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Registered On: November 11, 2020Topics: 36Replies: 668Has thanked: 1837 timesBeen thanked: 2545 timesI am going to be 49 years old in June. I probably should dress more my age but ohhhh how I love mini skirts. Perhaps, this has something to do with my decision to fully crossdress so recently and not having explored this earlier in life . Nevertheless, as I have been expanding my female wardrobe, I have enough mini skirts to wear one every day for a month without wearing one twice.
I have been pushing my modesty limits and I have a few that I absolutely must wear shorts underneath them. I do so love an incredibly short skirt. But wearing shorts underneath just seems to take all the fun out of wearing them. I guess I could just be daring and not give a rat’s a**. It’s very situational. As Summer approaches, I have much to consider as I feel the love of the mini and get out more often.
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Registered On: February 11, 2019Topics: 16Replies: 1285Has thanked: 3690 timesBeen thanked: 3545 timesI really don’t believe in “age appropiate” clothes. At 67, most GG’s wouldn’t consider wearing a mini skirt, but I love them, and own something like 15-20 different ones, and my legs still look good, and I get many compliments about them.
Naturally I dress in a manner suitable for the occasion and don’t wear short skirts in all situations. I have ones which could be called micro mini, to ones cut just above my knee which barely qualify as minis.
Amy
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I love reading your comments. Makes me smile to myself. I’m 64. Have and wear minis. My wife says my butt is my best feature. I wonder if that’s a complement? Anyway I show a little of it once in a while. Not on purpose but I love them.
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Registered On: August 15, 2020Topics: 1Replies: 234Has thanked: 101 timesBeen thanked: 1242 timesI realize mini skirts may not be age appropriate but think my legs are not half bad so I still wear them occasionally. I still get compliments from men.
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Registered On: August 15, 2020Topics: 14Replies: 205Has thanked: 826 timesBeen thanked: 763 timesHello Mika, I understand the age appropriate thing but I as well love wearing mini skirts also. I’m just cautious to what I wear depending on where I’m going. What’s the sense of having smooth shaven legs and some nice pantyhose on and then covering 3/4 of them up right!!!!’ Lol. Wear what you feel comfortable in hun and enjoy ever minute of it!
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Registered On: August 27, 2017Topics: 78Replies: 791Has thanked: 6 timesBeen thanked: 2615 timesI’m the wrong side of 70 and dont have the legs, (thick thighs and calves, to much bike riding as a kid), for mini skirts.
So I’ll settle for the “age appropriate, mature woman at the mall” look below the knee skirts.Prettied up witha nice patterned blouse and cardigan. There’s lots of these types of shots in my CDH public profile.
Caty
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- Registered On: November 11, 2020Topics: 36Replies: 668Has thanked: 1837 timesBeen thanked: 2545 times
Thanks, Caty. I often think about what I will be wearing in twenty years. I’m sure I will have to tone it down a bit in public. But I think I’ll still be wearing minis around the house.
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Registered On: January 8, 2020Topics: 44Replies: 415Has thanked: 2056 timesBeen thanked: 1501 timesMini skirts and dresses are the most attractive piece of clothing ever invented by mankind. I simply love seeing someone wearing one, as long as they have the legs to go with it. I wear them all the time and my ex’s and other women tell me that my legs are my best asset.
Kathleen xxxxx 💋♥
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- Registered On: November 11, 2020Topics: 36Replies: 668Has thanked: 1837 timesBeen thanked: 2545 times
Yeah, flaunt it if you got it. I figure if folks are looking at my legs and the length of my skirt, they may not pay too much attention to my shortcomings.
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Registered On: August 1, 2019Topics: 3Replies: 683Has thanked: 43135 timesBeen thanked: 1369 timesHi Mika, we’re both realizing we can “pull-off” the mini skirt look at the same time and age. I got my first two late last autumn, same style just different colors. I felt confident that they looked good on me, so I decided I wouldn’t pass over minis as I had done in the beginning years of building my wardrobe. I’ve added 3 more minis in the past 2 months. I’m a little more conscience of the skirt length of minis than I am on other skirts. The 5 that I have are 17 inches from the top of the waistband to the bottom of the hem, I actually measure them.
I posted a comment in another forum about minis, that I might consider going 1 or 2 inches shorter; I don’t think I’d feel comfortable wearing any shorter. Of course, I’d need to try on any new mini to be sure.
