How old is too old to wear a miniskirt?

[Maddy McCall]

I have several left over from the eighties. And a couple from the late nineties. They've been in storage for years and years. I'm trying to decide whether or not to give them to goodwill. (Wonder if anyone at Goodwill would even want them? :silly: )

I'm thinking about getting rid of them, even my black leather one, because I just think that 40 is too old for miniskirts, and, as I'm about to turn 40, I'm clearing out stuff that I've mentally and emotionally outgrown.

So, what do you think? When is too old for miniskirts?

[iconoclastic cat]

1. Fifty! Fifty years old!

[ofrfxsk]

48. LOL!!!

[Floogeldy]

2. 21

Myself excluded, of course. ;)

[Not_Giving_Up]

3. I'll say it depends

The fifty year old grandmother in the Bowflex commercials could pull it off, but my mother couldn't.

[dajoki]

4. not 40...

still in your prime:woohoo:

[WCGreen]

5. If you look like that picture you drew and posted

a while back, kicking back and drinking...

You ain't anywhere near old enough to abandon the mini skirt....

I'm just sayin'

[Maddy McCall]

53. LOL. Thanks.

Yeah, it was a pretty accurate drawing of me. :) :blush:

[sundog]

6. 96

go for it :D

[Left Is Write]

7. I am too old for miniskirts.

I am 39.

On the other hand, I'm not sure Tina Turner will EVER be too old for miniskirts.

I look best in a skirt that ends just above the knee. I wear a lot of stuff I'm probably a lot too old for, but I draw the line at miniskirts. I think I'd just look silly.

[gmoney]

24. I bet you'd look great...

based on the pictures you've posted.

[Aristus]

50. You're not too old, LiR.

Next time you post a pic, let's see you in a miniskirt! O8)

[havocmom]

8. If you still have the legs for it, 40 is Definately not too old!

40 can be when things just get interesting ;)

[Texasgal]

9. You are never too old!!!

I still have my leather mini!!! I love it still!!!

:)

[Wetzelbill]

49. and going commando too

:)

[napi21]

10. It's not age that matters, it's your bod!

Besides, I know I've recently seen skirts in the stores recently that sure looked like the mini's of years ago.

[niyad]

11. depends on your legs--look at tina turner

[lildreamer316]

12. Go by the Tina Turner rule.

If you think you still have the legs,go for it. Dress it up with a nice blouse or this winter with a long sweater and a scarf. Have fun! I plan on wearing mine until at least 50 as long as I'm not embarrassing myself!!

[sundog]

14. tina knows how to work a mini

:D

[lildreamer316]

17. I don't know if

I'm gonna have the cajones to wear that THAT short when I'm 50 (or whatever). This coming from an exotic entertainer, mind you. Getting it all out of my system now. Whew.

[iconoclastic cat]

60. Especially if you do, in fact, have cajones.

[fortyfeetunder]

16. Tina has the legs, the standard the rest should be measured. n/t

[barb162]

37. she has the best legs in the universe

[Spider Jerusalem]

13. Post a photo and we'll be able to give you an informed opinion

:D

If you still have the thighs to pull it off, what the hell?

[lildreamer316]

18. You're so bad.

I love and intelligent pervert
(just kidding!!)

[Spider Jerusalem]

28. So you mean...

you like 'em stupid? :D

[lildreamer316]

29. Oh no.

definatly not. Drive me nuts. 'Course I definatly have my blond days (actually ADD).
A big brain turns me on. Even more if it is pacaged with a .....nevermind. My husband will be home soon....

[Spider Jerusalem]

33. I shall refrain from saying the obvious,,,

(really, that "packaged" kind of left it wide open, so to say...) ;)

[lildreamer316]

35. Hope we don't get locked....

(tiptoes quietly away)....

[Spider Jerusalem]

45. I'm back on good behaviour now, anyway.

The truly cultured pervert knows when to be a gentleman, you know. :D

[lildreamer316]

47. Indeed

My favorite kind of custom....errr; I mean gentleman.
"Where's your wallet? Would you buy me a drink?"
Flashbacks; sorry.
(actually I'm really not like that at all; promise.)

[blue sky at night]

23. I agree........

I love hot older babes.......like my wife.

[Wetzelbill]

51. I admire that move

I wish I thought of it. Sly.

[sparky_in_ma]

15. If you look good in them

you're never too old to have some fun with a mini-skirt. 40 is wicked young...enjoy.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

19. When varicose veins are a foot long

Then it might be time.

[sundog]

22. ...

:spray:

[Maddy McCall]

54. I'm lucky...

I don't have any yet.

[yvr girl]

20. depends on your legs

and how mini they are

[Redstone]

21. As old as you don't look good in one anymore.

That's pretty lousy grammar on my part, but I bet you understand what I'm trying to say.

