Japanese Skirts

I like the skirt length shown in the middle of the second picture.

To me I guess it really doesn't matter .. Long or Short.. voted Short.. cause I'm a guy and I really like nice legs so.. I guess thats my honest opinion on which I prefer..

But, Looking at it pratically.. A Longer Skirt would be warmer in the winter time. which would be helpful.. I know around here.. summer is only three months.. and winter is the rest of the year or at least thats how it seems sometimes.

You've got to be kidding me.

anti trend thing may not work out to last very long.

but really i do see why they may change it for winter, it'll eventually cause an evolution of layers of fat to be grown on the legs which i rather not see ^^;

Basically, I don't like the super long one but the really short one is a bit too short... I think it just needs to be somewhere in the middle. Though the second to the last I think in the short range is okies. So I'll go with short.

The skirt length in the middle, or even the 2nd from the left, is already fine to me.

... the far right one is too short for my liking.

Long skirts as in like a dress and ends at ankles? I like it.

Long skirts that end at the knee? You call that a skirt?

Fine and classy women wear longer skirts, and are clearly better.

the 2nd skirt to the right and the middle one looks good to me. The long one on the left doesn't look good at all but the super short on all the way to the right is too short

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! i just LOVE the school-girl-with-mini-skirt look T.T

"This could be a thing of the past as more girls are now starting to think that short skirts look very untrendy."

Noooo....!!!!

to be honest i like weeding skirt actually !

No more Zettai Ryouki for you! XD

The Yankee girls will make a comeback... >_<

I don't mind what the skirt look like.

Is the girl on the far left wearing a curtain? The shape is terrible.

In my country we have the same problem .. but I prefer not too short and not very long...

I love miniskirts! XD

I like the skirt length in the middle best.

I grew up in southern California innundated by girls in tight jeans, short shorts, and daisy dukes. Skirt length means nothing to me.

i never really understood the rolling up part.where does the rolled up part go?

the middle one looks the best to me

I go to a school that requires uniforms. I usually wear my skirt so that the length is around the second and middle picture. Just rolled twice. ^^; The skirt sort of overwhelms you when it's not rolled, and if it's as short as the last picture, when you bend down and go up the stairs.. It's not a pleasant sight..

I can kind of relate to why long skirts are getting popular. When I'm outside for a while, I can feel my legs getting sunburned because when you sit, the length of the skirt shortens. It's also a good feeling when you don't have to worry about someone telling you to roll down your skirt, haha.

Short skirts FTW!! but not too short...^^

As long as they war skirts I'm happy. How I wish more girls would wear skirts and dresses in general.

Long skirts for me.

T^T No!!! My poor mini skirts.

long skirts are way better, since you can adjust them to any length ^_^ adjusting length is always good. though i gotta say since I'm a guy i really like seeing short skirts xD

No preference, depends on the person wearing it. Both can look equally good.

Though with that above picture, medium-short seems better, only because the material seems somewhat heavy. Or maybe its the design ~_~

A bit above the knees is good, so the middle of the 2nd pic is best! (Although I won't say no to the miniskirt either...)

Short skirts ftw~

On side note.. i do remember my mom saying they used to wear shorter school skirts in the Philippines. Though i suspect it was above the knee level like that.

the one on the far left is the only one that looks bad really. the knee socks don't look right with a long skirt like that. any of the other ones are just fine. long skirts should go to the feet if they're going to be long I think.

Hmmm, it's got to be uncomfortable to wear with it all rolled up like that... I think the skirt length in the middle picture is just about right ;)

not too long not too short would be good enough~ Will always support the medium ones...

There should be a revision of the regulation size for skirts. That length is far too long. Standard length around here is at the least half that, the end hovering an inch or two above the knee. The girls don't need to roll as much to get it shorter.

