https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarsbruises-038-skirtsdresses Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 10 May 2026 18:02:48 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarsbruises-038-skirtsdresses#post-59388 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:31:15 +0000 Sarah 59388@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have scars on both knees from sports related injuries as well. I also have excessive cat scratches all over my body. It's part of who I am, and I'm not going to go out of my way to hide who I am.<br /> I had surgery several years ago and as a result have four small scars on my abdominal area. My first thought was "there goes ever wearing a bikini!" and then I realized that I was allowing those to define me instead of making them part of me. I don't flaunt my owies, but I'm not embaressed by them.<br /> Embrace yourself, and way to go on mountain biking!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarsbruises-038-skirtsdresses#post-59385 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:13:35 +0000 NCyogini 59385@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love this question. I'm a mountain biker, just like you. (No more series races though, mostly 6-12 hour endurance type races these days- easier on my 30 year old bones.) I'm also pretty banged up much of the time.</p> <p>As far as bruises and certainly scars go, I just don't care. I wear whatever I like. It's a part of who I am.</p> <p>The only thing I cover up are fresh road/trail rash or anything scabby because that, in my opinion, is really gross, and probably more hygienic to keep it covered until it heals.</p> <p>Have fun out there this summer. Keep the rubber side down! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarsbruises-038-skirtsdresses#post-59319 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:55:50 +0000 ChristineB 59319@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I say let them show. I have keratosis polaris on my arms &#38; legs. It's really hard to get rid of. In all honesty, I consider my skin to be my biggest flaw. Anyway, if I was worried about what others thought I'd never wear short sleeves or shorter skirts or cropped pants. However, it's part of who I am, and so I just pretend it isn't there.</p> <p>I'm not squeamish at all, but scars &#38; bruises don't bother me at all. I may wonder how you came by them, but I don't think you should cover them up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarsbruises-038-skirtsdresses#post-59312 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:27:13 +0000 Kari 59312@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey, at the very least your interesting scars can be a good conversation starter about your hobby! Mountain biking sounds awesome.</p> <p>I'm not althetic (or, let's face it, coordinated) enough to be involved in a really rough sport, but I'm clumsy and bruise easily, and frequently cut myself shaving. Yesterday I ran around in a skirt despite having a long red scratch down the back of my leg - absolutely no idea where that came from, but I cleaned it up as best as I could and figured that a long red mark wasn't a huge deal. </p> <p>The other thing is that I spend so much time dealing with blemishes, acne, and dry patches on my face and trying to moisturize the eczema on my hand back into shape that I figure that freaking out about displaying minor injuries is just superfluous worry. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarsbruises-038-skirtsdresses#post-59305 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:03:52 +0000 hanna 59305@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>agreed - there's no need to cover up any of those scars! i love it - it shows your character, and every scar has its own story. i have a couple of scars myself, on my knee from surgery when i was younger, and on my leg from when i took a chunk out of it during marching band practice. if i were self conscious about them i'd never be able to display my legs! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarsbruises-038-skirtsdresses#post-59287 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:16:39 +0000 Dawn 59287@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's not so much that I have a problem displaying scars or bruises- obviously anything nasty like Antje mentioned is covered up with bandages- but that other people seem to have a problem with it. It's very unusual amongst my group of friends for women to play sports at all, let alone a rough sport, so I am mostly just wondering what other people outside my group of friends think about the topic. </p> <p>Kendra- I think that my scars show that I'm adventurous, just a tiny bit crazy and the complete opposite of a wilting flower. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarsbruises-038-skirtsdresses#post-59278 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:56:12 +0000 Antje 59278@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agree with previous posters - there is no issue around appropriateness (this is assuming you don't have open wounds, of course - no blood/ooze pleeze), it's just about your level of comfort. You just have to live with curious questions, but isn't that a great opening for talking about your hobby? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarsbruises-038-skirtsdresses#post-59270 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:32:58 +0000 Kathleen 59270@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think you should cover them up at all. I have had 17 surgeries, and I have a physical disability, and none of that stops me from wearing whatever I want whether or not it is a trend. </p> <p>I used to play rugby for a bit and have ridden horses since I was 2 years old (23 now. I was always covered in bruises, and still wore dresses and skirts. When people asked about them, I always told them that they were "hazards of my passions". </p> <p>I still get bruises, cuts etc. as I just have very sensitive skin and tissue, and I have no tissue in my knees, and love to wear skirts and dresses even with a foot or more of snow on the ground! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarsbruises-038-skirtsdresses#post-59266 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:04:55 +0000 shiny 59266@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nah, for me, this would be like wearing a moto jacket over a frilly dress! Blending of macho/tough and girly-girl. :-)</p> <p>Be proud and if strangers comment, hold your head up high and tell them about what you do in your spare time. I am a terrible girly-girl with a severe personal aversion to rough sports, but I think it sounds cool! I will live vicariously through you... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarsbruises-038-skirtsdresses#post-59265 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:03:38 +0000 Lee Hovey 59265@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think it's about appropriateness, it's just about what you are comfortable with.</p> <p>I can totally relate since I grew up a total tomboy and avid athlete, and not even mentioning the many scars from falls when I was young, I have an 8 inch long scar down the front of my right knee along with 6 inch long scars around it from 2 knee surgeries when I was 18.</p> <p>I have stopped caring about the scars, and actually think of them as more of badges. They show that I am a strong, adventurous women, not a wilting flower... you know? Maybe that's the feminist in me talking though </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/scarsbruises-038-skirtsdresses#post-59260 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:53:32 +0000 Dawn 59260@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Silly question for you all...</p> <p>My main sport is mountain biking and quite often as a result of hurdling down rocky, root-y, steep mountain sides, I end up getting many cuts and bruises from crashes. It's a wonderful sport but as my doctor frequently comments "Exercise is meant to keep me away from the doctors instead of calling in looking for stitches." </p> <p>Anyway as the weather is warming up, I am wearing skirts and dresses without tights and I am wondering if it is appropriate to wear skirts when I have a bruised knee or to wear short sleeves if I have a cut elbow. Even when I don't have fresh injuries, I still have a number of scars on my knees and elbows which are quite noticeable. One of them covers most of my left knee and has been commented on by strangers.</p> <p>So, should I cover them up or not?</p> <p>Thanks! </p>