....I triple-dipple dare ya!


Bev

I didn't say I was an exhibitionist. Kate's seen them, ask her. :)

Now, go on with your dares!! :laugh:

N~

I guess it is just my personality, but I always wore skirts that came to or below my knees.  It had nothing to do with how old I was, just how I was raised.

Sarah L.

Knee length or longer.  My knees are UGGGGLY. 

Carol

I don't wear skirts much, but when I do they are just below the knee.

Nothing wrong with my knees, I just have long legs and think I look
like I'm perched on a couple of tooth-picks when I try shorter skirts... ::)

..Anyway whats this about Nichole being an exhibitionist?..

......Awaits answer from Kate.... :icon_ihearu:

Chrissty

Ankle length for me by preference. I've often thought my fashion sense was from a different century ;)

Mid-thigh

Quite the hottie.  I'm all for just above the knee myself.

I wear mostly skirts or skorts that are usually 6 inches above the knee.  But I have very long legs.
Also, earlier in the year I had the varicose veins removed from my legs so I think they look pretty good for a 56 year old.

Quote from: Nichole on July 30, 2008, 02:31:17 PM
I didn't say I was an exhibitionist. Kate's seen them, ask her. :)

Now, go on with your dares!! :laugh:

N~

I'll show you mine if you show me yours  :P

Oh..did "go on with" mean stop.... or continue....I'm so....confused!! 

Bev

Depends on the skirt.  I like above the knee in most cases, I have nice legs.  But I also like to the ankles as in a peasant skirt or a formal.

My legs are still hirsute (hairy,) so until I get de-haired, I'll favour longer skirts.

Karen

As an exhibitionist, mine should be as short as possible. I like ULTRA mini-skirt, but a problem is that my kids don't like it.

Barbie~~

Heck, I have killer long legs, so I go for the mini skirt without a second thought! Same for my dresses too, most are mini length or at least half way up the thigh...and yes, I wear mini skirts during the winter too...that's what tights are for!

I wear all different lengths at various times. When I first began, a few years ago, I wore exclusively ankle-length. Love my broomsticks. But nowadays I'm more likely to wear knee-length as I've assimilated to looking like a fairly ordinary and conventional woman. I wear minis, albeit rarely. I like long, I like short, I like halfway in between. But something about the mid-calf length just annoys me, it seems like the frumpy length. It covers up a lot but lacks the flowing elegance of long skirts. It can be attractive to expose a lot of leg, or it can also be attractive to wear a long and flowing look, but plain mid-calf skirts have neither advantage. However, mid-calf length looks OK to me if it has an asymmetric hem, like a handkerchief hem, to make it non-frumpy. When I wear short skirts I always get praised by other women for having great legs, they say they're jealous of my legs for being trim and not fat. Of course, nature gave me an unfair advantage over them, paradoxically enough. If I had to choose, I'd go for elegantly flowing long skirts which suit my personality and style sense best.

Most of my skirts and dresses hit at the knee.  I have a few long skirts but since my legs are a focal point I love to show them off. Just a little above the knee still looks good.  I am just a bit older than you but I dont believe age matters.

Ronda

I usually wear them down to the knee or mid shin but once in a while I'll wear something shorter if I'm feeling confident.I'm normally too self-conscious about showing skin and feel vulnerable and shy.

Above the knee or mid thigh for me, kinda new at this and just trying to be stylish/age appropriate 

Like this
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It has more to do with body type, than age.

If you're tall, most mtf are by female stadards,
unless you're skinny, long skirts make you look much much bulkier than
you really are. Women, that pull this off are usually quite slim.

But, if you're not trim, a short skirt will make you look like a Pogo skick, not good either.

So, the best thing is probably a skirt that is around the knee, just showing the knee
is usually best if you've long legs.

I tend to wear right at the knee.  I like shorter, but I am tall and thin and it seems to attract too much attention....especially since I almost always wear heels.

I am so funny about skirt length. I swear. Every time I wear a long skirt, I go out and see someone in a mini and think, gee, I would be happier in a mini, wish I'd worn one today, I have great legs.

But every time I wear a short skirt, I go out and see someone in a flowing long skirt and think, gee, I love that elegant look, wish I'd worn one today, why be stingy with the fabric.

Of course, when I wear knee-length, which I do most of the time, I feel skirt envy pulling me in both directions at once. Must be a perversity of human nature to want whatever we ain't got at the moment.

I like ankle length skirts, even though I very rarely wear them.

I love the feel of the breeze on my bare legs, so I really love mini-skirts. But mostly, I wear skirts that fall to just above the knee when I venture out. Of course, I haven't ventured out in years... not since my early thirties when at 5'7" I weighed 130 pounds and my legs looked gorgeous.

I'd have to say the "broomstick" skirt (think Stevie Nicks) at this point in time. The last thing the world needs is another nearly 40-year-old guy with a pot belly in a miniskirt.

Yup, just above the knee for me...