Mmm, miniskirts are great, but not school's....
In the photo, I like the middle one, the shortest on the right it's not only untrendy, it looks, weird... (but I now understand how all these panchira moments on anime are not only fantasy, if schoolgirls wears skirts so short, then it might be possible).
A very long skirt is ugly also, worse than nouns's schools, always the middle point is the better.

how about a skirt that isn't as long as the left one but longer than the right?...and in-between-skirt!

some two or three years ago, I had a pleasant surprise when a new wind blew in local fashion and EVERYONE started wearing these gorgeous tiered skirts that fell nearly to the ankles. that was thrilling for me because I love wearing long skirts.

I think the complaint about long skirts looking too proper has to do, as with nearly all fashion, with the style that a given skirt is in: a long pleated skirt will make people think I'm underage (and get my BF into trouble); a long skirt with slits will make me look sexy; a long straight skirt will get me into a business meeting and then into a club after hours.

just my two yen. as much as I love wearing slacks and well-fitted jeans, I also prefer skirts for certain occasions, just because they look far better at those times.

The last pic is too short, imo. In my experience (from elementary to high school I had uniform-issued skirts), rolling up those skirts too much ends up looking kind of goofy and uneven. The middle panel and the one to the right of it are just right if they want to go short without looking too awkward. So to me it really depends on the type of skirt or even the kind of girl who wears it.

I could go either way, personally. But I'm rather amazed at the long-skirt trend, though. I've still seen the stigma that girls who wear long skirts are old-fashioned, etc. etc.

I have impression that Long skirts suit with children of good family,for example,student of Gakushu-in,Seishin Joshi Gakuin.

Short skirts without long stockings = no Zettai Ryouiki = Fail

Short FTW!

I have talked about this before. Gonna take MOAR pictures of school girls around. ^^;;

I like them in the middle. The one on the right is too short.

No no no no no no no no no no!
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probably it's better without skirt? STRIKE WITCHES FTW!!!! XD

I think the middle picture is the best. Not too long, not too short. Well I guess it really depends on the girl herself.

Up with mini skirts! Hehehe... seriously though, it doesn't matter what length it is. What matters is inside.......

im all with long skirts (marmite)

but hey, i usually agree with what's 'in' at the time ^^"

i prefer the middle ones too, but i think its a matter of skirt design too... and the girls wearing it =)

what's really ironic is that around where i love (Southern Ontario, Canada) the only schools that have uniforms, are the catholic schools, and their the skirts that are apart of their uniform are VERY, VERY short. like, just about as short as the picture on the far right.- and that's their normal length, they arent rolled up or anything.

Im fine with the middle one as well. The one on the far left is too long for my taste >.<

When I think of short skirts falling out of fashion, it reminds me of the 90's when all the girls wore unflattering baggy clown pants.

Oh, that was such a dark time for humanity....

FACT: Every single vote for Long Skirts was from a female.

second pic from left is a good length and the middle one too. too long skirts looks silly if there's no shape and give the impression of a bell or tent.

The middle and one directly to the right seem good to me. Too long looks really strange to me in terms of proportion to the rest of the outfit and too short just makes em look skanky.

Girls with a Healthy Body should wear Mini Skirts, it looks good on themQ!!!

Short looks good, just not too short...

;_; is official ... the world is starting to end ..... iada!!!!!! ;_;

in skirts, like in design.... less is more! n_n

From the middle to the right I like. Left is a bit too long...

I dislike length/shortness to the extreme factors. Skirts knee length or longer - a bit too boring. Skirt so short your thighs are showing too much? not a fan either (the skanky borderline is too close)

The middle image seems to be the cutest length!

If I was a teacher, I would warn the girls about their skirts being too long... >_> Halfway between knee cap and thigh seems to be the sweet spot of still innocence before looking... trashy for lack of better terms.

WHAT! I never realize the original length of the skirt is that LONG..................

Let us resolve both sides and make the skirt meet in the middle. ;)

That reminds me of a pic I saw back in the late 90s on how to spot school gang members. The pic of the girl had her wearing a really long skirt almost to the ankles.

