Are knee-length skirts and dresses due a comeback?

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Those of you who understand fashion: is there any hope they will come back soon?

Alternatively, does anyone know a shop that still sells some?

Some great suggestions here. Thank you very much.

Such a great thread. I’ve just been trying to find ‘just above the knee’ skirts and it’s not easy. It’s either super mini that barely covers my bum or midi/mini that well below the knees. Some good suggestions here.

They're supposedly back according to Who What Wear.

I’ll stand by what l said earlier. We are in a horrendous recession.

There may be a few knee lengths, but not yet.

I hope so too as I don't really like the mid-calf length at all; it looks so unflattering on me. I'd try charity shops, Vinted or eBay.

I was just reading that very article!

Fatface and uniqlo ads have knee length. I feel the same as you OP these midi lengths just make me think of my granny and I can't wait for more choice of shorter skirts and dresses.

Same for me! Midi is the worst on me - I have short legs and look incredibly frumpy in midi. Mini also no good due to thunder thighs. Wishing for some knee length back please.

I suspect that retro (1940s/50s) clothes companies are the best bet in the meantime.

I’m 5ft 8. I hate knee length, it just cuts me off and makes me look wrong.

l like ballerina length.

I was just today mourning the knee length wrap dresses from French Connection I used to wear on dates in 2006/7 (with vintage 1970s boots, long since lost!). Sadly I haven't seen anything like them in the shops.

I love midi and maxi lengths.

It's the tiered skirts and voluminous sleeves that are often paired with them that I'm fecked off with.

Maxi skirts are much more on trend than a knee length.....

www.whowhatwear.co.uk/maxi-skirt-outfits

www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/maxi-skirt-trend-styling/amp

www.marieclaire.com/fashion/best-maxi-skirts/

www.refinery29.com/amp/en-us/2022/10/11152200/maxi-skirts-spring-2023-fashion-trend

I love a maxi but at 5’3 it’s very difficult to find one the right length. Maxis in most shops are far too long for me. Occasionally I can wear a midi as a maxi but they’re usually not quite long enough or the wrong proportions (as not intended to be maxi).

I love the longer dress look. But they are entirely incompatible with cycling.

Sustainable transport and fashion need a bit of aligning.

This thread was started in April, so they haven’t returned yet.personally, prefer the midi or maxi length.

I reckon it's mini's next.

They're popular at the moment as well. And shorter dresses

I guess if the recession gets deep enough we will be back to utility fashion.

One of my friends swears by Damart. Quite cheap, several come in length 25"
She wears a lot of quite expensive clothes, I was somewhat shocked at her workwear solution. www.damart.co.uk/c-178565-womens-skirts?bottom_length_label=25%22
Add a silk shirt or cashmere jumper and you are good to go.