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Skirts or Dresses Over Jeans?

Posted by Chantelle on Mon 6th November 2006 at 07:00 AM, Filed in Fashion Agonies

Hi Chantelle

This season layering is huge and I have fallen in love with it. I would love to try out a skirt over my jeans but am unsure how to pull it off without looking silly. What type of skirts go with what type of jeans? Any advice helpful. Sarah Mcool - by email

Thank you so much for your email.

I am glad you are liking this look as I too have fallen in love with layering this season. This look is so easy to do but I would be hesitant about wearing skirts over jeans. One of the things you don’t want to do is cut your body up too much. By wearing a skirt over jeans your body is essentially cut off at the waist, below the skirt hem and jeans hem so therefore if your short then you will end up looking even shorter.

One item that does look great over jeans are dresses. How to wear the length of the dress will depend on your height so if your tall and if you have slim thighs then you can wear dresses which finish both above the knee or below the knee. If your short however (like me) and your legs aren’t your best asset then opt for a length which hangs below the knee. Another tip is to go for an a-line shaped dress as this will flatter the body more than a clingy little number.

The great thing about wearing dresses over jeans is that you can experiment with what you wear underneath it. This season you can wear pretty much anything underneath the dress from a long sleeve cotton T to a fine knit cardigan or sweater.

I hope this advice helps. Please let me know how you get on with recreating this look.

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READER COMMENTS:

Hi Chantelle.

Thank you for replying, your advice was so helpful, I tried out a dress over jeans with a t-shirt under the dress, rather than a skirt over jeans, but maybe I’ll try out a skirt someday.

Thank you again.Ill be sure to email you again with more questions.

Posted by Sarah Mcool on Mon 6th November 2006 at 06:55 PM | #

This helped loads. I Was just about to go out and then i thought, i best make sure im in fashion. This was because i was going up town, where its public. I Found out my skirt over my jeans was not actualy what i should of worn. Luckily, by reading this i found what to wear before going out. Thank for the advice.

Posted by Alisha on Mon 3rd March 2008 at 08:53 PM | #

Hi, I have just purchased a dress which I thought would look good over jeans. I am tall. The dress is just skimming my knees which I see is the right length for me. My question really is about the dress itself. It is a halter-neck type and sort of wraps around. The fabric is a stretch knit. Does this sound like a dress that can be worn with jeans?