Far right one for me for sure. ^^ Basically the middle one, the one after that and the rightmost one's are a-okay. The one to the left just looks strange if you ask me. Needs less clothing. :O

Short skirt =P~

I feel the long is too long and the short is too short. Actually I think in the first picture she just pulled her skirt up too high...

I'm somewaht reminded by Roy Mustang(his plans?)

2nd on the left

Wow, the one on the very far left is not attractive. Besides I thought long skirts were associated with delinquents.

I wear some long skirts myself, but that default length looks bad. There should either be a couple inches between the hem and the knee or it should go past the knee. All the other lengths look okay, and if I were them I'd probably go with the second stage--shortened enough not to look dumpy but long enough that the teachers can't really complain of dress code violation.

waaa, why was i not informed about the "adjustable" skirt.
the middle one is just right (^_^)

When its too long or too short it just doesn't seem right.

Middle and Middle 2nd looks like a good length that could be acceptable. 1 and 5 are too extreme :p Thou guys wont mind the shortest style lol

The one one in the middle is appropriate for a short school skirt. My school tunic is the length of the 2nd pic (without moderation) - you can go a bit shorter, but any further than the middle pic and the teachers freak! ^-^

#4 for me.

All I gotta say is... above the knee is fine by me... Below looks a bit weird... since schools in Australia all have skirts above the knee...

But I've gotta say that knee socks don't fit well with skirts that drop below the knee...

The short short skirt thing is alright in anime, but for me it's something that should not commonly transpire into real life and worn by school children.

I think the longer skirts look nice, they have a sense of professionalism and class. Mini skirts just look tarty and especially on school girls, it's just begging to be preyed on by seedy old men.

I think in the picture above, number 2 is the perfect length. Just above the knee is a classic and timeless length. You can still see the legs nicely, but its not flashing too much. I think in that picture, number one only looks very bad because the plaid colour and pattern are very unflattering of the style of the skirt.It's a perfect length. I myself like this length skirt, it works for pleated, a line, pencil, fish tail and all other types of skirts. Same for dresses too.

However, in the picture linked at ita news, the girls in the black uniform, I love that set, the whole package looks really cute, I think its perfect. I would like a uniform set like that for my dolls too, its very beautiful.

Sorry long skirt fans I'm all in for short skirts!

i dont care what lenght of skirt a girl wears along as it makes the person look cute,
btw dannt isn't take takei hisa from the anime series saki in the top pic?

*sigh* I have to go there.
..............
I want a girl with a short skirt and a loooooooooooooooooooooooong jacket.....

That's all the Cake you're getting from me. :-)

I'd prefer longer skirts myself, but then again, I find the idea of school uniforms to be rather strange since there's really no value added benefits from school uniforms in the first place.

Pic in the middle is better for me.

Far right is the one for me. Shorter the better as I always say.

like them'all lol <3

The one in the middle is best.

At the high school I went to the skirts were even longer than the picture on the far left - usually they ranged from half way down the calves to past the ankles. They were really impractical and it was easy to trip when climbing the stairs in them, but the school refused to change the uniform because it was 'tradition'.

No, we need short skirts....ok not too short, but something like the middle pic is ok.

I much prefer the middle one as well. Short is good, but not too short.

The one on the left is too long, but if they're going to ban the short skirts, then I can live with the fact they would ban the one on the right. The three middle ones are just fine.
But maybe the one in the middle is just perfect, I guess.

I always wondered about miniskirts. Maybe I'm old fashioned but I never understood the girls who want to show that much to strangers/classmates. Also I don't get why people aren't allowed to be dressed to fit the weather. Skirts aren't suitable for winter.

I think dressing like that is like prostitution. You don't care who the person is, but you care for the looks. People should care more for who they are as a person and not their looks because a living based on the looks will not last. Besides being too revealing makes other people uncomfortable. I remember once when I was hired to guide/help people and I had to talk to this woman, who showed too much of her big eyes (I was scared that they would pop into the open). I didn't like it because I was not supposed to see them meaning that there were an area where I was not supposted to look, while I was supposed to look at her... made it somewhat awkward for me and I totally didn't like it.