Redstone

[lildreamer316]

30. Aww tpppt.

Party pooper.

[Redstone]

38. I'm not raining on anyone's parade...

I'm saying if you still got it, then go for it.

But damn, if you don't, then don't be doing us any favors we won't appreciate, if you catch my drift and I think you do.

Many, many's the time I've been out somewhere and had to ask Mrs R the question "Does she really think she's doing us a favor by showing us that?"

Redstone

[lildreamer316]

42. Just ribbing ya.

I agree, and will not be subjecting ppl to my bare appendeges if they are not fit to be seen in public. But I will try to keep them decent for as long as possible....

[Redstone]

44. I knew that. And best wishes to you in "keeping them

decent" as long as you can.

We all have that battle to fight, though it's been a damn long time since anyone besides Mrs R. has seen me without a shirt on...

(the reason is scars, since I'm sure you're wondering)

Redstone

[tigereye]

25. well, I thought I was getting too old

but my 40s made me change my mind. If you still want to wear them, do it. If not, send em off for someone else.

It's like that great French woman avant artist (forget her name) who still wore sleveless dresses into her 80s. I think that was cool.

[dweller]

26. even if mental and emotion says no

if spirit says 'you go' ...then you go.

2 cents.
dp

[PittPoliSci]

27. if you can sport it...

go for it. that's my feeling. don't let society's mores get you down.

[Spinzonner]

31. Does the same apply to transvestites ?

[FloridaPat]

32. I saw a lady must have been around 70. I thought it was great.

You have minis from the 80's! I have 1 left from the 60's.

[Maddy McCall]

56. YEs, I see cute little old ladies in them at the casino....

with their dyed-red hair in a teased updo. Too cute. :D

[Aristus]

34. All of the above.

If you look great, go for it! Emphasize your good stuff.

I dress to enhance my chest and shoulders, and to hide my belly. Lot of guys have no problem letting their gut spill out of their shirt. Not me. Show off your good features. Give those skirts a workout, Maddy! :thumbsup:

[Kat45]

36. I'm 50, and I still wear them.

I'm also banging a 34-year-old man. :D

[Wetzelbill]

52. alright!

[Maddy McCall]

57. I'm not worthy!

I bow in your presence! :D

[R. A. Fuqua]

39. if you feel good in it--

wear it.

If it makes you happy--even if you DON'T have the legs of Tina Turner---wear it. And if you do have great legs--even better :-)

[Rabrrrrrr]

40. in the mid 20s, or whenever you get more than a few pounds overweight

Whichever comes first.

[lildreamer316]

43. Hey!

I resemble that remark!! I still wear them at 32 thank you! But they are at least halfway down my thigh now.....

[LeftyMom]

41. It's not a matter of age

It's all about the figure. My maternal grandmother was thin and had legs up to her neck, she would've looked good in a miniskirt in her mid fifties (at the right venue, of course, grown women don't wear a miniskirt just anywhere.) My mother still looks good in a short skirt, and she's nearly 50 but also thin and long legged.

I'd look bad in one at 24- since I had leftykid I have a really wide hips and a rather ample seat which added to my already short legs makes me look a little pear-shaped and hobbity.

If you won't wear confidently then donate them, for some crazy reason eighties fashion is popular again so somebody will wear them.

[Wetzelbill]

46. I fyou got it flaunt it.... age don't matter

[sleipnir]

55. 32. That's my number.

Though, that's just a guess. Wear whatever you want, it's a damn free country. I wore a nice corduroy cowboy hat the other day!

[alrightjim]

58. If you still look good

I don't care if you are twenty, you don't look good in one, please don't wear it. I know a few fifty year olds i wouldn't mind seeing in a miniskirt, and the best women for miniskirts are the ones you would rather see not wearing anything. You advertise your flesh with a mini, that is all most men will see. You want to thwart objectification, don't shave your legs for a couple of months, and then wear one.

Jimmy

[Wapsie B]

59. If you've got the figure for it

go for it.

[Shell Beau]

61. It is iffy. I wouldn't where them and I am 27. But

I never wore them. I guess if you feel too old to wear them, then that is a good sign not to. But if you still look good in it, then go for it! (See I told you I was iffy)

[Misunderestimator]

62. 40? Why?

[GOPisEvil]

63. I think it's different for every woman. If it looks and feels right, do it

Don't let an arbitrary number like age make the decision for you.

[JimmyJazz]

64. Crap. I guess I'll trade mine in for some prairie skirts and long pants.

:(

[GOPisEvil]

65. Don't. You. Dare.

You have the legs for a mini. :)

[Love Bug]

66. My theory with any garment trend is if you're old enough to have

worn it the first time around (like in the 60s), you're probably too old to wear it now. Unless your legs still look good. And your butt.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

67. From what I recall of the only time you posted a pic, you can wear them