Hemlines can spark questions — and strong opinions — about professionalism and appropriateness. Our fashion critic offers a reader some advice on skirt length. By Vanessa Friedman I love short skirts, ...

It is summer time and women in mini skirts and shorts are showing off their toned bare legs. John L. Casti’s research reveals that short skirts can be a predictor of a nation’s economic and political ...

What do pencils and poodles have in common? Or hoops and hobbles? They're skirts, of course. For designer Christian Siriano, the skirt is a transformative piece of clothing. The options are endless: ...

SUE HOLVEY, chief executive of the Welsh Netball Association, explains why professional sports women prefer short skirts: "Gym shorts and T-shirts aren't really suitable for our players. So they wear ...

Controversy over shifting hemlines proves that women in sports have long been scrutinized for what they wear. Women have been wearing tennis skirts for about as long as they've been playing the ...