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- Registered On: November 11, 2020Topics: 36Replies: 668Has thanked: 1837 timesBeen thanked: 2545 times
Yep, we definitely have similar timing. I wish I had dialed in my preferred length of skirt a bit sooner. I got a few 18” at first before I started going shorter. I think I found my limit in the 15” range.
To really feel like I am pushing a length limit, I like to wear really short skorts.
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- Registered On: August 1, 2019Topics: 3Replies: 683Has thanked: 43135 timesBeen thanked: 1369 times
When it comes to skirts; there’s nothing wrong with starting with a longer length you feel comfortable with and once you gain confidence then you can go shorter. It’s just another part of the CDer learning curve. My first skirts were a 25.5 inch long pencil style and a 26 inch long wrap style, then I found a 23 inch long pencil skirt. I then went shorter with a 20.75 inch denim skirt and a 20 inch mini pencil. I’ve also gone in the opposite direction with longer hem lines. Since my 26 inch wrap style, I bought a 26.5 inch pleated style and a 32 inch silky skirt. In the last few months I found a high-low hem line skirt; I’m not sure how long it is in the back, but I think it might be more than 32 inches.
Skorts are a safer option for dealing with the modesty issue of shorter skirts. Personally, skorts are not my preference; but I won’t condemn anyone from wearing them.
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If you have the confidence to wear mini-skirts, do it. Don’t worry about your age. Enjoy, Mika.
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Get yourself a good gaff or tuck kit and feel the breeze girl! I just turned 49 myself.
I have at least one skater mini skirt that I plan to wear clubbing at the end of this month at Desert Cross Roads in Palm Springs…
Have fun and enjoy sweetie!!
XOXO
Rayna
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- Registered On: November 11, 2020Topics: 36Replies: 668Has thanked: 1837 timesBeen thanked: 2545 times
I have some really good tucking gaffs. I just have some REALLY short minis that will show my black gaffs through some lace at the bottom. It’s not necessarily the bulge that I am concerned about showing but rather the panties or gaffs.
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Registered On: February 27, 2020Topics: 2Replies: 584Has thanked: 2518 timesBeen thanked: 2313 timesI say wear what makes you feel good. I adore mini skirts and skater skirts to show off legs in heels. At my age I still love them but wear them in special private events like visiting friends or going to a drag event but back off if just running around performing errands during the day
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In the winter you can pair a mini with tights and riding boots. That definitely tones down the risque look and reduces the am I too old for this skirt feeling.
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- Registered On: November 11, 2020Topics: 36Replies: 668Has thanked: 1837 timesBeen thanked: 2545 times
I have done that. But that has the same feeling as wearing shorts under the skirt in the summer. It kinda takes the fun out of it.
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Especially with knee boots.
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Registered On: January 2, 2021Topics: 10Replies: 878Has thanked: 1233 timesBeen thanked: 2926 timesMarvellous Mika…
The mini! Wow, Mary Quant is lovin’ this! Even the 2013 revival has made everyone aware of how very important the mini skirt is! The liberation of legs…
Everyone, of all ages can wear one with one strict criteria… an exquisite set of legs and a bum that can ring bells!I have a couple of genuine sixties mini dresses that are at least, risqué! Thankfully, I have the bum to go with them… something my wife harps on about!!!
I have other dresses and skirts that can qualify but with a little wrestling with my conscience I keep near my knees <sigh> Ohh, how I envy those stick figures who can wear anything at all!
Polly Quant sends her regards xxx
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Registered On: February 24, 2021Topics: 7Replies: 143Has thanked: 84 timesBeen thanked: 670 timesMy favorite’s are denim mini-skirts. I think they match any age your are and I see women of all ages wearing them while I’m out and about. Plus tops match so easily.
Sandy
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- Registered On: November 11, 2020Topics: 36Replies: 668Has thanked: 1837 timesBeen thanked: 2545 times
I have a couple denim skirts. They are definitely above the knee but I am not sure that I’d call them minis compared to my other skirts. I have been seriously considering cutting one of the really short and leaving a raw hem which is actually in style again.
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Registered On: August 18, 2019Topics: 4Replies: 646Has thanked: 1121 timesBeen thanked: 2106 times49 and a mini skirt? Mika, you’re fine.
I would add that if you have the legs for it, do it. I have seen 25 year old’s wearing a mini and it does NOT flatter them.
Go for it Mika!