This whole miniskirts are history thing reminds me of a joke I read in an old magazine once (from the 70'ties). It was a drawing of two guys walking on the street and they passed two women in miniskirts, which were so short that you could see their pantsu. One guy gets interested and turns around to look and the other one says "don't look. Miniskirts are so yesterday so you shouldn't be caught looking".

I wouls suspect not wanting to be ogled by ossans would be one driving factor. Also I think long skirts are kinda cool, like those old school delinquents.

personally to me, the shorter the better, to an extent. that extent is the 2nd to last picture.

I like both short and long skirts. Short skirts they can show off their legs and most of the time they look very nice. Long skirts look elegant and can sometimes look as awesome as short skirts. I wish there was a 'both' option in the poll.

Definitively short skirts

it would not be "JAPAN" if its long like, in an anime would not feel right
just my view!

To the left of middle, no. Middle and to the right, yes.

WOOO-wait for it-HOOO!
Maybe the trend is shifting back towards longer, more modest clothing. Means young girls won't be persuaded to grow up so fast. Too many tiny 6/7/8 year olds wandering round in tiny skirts and boob tubes in the UK.... they all dress way to old.... and its WEIRD! They're like mini call girls in the way they dress.... there were girls in my school who wore hotpants to school... SCHOOL! Hotpants! No! Just no.... I'm sure you guys wouldn't mind that, since most of ya'll are protesting the lengthier skirts lol.

I think it's more of a question of who's wearing it. If it doesn't look good on you, spare the eyes of others. This includes men wearing skirts.

the school girl with mini skirt definitely I see better, I do not know what you think but I love the beautiful girls in mini-skirts, especially if it is a uniform I love *_*
I hope that the girls here do not label me as the usual Italian-Pig! ^_^"

Nothing too unbeliavable.

It can be explaned with my "basic rule of life": Humans need change

This applies to every situation in life!!

No more futamomo? T^T

Long skirts can look nice, but maybe not school skirts... Also, long skirt prevails in 2D form! :D

Ah..now i understand...avoiding sunburn would be easier with longer skirts...

Ehh...In the picture, the long skirt doesn't look too flattering... I would roll the skit up, at least a little, if I was in Japan.

As a girl I prefer long skirts. Long skirts seem safer ^^;

2nd skirt from the right is my fav. :3

Middle and to the right, yes. To the left of middle, no.

Actually I like both! LOL

3rd(middle) and 4th is fine. I think the last one is pushing too far. The actual length is unbelievable. Idk how they survive during the fall and winter because when I wear a skirt or a dress during that time I feel really cold >:

Middle is good, who's the anime girl?

Needs more short skirts and short shorts!

ofc short thats not even a question ^^ love the president with twin tails `~`

Prefer Not too short but also not too long. Above knees for sure though XD

Hey out of curiosity, are the girls allowed to were pants to school? or is it always a skirt? and what would happen to them if they decided to where pants, or even a suit?

I like 3, 4 and 5 - any of those are great, although I MUST agree with what most folks here said-- the middle one is the perfect length and shape. It's the most flattering to the rest of the girl's body.

Well, it seems everyone likes them short, just not too short. Looks like we all still have some innocence in us. ^^;

either the middle or the middle left look nice

someone will add a pedo bear there, I sure of it.
¬_¬ what? Am I alone on this one? =P

During my Elementary school days I preferred the long skirts cause we move around too much & I was afraid that my pantsu will show if it's blown by the wind. Being in a strict catholice school doesn't help too. But college day pfft, that's a different story...how do we get the cute guys if we don't show some nice legs LOL! Although, the shortest I'd go is a little above the knee. Anything lower, again, the nuns gets into our shadow.

good legs

Moderate is best. Too short is kinda shocking o.O

The long skirt just looks too...idk, "Little House on the Prairie"..?
The middle length is perfect, it shows just the right amount of leg and gives the skirt a nice flare.

no way! shorter skirt rulez! they will be back!

