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When are you too old to wear a short skirt/dress???

43 replies

Blossomhill · 18/02/2009 22:26

Pondering this as have found a lovely dress for my girl's night out and it is a tad too short however without blowing my own trumpet my legs are ok but at 34 am I too old??? I don't want to look like mutton dressed as lamb!

OP posts:
georgiemum · 19/02/2009 14:45

meeeeooowwww!

BonsoirAnna · 19/02/2009 14:56

If your legs are OK and the rest of you hasn't spread into middle-age, go for it.

BonsoirAnna · 19/02/2009 14:59

To echo MrsBadger - you should show off your legs or your breasts but not both simultaneously.

By 34 you ought to have a pretty good idea of what your good and bad bits are and be good at camouflaging the less beautiful bits and highlighting all that is worth flaunting

OrmIrian · 19/02/2009 15:00

I'm 44 and still wear them. OK with opaque tights rather than anything else. But if you've got good pins flaunt 'em!

AnyFucker · 19/02/2009 16:52

< runs in puffing from work, with bum-skimming short skirt riding up around my waist, but it is well-cut >

BOF, now how do you know that table is being sold on ebay ?

< waits for punchline >

BitOfFun · 19/02/2009 18:39

Nooooo, how do you know it is a man that is selling it?
Look closely

PS Nice arse

LynetteScavo · 19/02/2009 18:41

Omiran - were you the woman I saw today with black knee high boots, short skirt and orange jumper?

AnyFucker · 19/02/2009 19:05

< humph >

ambles off to look at said piccy

I've had a hard day today, you know

I can't *think^ at this time of a thursday

< pours glass of white to aid thinking cells >

BitOfFun · 19/02/2009 19:06

You don't need to think- just seek and ye shall find...

AnyFucker · 19/02/2009 19:12

I give up < pours another glass of wine >

btw, what is the pink thing in the middle of the table ?

BitOfFun · 19/02/2009 19:28

Clue: there is a mirror in the room...

AnyFucker · 19/02/2009 19:40

is that a naked torso in the mirror ???

BitOfFun · 19/02/2009 19:44

Complete with dangly bits

I nearly choked when I got it myself (eventually)!

Blimey the trolls are out tonight, aren't they? Have you seen active convos?

AnyFucker · 19/02/2009 19:50

choked ???

wtf where you doing at the time ???

nah, Im on a go slow tonight, not been on active convo's yet

a bit knacked

BitOfFun · 19/02/2009 19:54

Tough day?

AnyFucker · 19/02/2009 19:59

summink like that

OrmIrian · 19/02/2009 20:00

No! Orange jumper? Strictly monochrome and beige here

veryembarrassedmummy · 20/02/2009 08:15

How short is short?

At 38 you are still YOUNG!!!!!

I wear 2 inches above the knee, with opaque tights and riding boots and I am early 50s. My legs are good still and I'm a size 10.

I wouldn't wear a short skirt/dress in summer though without tights etc as my knees are a bit saggy ! s- didn't notice til I looked down.

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