I am short (5ft give or take). I do love to wear maxi skirts, but many times even the petite ones or two long. I just end up hiking my skirt up under my top and sometimes really high. Problem solved. Does anybody else deal with this in this manner?
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Do any other short people hike your maxi skirts up to fit?
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I’m petite and have items tailored if they don’t fit.
Maxi dresses are my jam! But I am also petite and have to have most most items professionally hemmed/tailored as well. Sometimes I can wear tall enough shoes but often times, even the highest of heels doesn't work that well. Also tricky is that sometimes i want to be able to wear garments with both heels or flats. I have noticed lately a number of longer dresses I am able to get by with wearing flats unaltered, but I suspect maybe its because the dress isn't necessarily intended to be a maxi but more of a tea length lol
Not usually. I prefer to tailor so there isn’t as much fabric bunching up around the waist
I simply buy regular length skirts and then they fit me as maxi skirts. 
Otherwise I hem my skirts. I have a couple beach-type maxi skirts I roll up at the waist because they have a design that wouldn't look good hemmed. But that's a kludge solution. So I hem. My mom taught me how to do it properly when I was a kid. She was short too. We had a hem marking device and would take turns hemming our skirts and slacks.
Otherwise I hem my skirts. I have a couple beach-type maxi skirts I roll up at the waist because they have a design that wouldn't look good hemmed. But that's a kludge solution. So I hem. My mom taught me how to do it properly when I was a kid. She was short too. We had a hem marking device and would take turns hemming our skirts and slacks.
Good skill to know when you are short.I simply buy regular length skirts and then they fit me as maxi skirts.
Otherwise I hem my skirts. I have a couple beach-type maxi skirts I roll up at the waist because they have a design that wouldn't look good hemmed. But that's a kludge solution. So I hem. My mom taught me how to do it properly when I was a kid. She was short too. We had a hem marking device and would take turns hemming our skirts and slacks.
Even if you don't know how to hem or don't own a machine, you could totally handsew the bottom and make the fix yourself!Good skill to know when you are short.
A faking-it solution just means you don't care to improve how your things fit. Anyone can do so, it's not even a cost thing. Better fitting is always an upgrade to your look.
I just saw your quote by Dave Barry. This is soooo meeeeee.I simply buy regular length skirts and then they fit me as maxi skirts.
Otherwise I hem my skirts. I have a couple beach-type maxi skirts I roll up at the waist because they have a design that wouldn't look good hemmed. But that's a kludge solution. So I hem. My mom taught me how to do it properly when I was a kid. She was short too. We had a hem marking device and would take turns hemming our skirts and slacks.
You don't even have to hand sew. There's iron-on fusible hemming tape that one can simply iron into place.
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You want to make the hem as lightweight as possible. That means cutting off or taking down the old hem. The new hem shouldn't be more than 2" wide. A ruler, iron and a chunk of soap to mark the fabric are all you need.
Thanks. This may be another option for me with maxi skirts. I will try that. I am tired of hiking up high. It is not visible but feels a bit awkward. I love maxi skirts, but the length doesn't like me sometimes.
