https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-maxi-skirt-work-on-petite-women Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 12 May 2026 16:32:25 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-maxi-skirt-work-on-petite-women#post-1429092 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 01:03:10 +0000 Gigi 1429092@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love maxi skirts and wear them whenever I can. I am 5'2" and slim.&nbsp;</p> <p>I am in Diana's camp. I have found without fail that a maxi that is cut either straight up and down or else is really snug at the hips and slim at the bottom (kind of like a long pencil skirt) is necessary to prevent frump. The maxi you posted would be too voluminous at the bottom, IMO, and would not be flattering.</p> <p>I wear my maxi skirts at a length that grazes the top of my foot. I generally wear them with flat-soled shoes and not heels. I am short waisted, so flat-soled shoes help keep my bottom half from looking overly long. It seems like maxis generally have high waists, so they can emphasize long-leggedness.</p> <p>I'm uploading photos of my three favorite maxis. The first one is very fitted through the hips and is quite slim at the bottom; a long slit is needed in back to enable you to walk, which gives you an idea of how fitted it is. The second one is a little more voluminous, but it is a pretty straight cut from top to bottom. The third one is a little deceiving from the picture, but it has two long slits on the sides, which enable the front panel to hang straight up and down.</p> <p>I've had to have all three of these skirts hemmed. I think the tailor took between two and three inches off each. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-maxi-skirt-work-on-petite-women#post-1429058 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 00:13:59 +0000 Aziraphale 1429058@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I'm 5'1" and slim, and they don't work on me. A maxi <i>dress</i>, on the other hand, usually does work, because it creates one long column on colour.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-maxi-skirt-work-on-petite-women#post-1429048 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 23:55:52 +0000 Diana 1429048@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>oops, double post. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-maxi-skirt-work-on-petite-women#post-1429047 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 23:55:07 +0000 Diana 1429047@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think they work.&nbsp; Personally I prefer a column skirt like the one I'm wearing in the photo below, a little slimmer at the bottom than the one you've linked, because it gives the longest line.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-maxi-skirt-work-on-petite-women#post-1428978 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 23:06:43 +0000 gradfashionista 1428978@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I think it could work,&nbsp;especially if it's a slim fit, and if you create a single column of colour. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-maxi-skirt-work-on-petite-women#post-1428960 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:48:27 +0000 kellygirl 1428960@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you have the right build to pull it off especially if you can wear something fitted or "airy" on top. I've only been able to get maxis with a high low hem to work on me. The bottom needs to be broken up a bit otherwise I look like a brick.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-maxi-skirt-work-on-petite-women#post-1428955 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:45:13 +0000 Sal 1428955@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think if you go slimmer fit it can definitely work. &nbsp;Not too many gathers.<br />I loved many of the maxi skirts worn by Asher Keddie/Nina on Offspring (may be familiar to Australian and NZ readers).</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-maxi-skirt-work-on-petite-women#post-1428938 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:23:24 +0000 Deborah 1428938@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes I think you can. I am petite but I tend to wear a midi length when I go long. I like to see a little skin at the ankle/calf. My BFF just passed a maxi dress onto me and and I cut it down so it has an asymmetric hemline. Maxi length can swamp us petites if not careful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-maxi-skirt-work-on-petite-women#post-1428928 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:11:33 +0000 Victoria 1428928@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>yes, I meant that style, not necessarily that skirt in particular </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-maxi-skirt-work-on-petite-women#post-1428917 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 21:59:48 +0000 Zibbets 1428917@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think a maxi skirt *could* work on a woman of&nbsp;any height, but did you see that the model in this pic is 5'11"?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-maxi-skirt-work-on-petite-women#post-1428904 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 21:47:08 +0000 Victoria 1428904@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi ladies. I am wondering if petite girls like myself can wear maxi skirts. I always felt overwhelmed in one but it looks so pretty on other women.</p> <p>I would love to try this skirt, tell me if you think it would work on me. I am 5'1 and slim, for reference </p> <p><a href="http://www.gilt.com/brand/avaleigh/product/1035552598-avaleigh-jersey-maxi-skirt?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=CPC&amp;utm_campaign=PLA&amp;gclid=Cj0KEQiAuf2lBRDW07y3z6f96awBEiQA0IngJnISzFyabBx9TGUdzMP8UqzfSDnwh8KIKoT_KkfIc0saAkby8P8HAQ" rel="nofollow">http://www.gilt.com/brand/aval.....gle&#038;u</a></p>