Long skirts is good as long as their blouse is not tucked inside

I definitely like the short skirts better, they look way more fashionable above the knee.

Some uniforms look really good with short skirts, while some look very good with long skirts.

Fashion comes and goes, so this will probably settle down once more when all girls think "ugh, long AND short skirts are, like, so yesterday!" and they'll start wearing shorts or something.

...in the worst scenario they'll come to school with pants or jeans ^^U this is what happened in my school with half the girls wearing jeans and half wearing the "obligatory" skirt. It was the crappiest uniform I've seen so no matter what you chose, you still looked horrendous.

for me, it depends on the design of the uniform really. But most of the time I tend to like the last 3 parts of the second picture (from the middle to the right). Any of those I find cute when matched with a good looking uniform ^^

Short skirts ftw. As long as there not *that* short, the one in the 4th pic is just right. the one in the 5th pic you couldn't bend over with out giving someone a full moon. :P

iiiii hope this doesn't catch on.

I do think that skirts should be decided by the individual student.

You know what I find even more scandalous? The gym clothes that young women wear in school? They leave very little to the imagination in terms of legs x.x.

Forget about skirts and switch to leotards, lol.

I like the middle one and the second to the left the most since it look safer and not too short.

NOOOOOOOO
WHY??????
SCREW LONG SKIRTS

As long as it's on a cute girl I don't mind if it's long or short! XD

Short skirts purely agreed

short skirts is a big no no in our school even though we really want to cut it for a normal lenght type of skirt [middle pic]we will e totally expelled if we attempt to do it XD besides nobody has done it for a very long time~

That's too bad. Recently, I've been seeing girls in Tokyo and Yokohama with school uniform skirt level to past the knee. Being a guy, of course I prefer shorter skirts because I like legs. The 2d girl at the top of the post on the left has my ideal skirt level.

last pics jojojo
midle is correct !

I'd say i have to go with the one in the midzzz. The optimum between cuteness and sexyness!

Middle is best...the last is too short. D:

The final 3 are good, short skirts are always good :) 88% prefer short skirts, lol

On a side note, when I was backpacking though Japan last year a Korean guy told me the reason a lot of Asian girls wear short skirts is because it's considered not acceptable (ie. kinda trashy) to wear low cut tops - showing leg is considered a better way to show off.

Looks like the minister of education was licking his own asshole when he found out about tha ISSUE!!!

If he does the "vago" about this, he must be OUT!

As someone who (sorta) wears skirts uhmmm I like mid-thigh to knee I guess

She must remain... anonymous

I think 3rd picture from the left is just about the right length:P

well the skirt i own like that came rather short . . . but I do like the second or third from the right!

Short skirts are hot! But long skirts have this...elegant and innocent feeling to them. Well, to me at least xD

Mmmm... somehow I find that longer skirts look right, or perhaps... err... more acceptable in my opinion^^ Never came to enjoy seeing extremely short skirts. T~T

the middle one looks good. i like short skirts but....idk...

btw she has nice legs :D

love short skirts!!
if i was a teacher i would allow it only if they look good pulling it off XDD

the second to the last picture looks alrighty. the short short short short skirt looks kinda unnatural

I like short skirts... to avoid getting burned they should use some sunblock...

2nd skirt to the right looks PERFECT!

The middle or the one to the right of it is perfect length. The long default length just looks funny.

Is it the latest fashion to wear a visor like the one that Cyclops wears in X-Men?

スカートが微妙に長くなってるのは事実。また、ルーズソックスが廃れて、最近は紺色のぴったりしたソックスを履く女の子が増えています
。ルーズソックスやミニスカートは安室奈美恵の時代に流行ったわけだけど、それってもう１０年以上も前だからさすがにだっせぇわけで。

スカートの長さはふたつめの写真のちょうどまんなかがいい鴨

chicks in mexico wear their uniform like the middle picture
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2322/1920099329_297058a4d3.jpg

i love them short makes girls much more appealing LOL hey you cant go wrong with that and also hey its the style