https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:42:04 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-594320 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:26:46 +0000 Freckles 594320@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't wear skirts either with white, scarred, dented legs but am seriously looking for a cotton pencil skirt to wear hoseless.</p> <p>Last summer I had a late afternoon/evening function and wore hose. Arriving during a thunderous downpour I took my good leather shoes off to wear to the door. I stepped inside and immediately took off my hose among about thirty guests. Now that is something I don't want to repeat but after that being hoseless all afternoon/evening seemed so much less awkward.</p> <p>Do what makes you feel comfortable but sometimes the terribly embarassing awkward moment makes everything else so much less so. Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-594242 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:58:40 +0000 ButterflyLady 594242@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with the other ladies - no-one else will really notice, but you may feel a bit odd at first, exposing your legs when you haven't for ages. Last summer, I hemmed some old cropped trousers to bermuda length, and wore them around the house and when gardening at first, to get used to having my legs out. Eventually, I wore them on a day out, where other people could see me (lol) all day, and didn't even notice - it was just nice to get air to my limbs!</p> <p>I like the Sally Hansen stuff, too - I don't try to tan, or look tanned, either, but it acts as make up for legs, so can cover some of the little veins etc that might be bothering you. I've heard that Mac body make up is as good (but much more expensive). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-594203 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:44:07 +0000 rute 594203@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It depends on the weather, here in the summer no ones use hose because it's too hot!<br /> Why not a midi skirt? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-594197 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:33:14 +0000 Kim 594197@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If I worried too much about scars and going out I'd never get to go! I have a scar right across my nose going from bottom left to top right from a car accident years ago. Makeup smooths it out some but doesn't really hide it. It's in the middle of my face so I had to make peace with that when I was 16 years old. (Oh vanity age! LOL) A few bumps and scars on my body don't bother me much after that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-594001 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:22:14 +0000 Anonymous 594001@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have tons of spider veins and even one or two bona fide varicose veins on my legs and I sill bare them in skirts and shorts. It's too hot where I live to suffer in jeans or hosiery in the summer. After the first time or two, your inhibitions will melt away, and you'll notice lots of women with worse legs than yours who have no qualms with showing them. Just bring the focus on an area of your body you feel good about with color or an accessory! It's all good! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-593996 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:13:05 +0000 Kelley 593996@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Like you, I love to wear skirts and dresses. In fact, I wear them almost exclusively, rarely wearing jeans or trousers. Year Round. </p> <p>I'm 50 and I wear all of my hemlines 1-2" above my knees. And like all the women in my family, my legs have a great shape (literally our best feature) but I've also inherited our genes for varicose and spider veins. Mine are just now beginning to pop out. Add to that some dark spots from my infamous sun-tanning days. Mom's were so bad she had to have the varicose stripped out. </p> <p>That's not going to stop me though! I have just started using the Jergen's self tanner (I've tried several brands) and I couldn't be more impressed. No more pasty white legs. No more wearing swealtering tights when it starts to turn warm! Just a nice warm glow, exactly what I needed and I couldn't be happier. </p> <p>True story. Just last night, getting back to the hotel at 9pm after a long day, still wearing my skirt (?! what?) and high heels. And varicose veins. ha I stopped at the front desk to pick up some [whatever]. Three or four girls and a guy were sitting at a table right behind me. As I turned to walk away this 20-something girl literally YELLED "Ma'am! Ma'am!" Cringing, I turned around and she said "you have GORGEOUS LEGS.. I mean really gorgeous. Do you work out???" </p> <p>Wow, just wow. Funny how one random compliment makes the worries of the day disappear. My point is, she didn't even see my varicose veins, age spots and spider-stuff. I'm pretty sure all she saw was Jergens Sunless Glow. LOL</p> <p>I say "Give it a Try!" You'll be fabulous in your skirts and Jergens! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-593982 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:55:07 +0000 Parsley 593982@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When it comes down to it, how many of us have perfect legs? Almost everybody has some veins or freckles or cellulite, or is ghostly white like me.</p> <p>Life is too short to worry about it!<br /> If you want to wear a skirt or shorts, GO FOR IT!<br /> Usually people are too worried about what their own legs look like to worry about yours.</p> <p>I try to slap a little self-tanner on in summer when I think about it, but I've had a terrible experience with Sally Hansen leg makeup coming off all over everything- maybe I didn't use it right. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-593978 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:46:17 +0000 Anonymous 593978@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All the other replys give you plenty of options. I say anything goes. Do what makes YOU happy and comfortable.<br /> I have bared my very very freckled white legs and endured ugly comments from rude people but I don't care. Now I have the veins and the freckles but I still go bare and don't care. