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Yay or Nay: Maxi Skirts...
... on petite women. I'm finding myself drawn to pictures of maxi skirts but I am not sure that I can pull it off at my height.
What say you, can petite ladies pull off a maxi?
Re: Yay or Nay: Maxi Skirts...
I think Ditzi has one (or maybe it was just a maxi dress with a shirt over it). Either way she looked cute and she's petite.
I have to see it first, I think some petite ladies who are on the skinnier side can pull it off very well.
I haven't seen enough petite women in them to judge.
It's not only about height with the maxi, imo, it's also about "willowy"... on the thin side with delicate bone structure.
tambcat is not amazingly tall, and she looks amazing in maxi skirts, because she is willowy.
Yeah that's right my name's Yauch!
that's the word I was looking for!! Willowy!!!
So what's "willowy?"
I'm a 0/2 but pear-shaped.
This blogger is petite and I think she looks really cute!
http://www.extrapetite.com/2012/03/how-to-style-longmaxi-skirt-on-petites.html
It is all in the willowness of the woman, and the fit of the skirt. The really gathered skirts look terrible on petite women. Slim, straight skirts can work (like the blue one above).
I am just over 5' and I only have 1 maxi skirt which truly looks 'acceptable'. I have to try really hard to pair it with artsy shirts, or else I end up looking like a homeschooler...
/points at Asian woman in pip
that.
Yeah that's right my name's Yauch!
I got this in XS and it fit good and looked cute:
http://www.target.com/p/Mossimo-Supply-Co-Juniors-Foldover-Maxi-Skirt-Assorted-Colors/-/A-13898934#?lnk=sc_qi_detaillink
Also this dress in XS:
http://www.target.com/p/Mossimo-Supply-Co-Juniors-Striped-Maxi-Dress-Assorted-Colors/-/A-13972733#?lnk=sc_qi_detailimage
This. I'm 4'11.5" and I am not stick thin but I *think* I pull off the maxi skirt fairly well. I think it's all in how you style it. If I style it right I think it actually makes me look longer and it's a staple in my wardrobe this year.
Zeus and Bubba
But it's gotta brush the floor. I think it looks silly to wear such a casual skirt with heels!
It's a yay for me. I think it has more to do with the cut of the skirt than the height/shape of the person though. The big wide maxi skirts don't look right on most people to me. I prefer a slimmer shape, not skin tight of course, but more like a loose tube shape than an exaggerated A-frame if that makes sense.
Like this looks better to me:
Than this:
I was homeschooled, and despise the stereotypes, so I am more conscious to avoid them...