# Are long skirts back? Tell me it isn't so **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 4, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-long-skirts-back-tell-me-it-isnt-so/652037 "2013-03-04T19:50:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![TheFaerie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@TheFaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFaerie)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-long-skirts-back-tell-me-it-isnt-so/652037/41 "2013-03-06T19:58:47Z")
I love long skirts, so count me in with the fans. Now if I could just find tops to go with the skirts I already have. Oh, and ‘natural’ waistline jeans are back, thank the fashion gods. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-long-skirts-back-tell-me-it-isnt-so/652037/42 "2013-03-06T20:08:49Z")
> [@johnpost](#): > > you can hide a person under there. It’s not a _bug_; it’s a _feature_. ---
**Author:** ![DeweyDecibel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@DeweyDecibel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeweyDecibel)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-long-skirts-back-tell-me-it-isnt-so/652037/43 "2013-03-06T20:37:47Z")
Yup, “maxi-dresses” (long dresses, usually casual for summer weather, worn with flip-flops or basic sandals) have been popular for a few years or more now. I’ve started seeing the long skirts a bit more recently. They look better than shorts on most people, and are a lot easier than short dresses (no worrying about showing too much/skirt flying up when chasing a rogue toddler). ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-long-skirts-back-tell-me-it-isnt-so/652037/44 "2013-03-06T20:42:38Z")
This is very good news! I never stopped wearing long and floaty and what I have left is getting a little threadbare. When I searched for a dress for my daughter’s wedding a couple of years ago, almost everything everywhere was a friggin’ mini. I’m 57, so, …no. ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-long-skirts-back-tell-me-it-isnt-so/652037/45 "2013-03-06T20:43:55Z")
I own skirts of every length from mini to ankle. But yes, maxi dresses and longer, flowing skirts are ‘in’ as of a year or two ago. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-long-skirts-back-tell-me-it-isnt-so/652037/46 "2013-03-06T21:49:47Z")
> [@Cinnamon\_Imp](#): > > I was just coming in here to say the best thing about long skirts - not needing to shave your legs 😉 > > Ooooh, no, not at all. Think sexy schoolmarm, or secretary. Tie your hair up, and wear glasses, just so you can let it down and whip them off for a “Why Miss Jones, you’re beautiful!” reaction! That only works if they’re just below the knee at the very longest. Just above is generally more flattering and less matronly. IMHO, of course. ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-long-skirts-back-tell-me-it-isnt-so/652037/47 "2013-03-06T23:34:12Z")
> [@TheFaerie](#): > > I love long skirts, so count me in with the fans. Now if I could just find tops to go with the skirts I already have. > Oh, and ‘natural’ waistline jeans are back, thank the fashion gods. you mean you aren’t a fan of the muffin top, low rise, butt crack showing jeans? For shame 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-long-skirts-back-tell-me-it-isnt-so/652037/48 "2013-03-07T08:25:11Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > That only works if they’re just below the knee at the very longest. Just above is generally more flattering and less matronly. IMHO, of course. Oh, I used to have a gorgeous black moleskin-style ankle length one that might have changed your mind! _sigh_ I binned it in a move a few years back, thinking I’d never fit in it again. Silly me ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2013, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-long-skirts-back-tell-me-it-isnt-so/652037/49 "2013-03-08T00:20:09Z")
I bought a few Pendleton full-length wool skirts two weeks ago. Amazingly warm for how thin they are. 🆒 Found a full-length suede leather flared skirt at a “gently used” clothing shop for $2.50. It appeared to be brand-new, still had a button pack attached, and the original price tag of $199. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-long-skirts-back-tell-me-it-isnt-so/652037.md?page=2)