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-593974 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:26:52 +0000 velvetychocolate 593974@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was just talking about this very thing earlier today with my uncle - he's off on a cruise next week, and we were talking about wearing shorts, and how he used to feel really uncomfortable wearing shorts, until about 8 years or so ago, when he realized that wearing long pants or jeans in hot weather just was *not* worth it. Way too uncomfortable. I found out (just today) that my aunt will not wear shorts in public. </p> <p>I also used to be this way about wearing shorts. </p> <p>What my uncle and I ended up realizing/deciding is that it's only when you don't wear shorts or perhaps skirts with bare legs on a regular basis, that the first few times you do so - you feel a tiny bit uncomfortable or concerned that your legs don't look good enough. But within three or four times of wearing shorts or skirts sans hose, you realize that no one is actually looking at your legs. They might notice your fab shoes, your nice pedicure, your outfit and your face, but it's not like anyone is actually zero-ing in on your legs and thinking weird things about them. </p> <p>I know it sounds silly, but have you *ever* zoomed in on someone's legs who was wearing a skirt without hose or a pair of shorts? I mean, did you really even notice, beyond the fact that the person had a nice outfit or maybe a not-so-nice outfit? It's not like we're looking only at a person's legs, now is it? It's more like the whole picture, wouldn't you agree? </p> <p>I think the fear of skirts without hose or shorts is made worse by not doing it very often. You *do* kind of feel weirdly exposed when you're not used to it or not in the habit of doing so - feeling like your legs are a glowing, neon sign or something. The only thing I can suggest is that you just grin and 'bare it' for the first few outings, and soon you will feel much more comfortable, and a whole lot less awkard/exposed. </p> <p>I don't bother with self-tanners or bronzers - I may try it someday, just to pretty myself up that much more. The only thing I do is make sure my legs are shaved, toes pedicured, and I slather on moisturizer after every shower - gooping on an inexpensive drugstore body lotion makes a world of difference for not a lot of cost or hassle. Meanwhile, my legs are so white they practically glow in the dark. I also have some of those veins in my upper legs, but wearing clam-length/bermuda length shorts and knee length or longer skirts - it doesn't matter. The only other thing I do in hot weather is spray on Neutrogena cooling sunscreen spray - it works very well, and it actually gives a tiny bit of a sheen without colour or anything and I can get it all over my feet, in between my toes. Don't laugh, but I spray this over my head too - to make sure the part in my hair is effectively sunscreened too. </p> <p>I don't try to tan and I don't try to look like I'm tanned either. So ...it's white legs, whether you like it or not. </p> <p>Not perfect legs, but there is no way I'm wearing jeans, long pants or hose in the summer. </p> <p>The only thing I can recommend is to start putting lotion on your legs now after showers/baths, and see if you can't try and de-sensitize yourself from that initial awkward feeling - get some longer length shorts and knee length or longer skirts and start wearing them *anyway*. I don't think it'll take more than four outings to feel much more relaxed and comfortable with the whole thing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-593913 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:40:05 +0000 ironkurtin 593913@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had a friend who was in a bad motorcycle accident which gave her very traumatic scarring (she said, I never saw it). In summer she wore longer skirts - midi or longer. I'd try those if you have concern. Or follow the lead of the many fab-legged women here and bare yourself with pride! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-593812 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:04:47 +0000 Jjsloane 593812@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am Queen (or at least a Duchess) of pasty veiny legs. I hate it, but I expose them in summer. I either try to conceal, do a light self tanner or the Sally Hansen shine spray and generally ignore it. It's life. I'm not going to appear in a gossip mag with shocking comments. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-593787 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:26:24 +0000 MsMaven 593787@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've sung the praises of Sally Hansen before. Jergens and other self tanners don't work well on my skin and I cannot stand the smell. The bronzer trick sounds interesting.</p> <p>I've been wearing skirts with tights lately--I bought several skirts on the December sales. DH likes my legs in tights and is suggesting I try shorts with tights for summer. I'm not so sure about that--it's harder to find decent fitting shorts than a skirt.</p> <p>I thought I'd give it a try and show it here before going out in public. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-593762 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:04:02 +0000 Aziraphale 593762@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lots of women have spider veins and cellulite. If you're not in love with your thighs, you can always wear swingy knee-length skirts, which are both cool and comfortable. Or, if you want to go shorter, then there is leg makeup (as mentioned by several other ladies above). Also, spider veins can often be removed by laser. I don't have spider veins on my legs, but I had a few on my face that the laser guy blasted off with his ray gun. It took a few treatments, but all but one of them went away permanently. (I've got one next to my nose that keeps growing back....grrrr). I have no idea how much it costs, but if they really bother you, it's worth looking into. Hope that helps! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-593706 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:44:09 +0000 Kim 593706@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you'll find many a post where our fearless leader herself (Angie) mentions she has "less than perfect" spider vein-y legs and she still loves to wear skirts, and dresses barelegged when she gets the chance (her clime is cooler). If she can do it and look as fab as she does we can too! </p> <p>Read more about this topic here: <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/leg-spots-and-veinswhat-to-do" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....what-to-do</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-593607 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:29:13 +0000 Irene 593607@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My legs are a beautiful shape but in a terrible condition. Spider veins, cellullite -not so much of that though, stretch marks... I am planning to have an appointment with doctor regarding spider veins because I'm too young for that to begin with. But, really, I wear skirts anyway. Seriously, it doesn't matter how fat and flabby your arms are, or how twisted your toes are, or how veiny your legs are. It's HOT in summer and it's time to bear your skin if you need to. NOBODY has a right to tell you otherwise. I'm sure it's not that bad anyways. Come on, I'm sure you see not so perfect legs every day in summer, and I bet you don't think wrong of those women!! Embrace yourself </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-593571 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:44:08 +0000 rae 593571@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm totally veiny, but I go bare-legged in short shorts and dresses all summer! