https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pdl-perfect-dress-length Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:59:17 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pdl-perfect-dress-length#post-227434 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:52:48 +0000 RoseandJoan 227434@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How about if you switch your knee high boots for booties, would that work with your existing dress length? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pdl-perfect-dress-length#post-227365 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:50:50 +0000 Marlene1 227365@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the replies. For a dress I wear with heels, I like the skirt right at the top of the knee cap. For knee-high boots, I prefer maybe 1 1/2 inches shorter.<br /> I don't know why that makes such a difference to my eye, but it does! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pdl-perfect-dress-length#post-227267 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:51:03 +0000 Kim 227267@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>On the other hand, I was just wondering what the shortest hem length should be for someone of my age (48)? I realize I can't (and don't want to wear) minis, but what is the shortest a woman can go and still look classic? I have a houndstooth check that falls just a couple of inches above the top of the knee cap. In my government town that's acceptable as business attire length (according to the experts in my city). I would think that would a good gauge, but I might be wrong. (wouldn't be the first time).</p> <p>I like my legs and don't mind showing them so that's not an issue. I work hard for them! LOL </p> <p>I like longer hem lengths too, but this year the skirts and dresses are so short they are mostly considered tunics by me! LOL </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pdl-perfect-dress-length#post-227247 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:33:41 +0000 Becky 227247@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear all my skirts and dresses at about the same length: between the middle and the top of the kneecap. I wear them in summer with shoes and in winter with boots and have no problems. Do you wear your hems below the knee? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pdl-perfect-dress-length#post-227232 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:10:01 +0000 Anonymous 227232@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't yet tried the layered dress so have summer dresses separate from cool/cold weather dresses. My winter sweater dresses are the shortest of all so get worn with tights or leggings and boots. The length hasn't been a problem because I usually wear flats in the summer. My boots have more of a heel than most of my summer footwear. If a dress is a bit too short, I wear nude microfishnet hose in the summer, but that doesn't happen very often.<br /> I just remembered my year-round black sheath dress. It hits the kneecap and seems ok to me with shoes or boots, but I should post pictures to get an opinion. I'm over 60. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/pdl-perfect-dress-length#post-227224 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:57:37 +0000 Marlene1 227224@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The blog post about layering under dresses made me think about my problem with my black sleeveless sheath. I wear it all summer with sandals or heels, and I'd like to put a shirt under it and wear it with boots. But the length is a problem - if it's short enough to wear with knee-length boots, it's too short to wear with shoes. I'm middle-aged, so I'm vigilant about skirt length.<br /> Has anyone else dealt with this? Do you hem for the winter and un-hem for the summer? Tape up the hem with that fashion-tape stuff? Thanks! </p>