Diane
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- Registered On: November 11, 2020Topics: 36Replies: 668Has thanked: 1837 timesBeen thanked: 2545 times
Thanks, Diane. Actually, after my eyes, my butt has always gotten the most compliments. Since I started posting public photos of my outfits here, my legs have gotten quite a few. Wearing a mini in public does garner some attention but that’s kinda one reason I like them so much.
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Registered On: November 17, 2018Topics: 146Replies: 1963Has thanked: 3128 timesBeen thanked: 9026 timesSimples! Mini skirts rock!
I love looking at my legs! They ‘aint half bad so I don’t mind showing them off. And there’s Graces airflow effect – which doesn’t work with tights, must be bare legs( soon as I can weather dependent), or hold-ups. 18″ skirts are a good compromise, still a mini but not too short (and can be shortened by folding down the waistband.)
As for age? Poppycock. You are as old as you decide to be! I am 20 years younger than my last birthday card. So, dress appropriately for the situation, but not your age! You can knock years off your apparent age with dressing younger, and more importantly, believing you are younger!
Join the “growing older slowly and disgracefully 1661 CDH club.”
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- Registered On: November 11, 2020Topics: 36Replies: 668Has thanked: 1837 timesBeen thanked: 2545 times
I love it Stephanie!!! Yeah, at six feet even, I suppose an 18 inch skirt is a mini. I have been pushing my limits with 15 and 16 inches. I love to wear a thong with a mini for the ultimate feeling of freedom.
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Honestly, it may be insensitive of me but I can’t help but giggle a little when talk comes up of a CD “dressing appropriately”. I realize things are a bit different for full-time CDs trying to pass but for part-timers like myself, and let’s be honest, we’re playing dress-up. Does that 10-year-old kid really care that his mom’s high heels he’s stomping around in are 3 times his size? Likewise, I think we need to differentiate between what is “age appropriate” for a woman and what is appropriate for a crossdresser, most of whom tend to embrace the more feminine end of women’s fashion. And yes, for a great many this includes miniskirts, be they 16 or 61. So if it empowers you, if it makes you feel pretty, just go for it! We’re a society that’s all about breaking societal norms anyway.
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- Registered On: November 11, 2020Topics: 36Replies: 668Has thanked: 1837 timesBeen thanked: 2545 times
I almost completely agree. I never “play” dress up. Dressing is an extension of who I am and how I express the woman inside me. I don’t go out as much as I want. But (so far) 50% of my public outfits have been minis.
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I’m 62 and my legs though short are my best feature, I love love love a good short skirt or dress. Throw in a pair of ( i can hardly walk heels) and I’m in heaven!
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Registered On: October 9, 2020Topics: 28Replies: 789Has thanked: 7806 timesBeen thanked: 3473 timesI love my skater skirts, are they considered mini’s?I have 8 of them, and everyone tells me shaving took 20 years off me, so,,, kinda my age? lol If you got it, flaunt it,
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I couldn’t agree more, Regine. I don’t know what official above the knee length constitutes a mini. But I kinda feel like if one’s fingertips are below the hem line then it qualifies as a mini.
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Registered On: February 16, 2021Topics: 54Replies: 1112Has thanked: 3870 timesBeen thanked: 5778 timesMika…
I love mini’s… especially in warmer weather….I have four, all different colours, to go with just about anything….
You get ” real” air flow with a mini / short skirt….and if your legs are half decent, then strut your stuff. Mini skirts can be “smart not tart” if you put them with a nice top and shoes….
Bringing up that ” age ” thing again…rot!!! age is good for wine and brandy…. you’re as young as you feel!!
Grace xx
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I couldn’t have said it better myself, Grace. There’s just something about a thong with a mini that I simply adore at any temperature above 20 F.
i currently have over 30 minis, lol. I am expecting 3 more to arrive soon. All different. A girl has to have choices!
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Registered On: October 18, 2020Topics: 26Replies: 790Has thanked: 11452 timesBeen thanked: 2951 timesDint forget whiskey and cheese, age improves those also. As far as she appropriate wear, seriously? Most of society would tell me that the panties, bras, and hosiery i wear under, and the ladies jeans, leggings, or skirts and dresses i wear over are “inappropriate” for me. So what hang do i give about “age appropriate”? None, I say. I’ll keep wearing my micro mini skirt when I wish… I’ll just have the decency not to post pics of it here.
Bridgette did it, and she didn’t care…
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LOL. Laura, you think like me. I have really been pushing my cheek limit with the minis as well as shorts. It can be a fine line and I love experimenting with that line!
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