How short is too short for a wedding?

[peanutsmuggler]

Opinions please, is mid thigh too short?

Thanks

[BunnyLebowski]

In my opinion, yes. Definitely.

[Helltotheno]

Imo no.

[OldLadyKnowsNothing]

I agree with bunny. For a wedding, midthigh is too short. Knee-length at least. But I am an old fart, and know nothing about style or beauty.

[ENormaSnob]

Mid thigh/few inches above knee ok, any higher no.

IMO obviously.

[FeedZombieEatSmartie]

I'm going to a wedding in a few weeks and the dress is just above the knee. I don't think mid thigh is too short. Just below the bottom where bending over would be risque is not appropriate.

[emrys]

Maybe a bit, but you could get away with it if you have a smart jacket and maybe opaque tights? Some guests will disapprove and think you look tarty though, personally I wouldn't risk offending at someone else's do.

[ENormaSnob]

Actually, I was at a christening a few weeks ago and there was a girl in a short dress.

It was nice but looked completely inappropriate for a christening/wedding.

[FruitSaladIsNotPudding]

Just above knee is fine, mid thigh definitely too short. IMO.

[BunnyLebowski]

Just above the knee is very different to mid-thigh surely?

For me it's about looking classy as opposed to cheap. Nobody, no matter how good their pins are, is going to look elegant in a short dress with their bare thighs showing.

[seeker]

"shall we?"

"yes let's"

End.

Or is that not what you meant?

[snice]

my guide to wedding style would be that you don't want to look as if you were out on the pull-and a mid thigh skirt is definitely 'Saturday night'

[Aworryingtrend]

Just above the knee is fine, mid-thigh is not.

[ujjayi]

Agree with others who say above knee is fine but mid-thigh is straying into WAG territory

[ENormaSnob]

Hmm, I have confused myself

Just above knee = ok

Mid thigh = not ok

[MrsShitty]

I wore a dress that short to my best friends wedding....it was Autumn and I had black opaque tights and a little cardigan too...I looked gorgeous thank you very much and was admired by the bride too.

[ballstoit]

Do you mean for a guest or the bride?

Mid thigh, if not too tight and the wearer has decent legs is okay for a guest I think.

But for some reason, I think not okay for the bride

[BunnyLebowski]

Ah but MrsShitty short dress + opaques is an entirely different thing! And perfectly acceptable .

[cherrypieplum]

Is Katie Price getting married again? Because then mid thigh is acceptable. Anyone else and I'd say not.

If you have a model worthy body it'll just look like you are trying to show up the bride. If you don't people will whisper and point.

[TeaandHobnobs]

One of my pet hates is short skirts at weddings.

I agree up to mid thigh is probably ok, as long as it looks tasteful/classy?

However you are completely at liberty to wear whatever you like! I guess you would be asking the question if you didn't care though?

[daimbardiva]

I think it really depends on the style of dress. I have worn mid thigh to a wedding before - in fact the same dress to two different weddings- and i think it looked fine even though Im tall and so showed a lot of keg. The dress had a high neck and sleeves and i wore sheer tights.

[Gapants]

bare legged--no

opaques--yes

[daimbardiva]

Er , leg, not keg. Obviously!

[nickelhasababy]

if you wear tights then mid-thigh is fine. (and that's obvious tights, not flesh-coloured 20denier ones)
if you don't, then just above knee is the highest you can go.

[Tuppenyrice]

Haha I thought the same thing seeker!

[Ephiny]

It depends on the dress, but it probably is a little short, especially if it's a church wedding! Knee-length is usually a safe choice for weddings.

This is assuming you're a guest, of course. If you're the bride, wear whatever the hell you like, it's your day!