As we all know, there is a thin line between what constitutes acceptable and what constitutes "too short" when we are talking about Girl Group skirts, and now more than ever costume designers seem to be crossing this line.
Girl group skirts and their "shortness" is something I spend a considerable amount of my life thinking about, (in fact for many nights I have stayed up thinking about the short skirts of girl groups) so I thought it would be a good idea to discuss what we all actually mean by "too short". I am sure that even if you're disagreeing with me now as you read this, by the end of this post you will all be in unanimous agreement with my interpretation.
A skirt can also be too long...
There, I said it. The elephant in the room. These girls are trying to be sexy and a skirt that's too long is only going to be about as sexy as a Mormon Choir. I'm not saying that these girl groups should stop wearing skirts all together, or they need to pass the scrutiny of a Catholic Nunnery to be deemed acceptable. I love short skirts - let me make that clear.
So what do we mean about a skirt being "too short"?
The Training Shorts and the "Panty Illusion"
Girl groups all have their modesty saved by the training shorts underneath. To the untrained eye a quick flash of the training shorts could be mistaken for the girl's underwear (what I have coined the "panty illusion"), and it's these quick glimpses that are very shocking, very alarming...
...and very exciting.
But if you see the training shorts too much it takes away the illusion and you realise "huh, they are just wearing shorts beneath that skirt."
Where's the fun with that?
So next time someone says "That skirt is too short!" Please understand what they really mean is "I love seeing the training shorts, but right now I am seeing them so much it spoils the illusion they could be anything else!"
I hope that has cleared everything up! Let's look at a video to demonstrate a skirt that is the right length (not too short to too long):
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Perfect. Quick flashes of the training shorts throughout but never in a way that ruins the fun, you're left wanting more!
Discussion Points:
1. On a scale from 1-10 how much do you love those glimpse of training shorts beneath the skirt?
2. How many times can you see the training shorts before the illusion is broken?
Girl group skirts and their "shortness" is something I spend a considerable amount of my life thinking about, (in fact for many nights I have stayed up thinking about the short skirts of girl groups) so I thought it would be a good idea to discuss what we all actually mean by "too short". I am sure that even if you're disagreeing with me now as you read this, by the end of this post you will all be in unanimous agreement with my interpretation.
A skirt can also be too long...
There, I said it. The elephant in the room. These girls are trying to be sexy and a skirt that's too long is only going to be about as sexy as a Mormon Choir. I'm not saying that these girl groups should stop wearing skirts all together, or they need to pass the scrutiny of a Catholic Nunnery to be deemed acceptable. I love short skirts - let me make that clear.
So what do we mean about a skirt being "too short"?
The Training Shorts and the "Panty Illusion"
Girl groups all have their modesty saved by the training shorts underneath. To the untrained eye a quick flash of the training shorts could be mistaken for the girl's underwear (what I have coined the "panty illusion"), and it's these quick glimpses that are very shocking, very alarming...
...and very exciting.
But if you see the training shorts too much it takes away the illusion and you realise "huh, they are just wearing shorts beneath that skirt."
Where's the fun with that?
So next time someone says "That skirt is too short!" Please understand what they really mean is "I love seeing the training shorts, but right now I am seeing them so much it spoils the illusion they could be anything else!"
I hope that has cleared everything up! Let's look at a video to demonstrate a skirt that is the right length (not too short to too long):
Perfect. Quick flashes of the training shorts throughout but never in a way that ruins the fun, you're left wanting more!
Discussion Points:
1. On a scale from 1-10 how much do you love those glimpse of training shorts beneath the skirt?
2. How many times can you see the training shorts before the illusion is broken?