Am I the only one that thinks midi length is unflattering?

[Oly5]

This horrible length reminds me of the skirts my mum wore through the 90s! They look rubbish on me.. and most people I see them on!
Am I the only one thinking this? I went shopping looking for maxi skirts or knee-length but was thwarted in most shops!

I think you need to be tall to carry it off.

Not at all alone in this. I went to a few shops today looking for a long cotton skirt and came out with nothing. Not only are they are midi, but most of them are sodding pleated, and viscose or polyester. The only long cotton skirt I found was in Boden and just too expensive.

I have a few, but agree they can be tricky to get right. And frankly am fed that every skirt is either extremely short (for me) or a strange length. Wrap skirts look ok, and I have one white button down linen skirt that I like. Plus all the denim skirts are frayed, sick of them

I am tall and slim. They suit me.

Above the knee accentuates my skinny legs and maxi is so passe, darling

Midi all the way

I wear midi length skirts/dresses quite often and I like them! I'm tall and slim though so I think that helps- ends up looking maxi and frumpy on shorter people.

I wear midi length pencil skirts/dresses all the time, I'm not exactly tall or slim & they suit me but I couldn't get away with a pleated midi skirt the pleats would flatten out over my arse.

If I was tall and slim I could see the appeal.. they just look mumsy on me (5ft 5, size 12)

Big midi fan here but I am tall and slim too - bit of a trend emerging!

I'm 5ft 5 and size 4-6, they'd probably be easier to wear if I could just grow two inches taller

I want to love them but they look awful on me, I'm a size 12 5ft 3.

I’m tall and love them!

I'm tall but obese. I like midi in this weather as it's so hot & hate my knees on show, so more a best of a bad bunch than looking good. However, I find them very difficult to find

Short legs here - look terrible on me. V frumpy and seem to make my calves and ankles look huge.
Knee length or 1inch above ftw

I used to wear midi skirts when I was a teenager in the 1990s and they were the on thing... psychologically it is very hard to go back to them (plus what I could get away with as a 17-year-old is rather different to what I can wear now. Especially as like other posters I am 5'5 which doesn't feel tall enough).

I'm tiny (just 5'), and I love them.

I'm too small for maxi & I've got what my Mother charmingly calls footballer's knees, so midi is my go-to.

I think they're the most flattering on almost everyone,

Ooh no, I love a midi! Pretty much any style of skirt - slim, full, pleated....

Maxi is just too hard work, and knee length feels utterly frumpy now.

I'm 5'7", size 10, so fairly tall and slim, I guess.

I’m tall & currently fat & I love them. Will love them even more once I’m tall & slim... Ironic though as they were the length I encouraged my mum & aunt to ditch in the late 80’s as they were sooo embarrassing. Am going away with my Mum next week, packing midis, I can guarantee she’ll remind me of my teenage hatred of them!

five foot two here. I would have to cut inches off them, so no not a good look on me.

Hi Oly5,
I hate midi dresses and midi skirts as i have big calf muscles so I always wear maxi dresses and maxi skirts.
I’m a huge fan of Boohoo and they have lots of maxi dresses to choose from, infact I just placed a order earlier and they do free next day delivery .
Hope this helps.

luxurybiscuit,
I love your honesty .
👍👍👍

I think they're not flattering. They cut you off at the widest part of the knee. They're hopeless with flats.

I tend to shorten them slightly so they're not too far below the knee.

I think they're not flattering. They cut you off at the widest part of the knee. They're hopeless with flats.

I tend to shorten them slightly so they're not too far below the knee.

They look good on my 18year old slim niece.

I’m a size 10 (so not huge!) but clearly a post children body. They look terrible on me.

I’m tall and slim and they aren’t flattering, even though my legs are proportionately long.

Although I have skinny legs, they’re also shapely, and midi finishes at the fattest bit of your calf.

I want to love the midi but I just can't get them to work with my legs: they always cut off at the widest part of my massive calves (cyclist) and make me look like something out of a Richard Dadd painting.