I have this near-ophan Anthro skirt thatis shorter than I like (hmm, a theme here?) and I knew that when I bought it but since it’s for casual I thought it’d work. But then I find I don’t reach for it ‘cause of where it hits the knee or above. It’s not a sit-test problem, because it’s full, but my knees feel a bit twee in it.

Anyhoo, thinking of fall transitions, I tried it here --#1--with tights and oxfords, since the tights help out with the length.

What do you think? If you’re in the > 55 crowd, would you wear this, or is it too “perky” ? I’m pretty good with it for church or something, but doubt I’d wear this skirt to work, short or not, but it’s interesting to me how adding the tights and shoes change the look. I also have a brown cashmere sweater that would go, and give a different vibe, but this is an unlined rayon skirt, so it’s not gonna be for any really cold weather,-- just for when tights start to look seasonally appropriate. I would not invest in new items to create something, but since I have all of these parts, I was just thinking og getting some more use out of it, and the colors are good for the transition season look.

#2 is also thinking of extended wear of my beige summer skirt—I’ve never done the light skirt-dark tights combo, but the YLF’er post on how to wear tights made me try it. This would be for work and is very comfortable to wear. Is it a good look, or is it trying too hard ? I don’t have to use the skirt this fall, but I’ve been trying to be on team wear and not protect it until next spring. A slightly lower-contrast tight might work better and I could think about that, though don’t have it. Not with a patterned top, but a fishnet or patterned hose that lightened up by showing skin through.