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-593566 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:41:16 +0000 Scarlet 593566@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear sheers or nude fishnets all the time in summer. Especially fishnets because they aren't warm at all but seem to camouflage nevertheless. I am a little embarrassed about odd veins here and there or sometimes leg irritation. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-593563 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:40:30 +0000 lamireille 593563@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Carole, I think you have just changed my life... where were you thirty years ago? (My legs were really, really spider veiny even when I was a scrawny little teenager--I haven't worn shorts or casual skirts since elementary school.) The online reviews for the Sally Hansen spray are great, so off I go this very minute to buy some! I can actually be comfortable this summer! Thank you so much!!!!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-593554 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:33:17 +0000 Janet 593554@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am a member of the not-pretty-legs club. I have very fair skin that makes every vein, hair, bump, and bruise noticeable, and I have keratosis pilaris (waves at Manidipa in sympathy and solidarity). Oh, and saggy knees and cellulite. Even though I run 15 or so miles a week.</p> <p>And you know what? Society can indeed stuff it if it thinks I need to cover my legs in 90 degree 90 percent humidity. Or even when it's not that hot. Yeah, I'll break out the Jergens self-tanner in a few weeks when it starts warming up, but if anyone is really that aghast at the sight of my non-fab legs, they have the option of looking away. I'm gonna wear what I want. </p> <p>:-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-593509 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:40:34 +0000 Carole 593509@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, you are not alone! I have unsightly verscose veins and sun spots and never felt comfortable exposing my "ugly" legs, until my older sister came to visit wearing shorts and looking lovely. Her secret, Sally Hansen Leg Makeup! I quickly bought a can and have never looked back. You can find it at any drug store, and while some may think it silly, it has opened up a big door for me that I had closed on myself. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-593154 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:01:06 +0000 ManidipaM 593154@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with Una! 'Society' can stuff it as long as I'm comfy! </p> <p>My legs are way paler than my arms or face, I have cankles rather than calves and ankles, I have a condition called keratosis pilaris that makes every hair follicle a dark raised dot, and I have stretch marks behind and below the knee. I'm not only going to continue wearing skirts and dresses bare-legged (too hot for tights!) but have recently braved shorts (I used to prefer hiding my saggy knock knees and still do, but have decided to stop being too sensitive).</p> <p>That said, if you *are* after coverage in a serious way, you will find thin cotton tights or leggings (though opaque) are actually much cooler to wear than the sheer nylons! At least, works well for me in a tropical climate. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-593134 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:50:58 +0000 christieanne 593134@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My legs are pale and kind of scarred and a few veins. If I think ahead, I use a gradual self tanner. If I don't I mix a little shimmery lotion or bronze gel with lotion and swipe it on.<br /> Otherwise you could do a nude microfishnet if hose don't bug you in warmer weather. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-593130 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:40:28 +0000 catgirl 593130@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My legs are scarred and dented and bruised - you are not alone! I say tell society to shove off if they don't like your legs! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-593108 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:56:15 +0000 AJ 593108@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How about capri leggings? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-593107 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:56:14 +0000 Desmo April 593107@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I guarantee you, your legs are nowhere near as bad as you think they are.</p> <p>This is my favorite trick--the one and only good thing I have ever gotten from Cosmo magazine. Get a bronzer stick, run a line down the center of your legs and then blend it off to the side. The shading does wonders and it is simpler than self tanners. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-593103 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:48:28 +0000 Nadya 593103@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love skirts just at or below the knee, and luckily they're back in vogue right now. I have super pale skin, so I use one of those gradual self-tanning lotions (Jergens Natural Glow) on my legs and that dulls the glare and covers up veins a bit. Hope you find a solution: summer is too great not to wear skirts of you like them! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-593054 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:32:08 +0000 Ana 593054@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think whether you want to wear nude hosiery in hot weather is up to you. I think people don't wear it because it can get very hot. Would it be comfortable for you? Also, have you tried on any midi-skirts? Those would give you a little more coverage and you wouldn't have to wear hosiery on hot days. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gals-with-not-so-pretty-legs-want-to-wear-skirts#post-593038 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 03:17:11 +0000 newblack 593038@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi!<br /> I am a fairly hip chic, and love to wear dresses and skirts throughout the year. However, warm weather causes me some fashion stress. I am am thin to average in weight, but my legs have both spider veins and cellulite (above knees). I live in black opaque tights during the winter but, unfortunately, society says "no" to them in warm weather. Although traditional sheer hosiery has been on an upswing lately (thanks to Kate Middleton), I'm not so crazy about them myself. Is patterned hosiery (lace, fishnets, etc...) unacceptable for hot weather? Suggestions? </p> <p>Thank you! </p>