Short dresses are back in fashion

There is a time for everything. Pigtails are meant for kids for example Did you have nice legs to show?

@LadyDuck I guess the older one gets, the less short dresses are to be worn?

I wrote more or less the same, I loved short dresses, but it's not only a matter of legs and shape, there is also the age to consider.

What's that?

@allknowing skirts that are like long shorts

@hereandthere I too like them and I see they too are seen these days.

Wow! A post on fashion is called for. Do write with a professional touch

@DianneN You will be honoured with appreciation. You will be sharing knowledge with those who will be happy to receive. What more could be more valuable than this.

@allknowing How much are you willing to pay???? Lol!

@Daljinder I also prefer comfy over trendy.

@allknowing ..I don't know about her, but I combine the anarkalis with dhotis, patialas, or salwars rather than churidars. Do I look odd? Of course. But hey, somebody just copied me on that ...there is a new serial in which the leading lady wears anarkalis with salwars. Now that makes me ahead of them. lol. My reason is simple..I sweat a lot and so I don't need those leggings. In winters I wear leggings and above that the palazzos. lol. I always did that when I was young so what is the big deal. Palazzos have come into fashion now. I kind of stopped wearing trousers and shirts after my landlord's son remarked that he never saw anybody who looked so much at ease in pants and shirts. That is what I used to wear in hostels..so it never occurred to me that I was the odd man out in my surroundings. It was a gentle reminder that I needed to fit in the conservative environment. lol. I tried and thankfully there are enough options now. :) I hate sarees.

What trend have you set that others have followed you?

You make sense to me girl!

@vandana7 Hi there, well good another thinker like myself. Aren't some of the styles just awful?

Hi Marcy...we think alike on this too. Hugs.

Most here have said that they wear what suits them and makes them comfortable.

@allknowing I guess one need not worry about what others say, ..however I agree that we need to dress according to occasion and also keep in mind whether a dress looks good, compliments you ..

But for onlookers it may look odd to see old women in short dresses or shorts specially in India.

@kiran8 Imagine my mother - may her soul rest in peace - in shorts

@allknowing It is true. Not all those men around us are gentlemen. Some are really naughty and will take advantage of us.

Pants do make movement easy and comfortable while short dresses cause problems inasmuch as one needs to be careful while corssing one's legs for example

@annierose i can relate. i love light slacks for work. you never worry about peeping toms.

I think I saw a photo of yours here when you were younger. Yes you do have nice legs

@allknowing Thank you.

Anna, there is something I need to ask from you about this. I have an aunt. She is 81. She will be traveling by plane. We wear sarees out here. Trust me there can't be anything that is more difficult to manage than that. We have to be constantly managing part of it that goes over one of the shoulders. At home, it can be pulled around the waist and the edge gets stuffed into one side of the skirt. But once a person is outside, it is not considered to be good, and poor lady struggles with that being a hindrance and so also the handbag, which, as you know with age seems heavier. She also had some leg fractures so she is unsure of climbing those stairs. She would rather her hand be free from managing the saree which keeps coming between her legs and at other end the open end I wrote above about. Now comes the real problem. She wants to wear salwar kameez and there is sort of opposition. Everybody is calling it fashion. They are trying to tell me it will be inconvenient for her to use the restroom. I am trying to tell them, once in the flight, she can opt to change into maxis, and when she wants to get down those steps, she can revert to salwar kameez WITHOUT THAT STOLE called chunni. Oh boy, people don't listen to logic...oh no. They want to force their thinking without the considering even the discomfort of the elderly lady. They are calling her fashion conscious. With her age, she shouldn't be thinking about it. Hell, it is her money. Who are they to dictate. It is her need. Who are we to dictate. World makes me mad at times. What is your opinion? I don't think age should be dictating what we wear. We should be wearing what we like and we are comfortable in.

@euphie That's being very sensible.

Even my legs are not worth showing . I too feel comfortable in trousers and a shirt or t shirt. I do wear a pant suit on occasions.

@allknowing I have dodgy knees so think they're best to keep hidden! I'm also a bit bigger than I would like to be and don't think my fat legs are something people want to see

I think I have read about your health issues here. How are you doing now?

@nanette64 Hopoe you are in good hands who will guide you with your health issues. I feel for you and pray that you get your health back.

@allknowing I'm still all in one piece but I keep losing weight and I don't know why. I'm down to 110 pounds now (at 5'8"); all of my clothes are falling off. The last MRI was horrible; the spinal cord had narrowed to 6mm in the lumbar area. It may not be too long before the spinal cord is severed. Outside of that, I'm just hunkey-dorie.

If you have nice looking legs indeed they are for showing.

@allknowing ...What!!!!

Your profile avatar gives me an indication that you are not that young. Excuse me if I am wrong. Short dresses only suit those who have nice legs to display (lol)

@gofsey This post is about short dresses and so that is what is being discussed here. (lol)

@allknowing Yes, I am past my prime, but I am always appreciative of beauty and talent. If you think that legs are the end of the world, think about noses and lips. There are many things that do not follow the natural laws. But certainly legs are the place to start. Keep smiling.

For some being trendy is more important something like being in the in crowd

@allknowing I am certainly more of an individual than a follower. If that equates to confidence, then I guess I have some.

@purplealabaster If you were to set a trend what would it be? See what Obama's children are wearing

As @ItsAmbs here has pointed out anything goes provided it is worn with confidence and I am sure you have a lot of confidence that you could defy trends and come out with something of your own. What will that something be?

You must have been wearing those long skirts which were in fashion then.

@allknowing While in school that was my dress.Not because that was the fashion,but because that is what my parents wanted me to wear.

Some sadly just do not have a sense of fashion.

@allknowing She thinks she's looking awesome.

@else34 That is but natural. Why else will she dress like that..

Short dresses look great on those who have legs to show but somehow when one gets older automatically they stop wearing them. Did your mother select clothes for you?

@jaboUK I being the youngest among girls everyone had a say until I got married (lol)

@allknowing My mother didn't select my clothes after about the age of 15.