Where a Mini Skirt Should Sit and Land

Fit starts at the waistband you actually wear.

A mini skirt is short enough that small changes in fit show up right away. Two decisions do most of the work: where the waistband will sit, and where the hem will land. Get those two right and the rest of the skirt takes care of itself.

Decide on the Waistline First

Some people wear a skirt at the natural waist, the narrowest part of the torso, and others wear it lower, closer to the hip bones. The same skirt will fit differently in each place, so pick the one you will actually wear before measuring anything. If you tuck a sweater in at the front, the natural waist is usually the more comfortable choice.

Measure Where You Decided

Wrap a soft tape around your body at that height, over the kind of top you will tuck in, and keep it snug without pulling. That number is your starting skirt size. Compare it with the size chart and, if you land between two sizes, choose the larger one; a waistband that is a little loose can be held with a tucked top, but a tight one makes the skirt ride up as you walk.

Read the Shape Before the Hip

An A-line mini flares out from the waist, so it clears the hip on its own and the waist measurement is the one that counts. A straight mini runs close to the body all the way down, so your hip measurement needs to fit the chart too. If you are between sizes at the hip in a straight cut, the larger size keeps the hem from creeping up.

Choose Length From the Same Waistband

Measure from your chosen waistline straight down to the point where you want the hem, and compare that number with the listed skirt length. A hem at mid-thigh is the classic mini, and a few inches above the knee reads a little more polished. On a skirt this short, an inch at the waistband is a large share of the whole length: wearing it lower on the hip drops the hem by the same amount, and wearing it at the natural waist raises it.

Bring the Sweater Into It

A relaxed sweater worn loose over a mini can cover most of the skirt, so only a strip of it shows below the hem of the knit. A front tuck, just the center few inches pushed under the waistband, brings the waistband back into view and gives the skirt its full length again. A heavy cable tucks less neatly, so give it a looser, shallower tuck and keep the skirt at the natural waist. If a size arrives wrong, our Return & Refund Policy covers the return at no cost to you.

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