I am always learning about the constant changes in fashion. It's one of the reasons I love being a woman.
I found this chart that explained the lengths of skirts and their labels.
The industry "norm" is a size 10 with a height of 5'5" to 5'6". I am a size 10, but I am 5 inches taller than the norm. So I add 5 inches to the average length of the 10 skirt lengths listed below.
Learning these terms and applying them to me, helps my understanding of woman's fashion.
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Very nice chart...thanks for posting!
ReplyDeleteNice informative chart, thenk you for that, but the adjustment loses me....
ReplyDeleteTake their standard for floor length - 41 inches. If the standard woman is 66 inches (5'6"), her midpoint of her body is 33 inches. The skirt would be 8" above midpoint. If the woman is 6 feet, 72 inches, her midpoint is 36 inches - if her skirt is 8" higher, it would be 44 inches to be floor length - but if you added the difference in her height, 6", as you propose as an adjustment, the skirt should be 47" long - 3" longer. Some of the difference in her height is in the upper body. This would have to be accounted for in a dress, as it covers upper body as well, but not for a skirt.
(Yes, I think of such things, as I am almost as tall (but not as pretty) as Stana)