Sweet, snappy skirts will have you tween styling for success. Skirts will give your wardrobe variety, fun and maturity. I would check my school’s website dress code before purchases to verify lengths. In my kids school district skirts cannot be worn more than 4 inches above the knee. Warning: Don’t make the mistake of thinking that since your BFF’s skirt meets the school rules that that same skirt will meet school rules for you too. Your legs may not be the same length as your BFF’s. Try the skirt on and be sure to bring along a 6 inch ruler. If you forget your measuring tool, use the lines on the inside of your middle finger as there is approximately an inch between each. Warning: Don’t measure yourself because when you bend over to do so, the skirt will rise, and you won’t have an accurate measurement. So, be safe and take a 6 inch ruler and a friend with you… unless you like making returns or wasting money.
If chorus, band, and/or orchestra are in your future, check with the director, to see what kind of skirt is required for performances. Usually you’ll need black, and the best choices are to get a midi (stops at the widest part of the calf) or a knee length skirt. That way as you’re growing taller and not wider, as you should be for the most part, the skirt will last 2-3 years.
If you can only afford 1 skirt, and it has to be black, get one with some style and/or flare to it. A pleated, ruffled, or kilt-like skirt will help add a little pizzazz and works great with any of my other Top 10 Tween Must Haves, especially the white cotton shirt and cropped jacket. If you sew, use your imagination, and check out what some one did with their dad’s ties.
Probably the best skirt pick for growing tweens is a denim straight, A-line, or knee length (just under, at, or below the knee). Again, this choice can be mixed and matched with everything on the Top 10 Tween Must Haves list and pretty much everything in your closet. Secondly, an ankle length denim skirt is a great tween choice as well. Don’t worry if it grazes the floor, since a great pair of wedge (1”) Mary-Janes will solve that problem, plus give that much needed growing room. This gives you an age appropriate yet sophisticated mature look you seek. If style is your passion, pleated school girl skirts, I absolutely adore. For girls with long legs try one with a drop waist and mini pleats at the bottom. Plaids is also hot right now, and pick one color in the skirt to pair a solid shirt, turtleneck, or sweater with it.
The beauty of skirts is that they are event ready. Whether it’s school, party, mall, church, dinner, or movies you’ll be ready.
If you like the look of a skirt but hate wearing them, opt for a split skirt as your solution (feels just like wearing pants) for fall and winter. A skort (skirt made on top of shorts) will work during spring and summer.
Tips:
1. Accessorize your skirt with one of the following: double belt, scarf belt.
2. To get a very different look wear it with ballerina flats, wedged Mary-Janes, and/or platform mules (1”) will carry you a long way each and every time.
3. If your budget is tight or you have a great skirt from last year put a pendant/broach at the waist to snazzy it up a bit.
4. For mini-skirt magic, I’d stay at a length of not more than 2-3 inches above the knee, so you won’t walk around look’n busted!
Advice:
Lots of girls think the shorter the skirt the more mature you look. Actually the shorter the skirt the more silly and sluttish you (adults too) look. RMD tweens (rich mom & dad) it doesn’t matter if the skirt costs $1,000, if it’s too short, you just look like a high priced slut! Oh, and too tight is just as bad. Eeek! Eeew! And Ugh!! Word to the wise, studies show the males don’t ask these girls to be girlfriends, just the opposite. Even in 2011 boys still want their moms to meet nice respectable girls. Better yet, work on loving yourself and when you’re ready the right boy will show up. Just hope he recognizes you, cuz if you’re not acting like your true self, the RIGHT boy will walk right on by.
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