https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:52:05 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy/page/2#post-1916159 Fri, 04 May 2018 14:51:30 +0000 Astrid 1916159@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think skirts are inherently fussy, I just think they need to fit right to be fuss free and that can be just as difficult to find as well fitting pants! My most often worn skirts were all skirts that I had altered to fit me just right. I also realized I prefer a bit of length - I just feel more comfortable when I don't have to take care how to sit and not having the need to hold my skirt down with every little breeze that comes along helps as well... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy/page/2#post-1916083 Fri, 04 May 2018 12:42:55 +0000 Bijou 1916083@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is an interesting thread, I must be an outlier because dresses and skirts are easier for me to fit than pants.</p> <p>Getting perfectly fitting pants is tricky for me. It seems that if I put on or lose even the slightest amount of weight, pants will no longer fit me just right. Jeans with stretch are much more forgiving - so I mainly wear jeans as opposed to pants.&nbsp;</p> <p>I love the "Le Smoking" look, but really for me, getting pants to be perfect is way harder than a skirt or dress. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy/page/2#post-1915888 Thu, 03 May 2018 22:24:48 +0000 Kathleen M 1915888@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I NEVER wear skirts. I learned this about myself a couple years ago. I have three in my wardrobe that I can't seem to get rid of, but honestly, I should, because I never wear them. I'm a pants girl. I wear dresses, too, but never skirts. They drive me crazy, spinning around my waist, riding up in the back, being hard to pair a top with... just never feel like they look right on me!&nbsp;<br />It's been freeing to just eliminate a whole category from my shopping. One of the nice things about getting older is I don't feel I have to have every type of clothes or follow every style.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy/page/2#post-1915883 Thu, 03 May 2018 22:05:17 +0000 Jenn 1915883@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It has been raining skirts for me this year. I find them a bit fussy in the winter when you have to wear tights, but I love them in the summer. I’m just not purchasing any without making sure I have at least a couple tops to work with each. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy/page/2#post-1915791 Thu, 03 May 2018 17:24:16 +0000 Barbara Diane 1915791@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have dressy long skirts and one very comfortable casual maxi. I have the same problem with my knee length pencil skirt and knee length sheath or similar dresses, they ride up when I sit down. This doesn’t happen with my knee length wrap dress. I do find it challenging to find skirts that have enough ease to not ride up but don’t add so much extra material to be unflattering. I find it easier to find dresses that work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy/page/2#post-1915776 Thu, 03 May 2018 16:31:03 +0000 Freckles 1915776@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I run cold and for myself find the leggings under a skirt too young looking.&nbsp; I used to wear a ton of skirts but with the loss of wool in their fabric content don't anymore. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy/page/2#post-1915717 Thu, 03 May 2018 14:13:33 +0000 lyn67 1915717@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love skirts, and Brooklyn said it all for me, too! Bare legs in summer, black sheers/opaques in winter, a more casual jacket(denim, canvas, knit, etc), NO pumps (but wedges, sandals, sneakers&nbsp; or&nbsp; booties instead) and you are set!</p> <p>ETA: Start with a tube skirt and no tuck flattering top (pref to the hip length but not longer!)+ structured denim jacket(rolled sleeves to 3/4) and you will never look back!:-)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy/page/2#post-1915704 Thu, 03 May 2018 13:48:00 +0000 Christina F. 1915704@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks to this post, I'm challenging myself to wear my skirts more. I pulled out a pencil skirt today that it took me a year to wear! I kept it because I knew I'd find a way to wear it eventually. I went through a no pencil skirts phase after I sized out of a beautiful collection of printed ones, and have only added them back cautiously since. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy/page/2#post-1915509 Wed, 02 May 2018 20:03:50 +0000 Karie 1915509@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I find pants more difficult to fit/wear than skirts. I love skirts and have quite a few. I am almost never happy with the way pants fit me in the back, and I end up having to do alterations. Skirts usually fit right off the rack, and I find them very comfortable to wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy/page/2#post-1915463 Wed, 02 May 2018 18:21:38 +0000 LaPed 1915463@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For me, skirts are easier to fit but harder to style than pants. So, I guess the issue is largely psychological. I'm moving toward loose, easy skirts -- both knee length and midi length -- for hot weather, because casual shorts are pretty disappointing to me (I wear shorts and skirts indiscriminately for running and hiking -- there are some great gear skirts out there!). I do generally feel the need to "toughen up" a skirt -- they can skew a little too sweet if I'm not intentional about what I wear on top. But that goes for a lot of dresses as well.