Frankly, if actives are wearing this type of stuff now, I could care less, and I'm a little envious of them that so many of them are able to pull it off.

You bet your ass if I were leggy in addition to how buxom I am I would TOTALLY wear a lot of what they're wearing (well, if it were age and work appropriate).

And you'll have to pry my 4 and 5 inch heels out of my cold, dead hands.

Ditto. LoveLoveLove my heels. And I too wish I had the gams for some of the short stuff...although my husband would throw a prude-hissy.

Hey, if I were leggy I'd be all about mini dresses. That's the problem..about 2% of the population looks good in that stuff, and more power to that 2%. The rest of us should be realistic. IMO there are exactly 5 actives my old chapter currently has that look on fire in tight mini dresses. But more than 5 actives are wearing those types of outfits to the bar on Thursday night. I won't. Why show up in something like that when I know perfectly well the girl next to me can pull it off a million times better than myself? I find outfits that show the body I have off to its advantage...that don't incite a comparison to the Heidi Klum standing next to me.

I have no issue with short dresses on people who have the goods to pull them off...though I do object to the short, tight mini dresses with copious amounts of cleavage. No matter how hot you are, it's skanky. Pick one section to flaunt at a time. Have a rotation! Cleavage Thursday night, legs Friday night, butt Saturday night... ;)

But frankly, it's not our place to judge. We judge the actives enough, without body shaming them all over the place, too. Besides, even the ones that don't pull it off 100% are still pulling it off to some degree (I will never get over how much hotter I was in college than I am now, and it's only been 5 years since I graduated). They're having fun with their clothes, and college is really the only place where short short skirts are anywhere near being age appropriate.

Besides, when minis were popular in the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, there were still way more women trying them than the ones that actually looked good in them. We just have a selective memory OR inflated enough egos to think we pulled them off ourselves.

I mean, I kindof always dressed like a frigid bitch so my current style is pretty in line with that, but every once in a while I'd wear short shorts or a mini skirt and I would have worn them a lot more often had I been more confident. When my bust size was smaller I intentionally showed a lot more cleavage, too. It's just the way a lot of women are when they're in their late teens/early 20s and I really don't think there's anything wrong with it, especially if it's not something they're wearing to say, job interviews, or something.

Sorry, I just disagree. Some things do not look good on some people. It isn't about body shaming. Every body type out there can be sexy with confidence and the right presentation. I am personally confident and happy with my body. Sure, it could look better, but that requires work. However-just because I'm confident doesn't mean I look good in something super tight or that my cellulite magically disappears or that I won't have a roll over my pants if I buy them too small. It isn't about being skinny or having itty legs. Kim Kardashian has led the way in showing that those of us with thighs and hips are hot...but her curves are tight and toned so those itty bitty shrink wrapped dresses worked on her. (Though again, no matter how Kim-tastic you are, I still think showing all the goodies at once is not classy. I feel like I have to say that because I use her as an example so often in daily conversation.) For the rest of us, there are other ways to show off. I've never felt I'm missing out because I don't wear super tight mini dresses.

And if I do show up in something that makes me look like a 10 pound sausage in a 5 pound casing, someone sure as hell better tell me to go home and reconsider. No amount of confidence will make that situation sexy. Though I'd prefer they find a gentler way of saying it. ;)

You don't have to say sorry to me, it's not my body or clothing choices you're judging.

Airbrushing works wonders (not saying she looks bad, though).

/my only contribution to this thread

It's not judging, it's common sense. Like I said, I think What Not to Wear should be required viewing. Every woman in the world can be sexy, but not every woman in the world is the same shape/size/skin tone/height/etc.. Therefore not every woman in the world should attempt to conform to one single definition of sexy.

True story. Not saying the lay person is going to look like KK since we don't have Photoshop to hide our cellulite, but I appreciate the fact that she flaunts what she's got and works hard. If you've spent hours upon hours getting toned, might as well let the world know.

I know a man commenting on women's attire but here goes anyway.

The quoted above is where I agree. You have to realize college has always been the melting pot of trends, with a pinch of style. I believe many are arguing trends like they are style, and not putting it in the place of where it truly is...a trend. I'm sure once they graduate (prayfully) they will begin to pull away from what is trendy and start gravitating to establishing their own sense of style.

Besides it cost money (what they really don't have) to be stylish. Trendy is just a trip to H&M.

Heck I still remember during my college years it was all about being a billboard advertisement. Even if the clothes didn't warrant such attention.

Heck I knew more women with Bebe T-shirts than actual Bebe clothes (actual being clothes that they sale that didn't say Bebe).

LMDAO at Cosmo advocating a "non-skank" rule of any sort. :p

It's not body shaming. It's wearing what looks best on you. For example...I'm tall. I looked ridiculous when I tried to "peg" my jeans - as if I was waiting for a flood. So even when it was the biggest thing around, I didn't do it. I had enough sense by then (early 20s) to know what looked good and what didn't. Following the pack blindly is for junior high and high school, not college. If you're in college and have a group of friends that makes you feel that you have to dress a certain way, well, maybe it's time to find new friends.

And yeah, I had some sisters who were far from slim who wore mini skirts. BUT. They wore minis that 1) were in heavier fabrics and didn't show every lump and roll and 2) that were length appropriate. They also wore hose or tights and didn't have their Bensons hanging out.

This ho-style is KK and her ilk + remainder backlash from the grunge era which took about 5 years longer to go away than it should have. I think it's already starting to turn around. The last time I went into Delia's, the shirts and stuff seemed a LOT more conservative than what's been in the stores in previous years. You can look sexy, cute and young without putting it all out on display.

Not only that, when your dad came off the beach he was probably wearing pants that were tight enough to make him sing soprano. :D

Snaps for this post. :)

And though Cosmo isn't the pinnacle of covering up, I agree with 40%.

We're talking about dressing for your body. It absolutely doesn't cost a lot of money to dress yourself appropriately and stylishly. I'm betting if I went through my closet right now 80% of it is from Target, TJMaxx, or department store clearance sales. And the other 20% consists of gifts from my mother and aunt (and to be clear, none of that 20% is "designer", it's just not Target). I don't buy myself expensive clothing because I don't have my own income most of the time, but I do dress appropriately and stylishly. You don't need a designer name (or a lot of money) to look good.

True it doesn't. Still doesn't take away from the point that most high school and college folks are more trendy than stylish. And yes buying your clothes from Marshalls or TJ Maxx is an inexpensive way to become stylish, stylish doesn't always equal trendy which means the trendy minded person will not take "risks" (with their finances) with dressing appropriately for their body type, especially if it doesn't fall in line with what is trendy.

And that's where you get people wearing things they shouldn't. Like I said, there are a million different body types and shapes and therefore a myriad of ways to look sexy. Women shouldn't confine themselves to ONE version of sexy that is unflattering just because someone on tv does.

If you ladies really want to get your noses out of joint you should see what the girls wear at some of the dance clubs I have been to. Braless under sheer tops, going commando with short dresses/skirts, etc. A skank factor of around 100%. Just unreal.