Question about Maxi Dress Length - Page 2

lolakimono · ‎03-29-2012

I was just thinking about this as I posted my "Hello Yellow" thread.

I saw this skirt at Talbots, and it's called "Classic Linen Maxi Skirt."

Based on the length, I would not call this a maxi skirt- more of a midi, IMO.

Classic Linen Maxi Skirt

software · ‎06-08-2016

I like my "maxi" to hit between the hem of that skirt and the top of the shoe ankle strap. Anything any longer is too difficult to walk in. I don't wear heels. Nothing over 1-1/2 inch. In a maxi, when I need to walk up or down stairs, or hit the escalator I feel like Little House on the Prairie, gathering up my skirt so I won't step on it or get it caught in anything.

I am 5'5" and most of my height is in my legs. When I want a skirt or dress to hit me above the ankle, I will sometimes shop the petite department.

To me a MIDI is mid-calf.

@lolakimono wrote:
@beach-mom
I was just thinking about this as I posted my "Hello Yellow" thread.
I saw this skirt at Talbots, and it's called "Classic Linen Maxi Skirt."
Based on the length, I would not call this a maxi skirt- more of a midi, IMO.

beach-mom · ‎03-09-2010

@lolakimono wrote:
@beach-mom
I was just thinking about this as I posted my "Hello Yellow" thread.
I saw this skirt at Talbots, and it's called "Classic Linen Maxi Skirt."
Based on the length, I would not call this a maxi skirt- more of a midi, IMO.

Hi @lolakimono! I agree with you. I wouldn't call this a maxi. Some of my dresses fit between this length and the very top of the shoe. I guess they're just a tad shorter than a maxi. I wear them with both flats and heels I will keep wearing them, but I'll try to find some longer length ones in the future. A few summers ago I found a really cute one. It didn't come in petite, but I talked myself into it. I wore it to a dressy outing and noticed the hem was dirty. It had been that way since we parked and walked along the sidewalk! I wish I were a little bit taller sometimes!

sgraham30 · ‎03-14-2010

I like them a few inches above the ground. Klutz that I am sometimes I'd manage to trip over the hem & possibly fall if it were any longer.

beach-mom · ‎03-09-2010

Thanks for your comments everyone! I guess I'll resign myself to the fact that I have some that are longer and some a little shorter. The most important thing to me is that I enjoy wearing them - and I do!

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

The word "maxi" is moving target. I'm 5'3" and I also have long legs for my height. I live in maxi dresses in the summer. Some come just to my anke bone and that is the length that I prefer because I like showing off all my cute sandals. Some come an inch or two longer and just my toes show. That's fine. But I have had a few that are "floor grazers". I don't like that lenghth at all.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

@lolakimono wrote:
@beach-mom
I was just thinking about this as I posted my "Hello Yellow" thread.
I saw this skirt at Talbots, and it's called "Classic Linen Maxi Skirt."
Based on the length, I would not call this a maxi skirt- more of a midi, IMO.

No, that's not a maxi. Not even close. That's a classic midi length.

Cumbercookie13 · ‎05-06-2016

I'm 5'8 and have very large thighs so I prefer all my dresses and skirts to hit slightly below the knee or to the top of my ankle. I love maxis because of the length and most have very comfortable, breathable fabric. I get hot very easily, and now that I'm starting to get those dreaded hot flashes, maxi dresses are an easy choice.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

I'm 5-3 and I'll take any maxi length that doesn't touch the ground. Petite maxis are hard to find and when I can find them I'd like them to be skimming my ankles.

jaxs mom · ‎04-18-2012

@software wrote:
I like my "maxi" to hit between the hem of that skirt and the top of the shoe ankle strap. Anything any longer is too difficult to walk in. I don't wear heels. Nothing over 1-1/2 inch. In a maxi, when I need to walk up or down stairs, or hit the escalator I feel like Little House on the Prairie, gathering up my skirt so I won't step on it or get it caught in anything.

I am 5'5" and most of my height is in my legs. When I want a skirt or dress to hit me above the ankle, I will sometimes shop the petite department.

To me a MIDI is mid-calf.

@lolakimono wrote:
@beach-mom
I was just thinking about this as I posted my "Hello Yellow" thread.
I saw this skirt at Talbots, and it's called "Classic Linen Maxi Skirt."
Based on the length, I would not call this a maxi skirt- more of a midi, IMO.