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy/page/2#post-1915453 Wed, 02 May 2018 17:47:58 +0000 Helena 1915453@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I too love the look of skirts on others and wore them often when I worked in a corporate environment and could pair up a pencil skirt with heels blazers and tailored blouses, but I have all but given up on them for my current casual to smart-casual life.</p> <p>I currently have one black pencil skirt in the closet, but I can't remember the last time I wore it (I wouldn't guarantee that I ever have actually!). Not entirely sure why this is, only that the ones I've bought I've never worn ... so I just stopped!</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy/page/2#post-1915431 Wed, 02 May 2018 16:44:51 +0000 Beth Ann 1915431@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am on a skirt hiatus.&nbsp; It's the proportions that are tricky.&nbsp; In the middle 20th century, when skirts were often part of a woman's daily dress (often with a tucked in shirt), I think the styling was second nature.&nbsp; Now, because I'm no longer a pear shape, I feel I need just the perfect shape to create a flattering look overall, or I feel like Mrs. McCarthy in Father Brown.&nbsp; Not the look I'm going for!</p> <p>I am hopeful though --- maybe because I still love the swish of a skirt! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy/page/2#post-1915427 Wed, 02 May 2018 16:34:39 +0000 RobinF 1915427@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do think skirts are fussy, mostly because they are harder to get the right top with than are pants. I do wear them in summer but don't really find them any cooler than crops or shorts because I wear bike shorts-type shorts underneath. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy/page/2#post-1915421 Wed, 02 May 2018 16:13:20 +0000 Sisi 1915421@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I have always considered skirts are&nbsp; a little more fussy, but I like them. If I wear a skirt I need to have legs in decent conditions -&nbsp;shaved, preferably not too pale, without big marks from mosquito/insect bites (this happens to me, I live in the countryside), then tights in&nbsp;the right colour, without runs ... Pants are easier: just put them on and go! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy/page/2#post-1915413 Wed, 02 May 2018 15:57:39 +0000 Colette 1915413@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, skirts are fussy but I still love them. And I'm with you on Maxi dresses in the summer, they hide my glow in the dark legs! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy/page/2#post-1915411 Wed, 02 May 2018 15:51:30 +0000 Thistle 1915411@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am not alone!</p> <p>And yes, when I find the right dress, they work beautifully on my figure. But finding them is awful.</p> <p>Come summer, I like long maxi skirts, but they are not work friendly. Maxi skirts hide my pale, pale legs :)&nbsp;</p> <p>Yes, pale is pretty, but i glow in the dark!</p> <p>And I bet my climate does have a lot to do with it. Hmmm, things to consider... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy/page/2#post-1915407 Wed, 02 May 2018 15:43:16 +0000 Suz 1915407@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like skirts in warm weather. I'm on the hunt for an update to my old tube skirts, which I've worn to death. &nbsp;I find them nicer than shorts in summer and not difficult to fit or wear.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy/page/2#post-1915331 Wed, 02 May 2018 11:56:40 +0000 krishnidoux 1915331@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Skirts are a different mindset, and with the proper accompaniments, they are as practical as pants.</p> <p>But you are correct, if you just slap on a new skirt into your all-pants wardrobe, it won't get a lot of wears. You need more with it.</p> <p>Skirts Hidden Essentials, A Sort Of Guide:</p> <p>1) Hoisery or cotton tights (more than one pair, actually more like 3-5 different options (color, type...) per skirt).</p> <p>2) Simple sleek footwear such as classic pump, ballerina, flat pointy toes; and also an open mind towards trying your skirt with more unconventional footwear such as sneakers, clogs, booties... (some will better fit the pencil, some the A-line)</p> <p>3) A topper that matches (i.e. if a skirt is sold with a specific jacket or cardigan, consider getting).</p> <p>4) For long flowey skirts: I find wearing them with good solid color yoga tights (mine are black) is a cool way to feel super comfy in a skirt and still wear a skirt! I have the impression I am in gym clothes only people see a girl in a skirt. Add sneakers, cropped denim/leather jacket and golf cap and you're in business!</p> <p>My most worn skirt is a distressed denim pencil: I wear with color cotton tights in winter (Bleu Forêt works best for me) and bare legs in the summer. Booties or clogs in the winter, sneakers or ballerinas in the summer.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy#post-1915315 Wed, 02 May 2018 11:27:12 +0000 Janet 1915315@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In general, yes. I've weeded out most skirts from my wardrobe. Especially for fall or winter. But in summer, the right skirt can be really great and comfortable. I'm really picky about styles though. I have a couple of ruched jersey tube skirts that I didn't wear at all last year, and I'm wondering whether to pass them along. The Finds below comprise pretty much my whole skirt wardrobe (plus a near-maxi length boho printed skirt I wore not too long ago that is sentimental so I keep it), and a black lace pencil skirt that is stretchy enough that it's survived my recent closet edit because it still fits, and I keep it "just in case"... