This is part four of "Portrait of a Lady", I am going to talk about skirts. Skirts are garments fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs, worn by women and girls. They come in various lengths and designs. It is the lower part of a dress/gown or a separate outer garment that covers a person from the waist downwards.
The history of skirts can be traced back to prehistorical times when cavemen of both gender worn straw-woven skirt or animal skins to cover up their private areas. As time progresses and human started to get civilised, each culture, both Western and Eastern developed their own style. From the skirt of the Hanfu worn around Han dynasty from the East, to the hoop skirts worn during Victorian times from the West, skirts are generally worn to cover most parts of the legs as a form of modesty, which is what a lady must always do.
Fast forwarding to modern times, skirts design started a dramatic change, the length of skirts begun to become shorter. However, the hemline of skirts can vary from micro to floor-length and can vary according to cultural conceptions of modesty and aesthetics as well as the wearer's personal taste, which can be influenced by such factors as fashion and social context. Most skirts are self-standing garments, but some skirt-looking panels may be part of another garment such as leggings, shorts, and swimsuits. The design of modern skirts vary as can be seen from the pictorial descriptors below.
In modern context, skirts are popularly worn by the fairer gender but as mentioned above, skirts were worn by both male and female since ancient times. Skirts are still worn by men and women from many cultures, such as the lungi, lehnga, kanga and sarong worn in South Asia and Southeast Asia, and the kilt worn in Scotland and Ireland. However, the stigma of modern people viewed skirts must be worn by female and this puts any male who donned on skirts as crossdresser or weird. However, in a recent post, a 61 years old straight and married man was challenging gender norms and wears skirts to work every day. That is a good start for the CD community.
Back to the topic of skirts and how it can accentuate the charm of a lady. A lady should wear skirts that are modest yet alluring at the same time. Typically, skirts that are long, covering up to the ankle, can be viewed as conservative while skirts that are more than 6 inches (or 15 centimeter) above knee cap (while standing) can be viewed as slutty or unprofessional. In my view, a lady's skirt length should be around knee cap length, exposing the shin and should not be too high as the skirt will ride up when she sits down. A skirt with the hemline that is around 6 inches above the knee cap (measured while standing up) will ride up around 2 inches, so after sitting down, around 8 inches of your thigh that is above the knee cap will be exposed. That, in my opinion, should be the maximum among of "flesh" that a lady can expose to maintain decency and modesty. You can check out this poll on how short is too short for a skirt.
The reason the skirt rides up is because it is too tight. Any piece of clothing that is too tight will ride up or move to a smaller part of the body to accommodate less tension and strain on the fabric. However, skirts should be worn fitting enough to highlight the slim waistline and gorgeous hips in order to showcase the feminine and appealing side of a lady. A pencil skirt of around knee cap to slight above knee cap will be the ideal design and length for a lady, a mini skirt is still permissible as long as it still in moderation. Tie that skirt in with a satin white blouse on the top, and a nice pair of matching stockings or pantyhose and a suitable pumps or stilettos, you got the looks to knock any man off their feet with this feminine yet professional looks.
The photos below show the various skirt length and how the differing length brings out the character and charm of the lady especially when the skirt hemline becomes shorter, it adds that element of tease yet add that flavour of reserve and modest. The type of footwear to go with the skirt is also plays an important role to accent the beauty of the lady.
While the skirts cover enough of the thigh, the footwear helps to focus on the calf and ankle. The looks will be perfected if the lady wear some nude pantyhose which leave the men wondering if the lady is covering up her legs. It is such a captivating sight... As a lady, always wear a skirt that is fitting to the waist and hip, it should hug and cover her lower half of the body nicely. The length of the skirt should cover a good portion of the thigh and long enough to cater for ride up when she sits down, around the knee length or slightly above is ideal. Hence, pencil skirts will be the best. Of course, in order to maintain her elegance and modesty while wearing the skirt, a lady must always put on a nice pair of pantyhose. The pantyhose should be simple design and solid colour, nothing too fanciful in order to showcase her maturity and beauty. Now, to complete the looks, the pantyhose feet should be wearing a nice matching pair of covered heels, it can be patent or matt finish, does not matter. And with that, it can definitely can help to bring out the lady in you. 😉
For further reading about skirts, you can check out this post "Let's Over-Analyze Skirts!" as it bears interesting insights about skirts. Enjoy. 😃
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