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy#post-1915312 Wed, 02 May 2018 11:12:20 +0000 jussie 1915312@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like skirts, to me they are more comfortable than pants. Pants are hard to fit! Dresses are impossible to fit and sometimes seem to need shapewear.... whereas with a skirt there seems to be some structure/coverage provided by the waistband. Or at least the option of a longer top....<br /> Horses for courses! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy#post-1915307 Wed, 02 May 2018 11:01:45 +0000 cindysmith 1915307@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just can't get comfortable in a skirt. Maxi skirts are somewhat better, but not enough so that I'll wear them. I just feel like my activities are so much more limited in a skirt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy#post-1915280 Wed, 02 May 2018 08:50:16 +0000 Lesley 1915280@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another vote for yes, fussy! Like Jessikams I stopped buying skirts years ago because I decided they only time they look good is when I tuck in the top, and the skirts that I like that look with are few and far between. I'm down to one navy linen paper-bag waist skirt for summer and nothing for winter. I have just started trying them on again but I think my tucking rule is still true. It is possible that it is less true for pencil skirts, as Toban mentions, since you can leave untucked, but that is a silhouette I have never loved on myself. So yes! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy#post-1915229 Wed, 02 May 2018 03:18:36 +0000 anne 1915229@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I find dresses easier (don't shift around, for example) &nbsp;but I find skirts SO much more easy than trousers to fit because there are less fit points. I haven't even bought a pair of trousers for 8 plus years. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy#post-1915226 Wed, 02 May 2018 03:13:12 +0000 Jessikams 1915226@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m with Aida— vowed never to buy skirts again and I’m slowly weeding them out. I’m down to two that are made of beautiful materials but I neverrrrrrr wear them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy#post-1915210 Wed, 02 May 2018 02:36:57 +0000 Jaime 1915210@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just wore a skirt yesterday and did not find it fussy at all. But I do not wear hose (it was about 90/30) and it was a stretchy skirt. It did, however, twist around by time I got home. I hadn't noticed, so perhaps a certain level of oblivion is an element . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy#post-1915209 Wed, 02 May 2018 02:29:33 +0000 Aida 1915209@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For me? Yes I've been slowly working my skirts out of my wardrobe. I have a handful left but otherwise would mostly rather wear a dress or shorts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy#post-1915144 Wed, 02 May 2018 00:48:47 +0000 binkle 1915144@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love maxis and don't find them fussy - but only if I don't tuck my top. Any top-tucking is a major fuss factor. I'm big busted, so most tops, especially blouses just don't stay tucked.</p> <p>Pencils don't work on me, without tailoring to bring in the waist, but I always feel like adjusting something - the waist, the hem, checking for skirt-spin - too fussy! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy#post-1915120 Wed, 02 May 2018 00:03:17 +0000 gradfashionista 1915120@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>To me they are. They constantly twist and ride up, regardless of size, but I think my main grievances wouldn’t necessarily apply to somebody with a low waist/hip ratio. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy#post-1915108 Tue, 01 May 2018 23:24:31 +0000 Brooklyn 1915108@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No, I don’t find them fussy. I have a strong preference for skirts over trousers.</p> <p>*I like to wear a jacket and when wearing a jacket with trousers the look can skew too masculine and “suit like” for my taste<br /> *I don’t like the thigh definition that trousers give me<br /> *I run warm and prefer the ventilation that a skirt gives me<br /> *I find them more versatile because I will happily wear a patterned or coloured skirt but I am not so happy wearing patterned or coloured trousers</p> <p>And I can rarely find a dress that works for me.</p> <p>That said, I live in a warm climate and can wear skirts with bare legs for about 9 months of the year. Having to wear tights with a skirt does increase the fuss factor. Also, I wear boots and sandals with skirts and occasionally sneakers. If I was determined to wear pumps with skirts that would significantly increase the fuss factor for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/are-skirts-just-fussy#post-1915100 Tue, 01 May 2018 22:59:38 +0000 Anonymous 1915100@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Skirts are a much easier fit for me, I think because I can play around with sizes to adjust the waist up or down, which creates more/less room in the hip. It all seems to work out a lot better for me.</p> <p>That said, I have found it a bit tricky to find casual pencil skirts. Much easier to find pants. </p>